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Bódvarákó

Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 20°44′09″E / 48.50989°N 20.73592°E / 48.50989; 20.73592
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Bódvarákó
Coat of arms of Bódvarákó
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary subdivision_type1=County
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary subdivision_type1=County
Bódvarákó is located in Hungary
Bódvarákó
Bódvarákó
Location of Bódvarákó
Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 20°44′09″E / 48.50989°N 20.73592°E / 48.50989; 20.73592
Country Hungary
Area
 • Total9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total146
 • Density15.83/km2 (41.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3764
Area code48

Bódvarákó is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. The village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Names and etymology

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The name is of Slavic origin, see also Rakov Potok (Croatia) or Rakov (Czech Republic). Proto-Slavic *rakъ - crayfish. 1284/1464: Rako.[1] The stem Bódva refers to the Bodva river basin.

References

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  1. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 115.
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