Abda, Hungary

Place in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary

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Coat of arms of Abda

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47°41′42″N 17°32′31″E / 47.69511°N 17.54194°E / 47.69511; 17.54194Country

HungaryCountyGyőr-Moson-SopronGovernment

• MayorZsolt SzabóArea

• Total19.02 km² (7.34 sq mi)Population

(2008)

• Total3,126 • Density164.19/km² (425.3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9151

Area code96MotorwaysM1, M85Distance from Budapest134 km (83 mi) East

Abda is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.

Aerial photography on the St. Joseph's Church of Abda

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic languages *ob(v)oda — literally "a place around which water flows". See i.e. similar Slavic names Obod, Obodnik, Obodnica (Serbo-Croatian language area) or Obodno (Poland).^[1]

References

^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. pp. 7, 520. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.

External links

Street map (in Hungarian)
Aerial photographs of Abda

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