Perkupa Explained

Subdivision Type:	Country
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Official Name:	Perkupa
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area Total Km2:	19.4
Population Total:	925
Population As Of:	2004
Population Density Km2:	47.68
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	3756
Area Code:	48
Pushpin Map:	Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Perkupa
Coordinates:	48.4713°N 20.6854°W
Website:	http://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).^{[1] [2] [3]} 1332—1335 de Precupa. The name of the part Dobódél comes from the name of Dubodiel (Trenčín District).^[3]

External links

• Street map

Notes and References

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