Perkupa

Perkupa
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Perkupa
Coat of arms
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Perkupa is located in Hungary
Perkupa
Perkupa
Location of Perkupa
Coordinates: 48°28′16″N 20°41′08″E / 48.47125°N 20.68542°E / 48.47125; 20.68542
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total
19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
925
 • Density47.68/km2 (123.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3756
Area code48
Websitehttp://www.perkupa.hu/

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

Names and etymology

The name is of Slavic origin: prěkopa or priekopa 'ditch'. There are several villages in Slovakia with similar names (e.g. Priekopa, Sobrance District). 1332—1335 de Precupa. The name of the part Dobódél comes from the name of Dubodiel (Trenčín District).

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 Slovak.
  3. 1 2 Varsik, Branislav (1973). Osídlenie košickej kotliny (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 346–347.