Múcsony (Slovak: Mučoň; Rusyn: Мучонь) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.[1]

Múcsony
Large village
Coat of arms of Múcsony
Múcsony is located in Hungary
Múcsony
Múcsony
Coordinates: 48°16′N 20°41′E / 48.267°N 20.683°E / 48.267; 20.683
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictKazincbarcika
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3744
Area code(+36) 48

Etymology

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The name is of Slavic origin and it probably comes from Mučín[2] or Milčín/Miličín.[3] 1219 Mulchun.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH) (in Hungarian)
  2. ^ a b Varsik, Branislav (1977). Osídlenie košickej kotliny III (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 430.
  3. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 435.
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