Nižný Čaj Explained

Nižný Čaj (Hungarian: Alsócsáj) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Etymology

Nižný (Lower) Čaj and Vyšný (Upper) Čaj come from Slavic personal name Čavoj (ča-: to expect, voj: militia, warrior).^[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude 207 metres and covers an area of 2.946 km². It has a population of about 271 people.

References

48.6667°N 45°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Branislav, Varsik . Branislav Varsik. Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) . Pôvod miestneho názvu Čaj, dnešný Vyšný a Nižný Čaj v okrese Košice . Veda . 1994 . 260 . 80-224-0175-7 . Slovak.