Košice
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Košice | |
St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice | |
Location of Košice within Slovakia | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Slovakia |
Region (kraj) | Košice Region |
Districts | Districts I-IV |
History | |
First mentioned | 1230 |
Government | |
- Mayor | František Knapík |
Area | |
- City | 243.82 km² |
Elevation | 184 - 815 m (558.3 - 2583.4 ft) |
Population | |
- City (2006) | 234,969 |
- Density | 964/km² |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code | 040 00 |
Website: www.kosice.sk |
Košice (German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa IPA kɒʃɪtsə) is the second largest city in Slovakia. About 235,000 people live in the city. Košice was founded in 1230.
[change] Administrative division
The town of Košice is divided into 4 districts and 22 city parts:
Administrative division of Košice | |
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District | City parts |
Košice I | Džungľa, Kavečany, Košice-Sever Sídlisko Ťahanovce, Staré mesto, Ťahanovce |
Košice II | Lorinčík, Luník IX, Myslava, Pereš, Poľov, Sídlisko KVP, Šaca, Košice-Západ |
Košice III | Sídlisko dargovských hrdinov, Košická Nová Ves |
Košice IV | Košice-Barca, Košice-Juh, Krásna, Nad jazerom, Šebastovce, Vyšné Opátske |
[change] Sister cities
- Budapest, Hungary
- Bursa, Turkey
- Cottbus, Germany
- Miskolc, Hungary
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
- Niš, Serbia
- Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Raahe, Finland
- Rzeszów, Poland
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Uzhhorod, Ukraine
- Verona, Italy
- Wuppertal, Germany
[change] Other websites
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