Irota

Irota
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary
Irota is located in Hungary
Irota
Irota
Location of Irota
Coordinates: 48°23′50″N 20°52′34″E / 48.39727°N 20.87608°E / 48.39727; 20.87608
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total
12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
108
 • Density8.75/km2 (22.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3786
Area code48

Irota is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is 20 kilometres north of the town of Edelény, 180 metres above sea level in a narrow valley. Its only stream, the ‘Hunters’ Creek’ (Vadászpatak in Hungarian) runs south. In the forest area which starts from the northern end of Irota, there is the highest peak of the region (the so-called Goat Bank, or Kecskepad) at a height of 340 metres.