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Rakaca

Coordinates: 48°27′42″N 20°53′04″E / 48.46158°N 20.88455°E / 48.46158; 20.88455
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Rakaca
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Rakaca is located in Hungary
Rakaca
Rakaca
Location of Rakaca
Coordinates: 48°27′42″N 20°53′04″E / 48.46158°N 20.88455°E / 48.46158; 20.88455
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total
18.99 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
839
 • 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

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The name comes from Slavic Rakovica (rakъ: crayfish).[1]

References

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  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.
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