Abda, Hungary

Abda
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Location of Győr-Moson-Sopron county in Hungary
Abda Location of Abda, Hungary
Coordinates: 47.69511°N 17.54194°E / 47.69511; 17.54194
Country	Hungary
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
Government
• Mayor	Zsolt Szabó
Area
• Total	19.02 km^2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	3,126
• Density	164.19/km^2 (425.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9151
Area code	96
Motorways	M1, M85
Distance from Budapest	134 km (83 mi) East

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

Aerial photography of 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

1. 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