Vyšný Čaj () is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Etymology Vyšný Čaj and Nižný (Lower) Čaj come from Slavic personal name Čavoj (ča-: to expect, voj: militia, warrior). 1335 Chay, 1337/1359/1382 poss. Chauvay Superior, 1427 Chay, Felsew Chay, 1630 Felseo Chay, 1773 Wissny Csaj, Felsö-Csáj.

History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335 when it belonged to Trstené pri Hornáde Lords.

Geography

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

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Religion

References

External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html http://www.cassovia.sk/vcaj