Nižný Čaj
Nižný Čaj (Hungarian: Alsócsáj) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Etymology
Nižný (Lower) Čaj and Vyšný (Upper) Čaj come from Slavic personal name Čavoj (ča-: to expect, voj: militia, warrior).
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
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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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