Karakó is a village in Vas county, Hungary.
Karakó | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Karakó Location of Karakó in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 17°12′00″E / 47.11620°N 17.19991°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County | Vas |
| Subregion | Celldömölki |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 202 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9547 |
| Area code | +36 95 |
| KSH code | 10913[1] |
Etymology
editThe name comes from Slavic Krakov, see also Krakov (Czech Republic), Kraków (Poland) or Krakovany (Slovakia).[3][4] 1156/1412 in parochia Crocoyensy.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Karakó at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Karakó at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 220. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
- ^ a b Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 316.
47°06′58″N 17°12′00″E / 47.11620°N 17.19991°E
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