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Karakó

Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 17°12′00″E / 47.11620°N 17.19991°E / 47.11620; 17.19991
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Karakó
Coat of arms of Karakó
Karakó is located in Hungary
Karakó
Karakó
Location of Karakó in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°06′58″N 17°12′00″E / 47.11620°N 17.19991°E / 47.11620; 17.19991
CountryHungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
CountyVas
SubregionCelldömölki
RankVillage
Area
 • Total10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total202
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9547
Area code+36 95
KSH code10913[1]

Karakó is a village in Vas county, Hungary.

Etymology

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The name comes from Slavic Krakov, see also Krakov (Czech Republic), Kraków (Poland) or Krakovany (Slovakia).[3][4] 1156/1412 in parochia Crocoyensy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Karakó at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. ^ Karakó at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
  3. ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 220. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
  4. ^ 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 / 47.11620; 17.19991