Nižný_Čaj

Nižný Čaj

Nižný Čaj

Village and municipality in Slovakia

Nižný Čaj (Hungarian: Alsócsáj) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region

Etymology

Nižný (Lower) Čaj and Vyšný (Upper) Čaj come from Slavic personal name Čavoj (ča-: to expect, voj: militia, warrior).[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude 207 metres and covers an area of 2.946 km². It has a population of about 271 people.

References

  1. [1]
    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. p. 260. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.

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