Adorjás

Adorjás
Village
Adorjás, Petőfi utca
Adorjás, Petőfi utca
Coat of arms of Adorjás
Coat of arms
Map
Coordinates: 45°51′N 18°04′E / 45.850°N 18.067°E / 45.850; 18.067
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
Area
 • Total
3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
180
 • Density58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Adorjás is a village in Baranya county, Sellye District, Hungary.

The village was attested as Azarias in 1251, a toponym which comes from the personal name Azariah, used as Azariás in Hungary. On the influence of the similar-sounding name Adorján, the settlement's name evolved into Adorjás.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.


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