Rakaca

Place in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
48°27′42″N 20°53′04″E / 48.46158°N 20.88455°E / 48.46158; 20.88455Country HungaryCountyBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénArea
 • Total18.99 km2 (7.33 sq mi)Population
 (2004)
 • Total839 • Density44.18/km2 (114.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
3825
Area code48

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

Aerial photography of ruins in Rakaca

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.

External links

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City with county rights
  • Miskolc (county seat)

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