Perkupa

Perkupa
Perkupa
Location of Perkupa
Coordinates: 48°28′16″N 20°41′08″E / 48.47125°N 20.68542°E / 48.47125; 20.68542Coordinates: 48°28′16″N 20°41′08″E / 48.47125°N 20.68542°E / 48.47125; 20.68542
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
  Total 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 925
  Density 47.68/km2 (123.5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 3756
Area code(s) 48

Perkupa is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Names and etymology

The name is of Slavic origin: Prěkopa, Priekopa - a ditch. There are several villages in Slovakia with similar names (e.g. Priekopa, Sobrance District).[1][2][3] 1332—1335 de Precupa. The name of the part Dobódél comes from the name of Dubodiel (Trenčín District).[3]

References

  1. Kiss, Lajos (1988). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (fourth, expanded and revised edition) (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 337.
  2. The first edition of Kiss' monograph (1978) pronouncedly states the name of the village derives from the Slovak language.
  3. 1 2 Varsik, Branislav (1973). Osídlenie košickej kotliny (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 346–347.
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