Geographia Technica, No. 1/2007, pp. 8 - 17

Hungarian Toponyms in Gazetteers

A. Guszlev, L. Lukács

ABSTRACT - Gazetteers are compiled to support identification of placenames. Gazetteers are sources of name forms in map-making, administration, and other fields. Hungarian toponyms can be found also in official gazetteers of Hungary and in diverse world gazetteers on the Web. This article summarizes development of Hungarian gazetteers and shows the possibilities and problems related to on-line gazetteers.

Keywords: gazetteers, toponyms, naming, internet

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