Dédestapolcsány

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

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Dédestapolcsány
Dédestapolcsány is located in Hungary
Dédestapolcsány
Dédestapolcsány
Location of Dédestapolcsány
Coordinates: 48.18026°N 20.48348°E / 48.18026; 20.48348
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
  Total29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total1,603
  Density54.43/km2 (141.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3643
Area code48
Websitewww.dedestapolcsany.hu

Etymology

Dédes comes from a Slavic personal name Deduš derived from dědъ. Dedus (1240).[1]

Tapolcsány comes from Slovak/Slavic Topoľčany (Slovak: topoľ - poplar tree, see also Topoľčany) or Tepličany (hot spring or stream, see also Tepličany, now a part of Družstevná pri Hornáde). Tapolchan (1438).[1]

References

  1. Varsik, Branislav (1977). Osídlenie košickej kotliny III (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 420–423.
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