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{{Short description|Village and municipality in Slovakia}}
[[Image:Okres kosice-okolie.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Košice-okolie District]] in the [[Kosice Region]]]]
[[Image:Okres kosice-okolie.png|thumb|right|300px|[[Košice-okolie District]] in the [[Kosice Region]]]]


'''Nižný Čaj''' is a [[village]] and [[municipality]] in [[Košice-okolie District]] in the [[Košice Region]] of eastern Slovakia.
'''Nižný Čaj''' ({{lang-hu|Alsócsáj}}) is a [[village]] and [[municipality]] in [[Košice-okolie District]] in the [[Košice Region]] of eastern Slovakia.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Nižný (Lower) Čaj and [[Vyšný Čaj|Vyšný (Upper) Čaj]] come from [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] personal name ''Čavoj'' (''ča-'': to expect, ''voj'': militia, warrior).<ref>{{cite book |first=Varsik |last=Branislav |author-link=Branislav Varsik| title= Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) |chapter=Pôvod miestneho názvu Čaj, dnešný Vyšný a Nižný Čaj v okrese Košice |publisher=Veda |year=1994 |p=260 |ISBN=80-224-0175-7 |language=Slovak}}</ref>
Nižný (Lower) Čaj and [[Vyšný Čaj|Vyšný (Upper) Čaj]] come from [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] personal name ''Čavoj'' (''ča-'': to expect, ''voj'': militia, warrior).<ref>{{cite book |first=Varsik |last=Branislav |author-link=Branislav Varsik| title= Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) |chapter=Pôvod miestneho názvu Čaj, dnešný Vyšný a Nižný Čaj v okrese Košice |publisher=Veda |year=1994 |page=260 |isbn=80-224-0175-7 |language=Slovak}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Latest revision as of 13:22, 5 March 2024

Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region

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

Etymology[edit]

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

History[edit]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335.

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

48°40′N 21°24′E / 48.667°N 21.400°E / 48.667; 21.400