Rakaca

Rakaca
Rakaca
Location of Rakaca
Coordinates: 48°27′42″N 20°53′04″E / 48.46158°N 20.88455°E / 48.46158; 20.88455Coordinates: 48°27′42″N 20°53′04″E / 48.46158°N 20.88455°E / 48.46158; 20.88455
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total 18.99 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 839
 • Density 44.18/km2 (114.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 3825
Area code(s) 48

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

Aerialphotography: Rakaca, ruins

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic Rakovica (rakъ: crayfish).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Varsik, Branislav (1990). Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 122. ISBN 80-224-0163-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.