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Bódvarákó

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

Names and etymology

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

References

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