Vyšný Čaj
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Vyšný Čaj (Hungarian: Felsőcsáj) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Etymology
[edit]Vyšný Čaj and Nižný (Lower) Čaj come from Slavic personal name Čavoj (ča-: to expect, voj: militia, warrior).[1] 1335 Chay, 1337/1359/1382 poss. Chauvay Superior, 1427 Chay, Felsew Chay, 1630 Felseo Chay, 1773 Wissny Csaj, Felsö-Csáj.[1]
History
[edit]In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335 when it belonged to Trstené pri Hornáde Lords.
Geography
[edit]The village lies at an altitude of 234 metres and covers an area of 4.828 km². The municipality has a population of 300 people.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Branislav, Varsik (1994). "Pôvod miestneho názvu Čaj, dnešný Vyšný a Nižný Čaj v okrese Košice". Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) (in Slovak). Veda. pp. 258–260. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.cassovia.sk/vcaj
48°41′N 21°24′E / 48.683°N 21.400°E