Strážske
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| Strážske | ||
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 Laborec river near Strážske
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Košice | |
| District | Michalovce | |
| River | Laborec | |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) | |
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| Area | 24.773 km² (10 sq mi) | |
| Population | 4,551 (31 December 2006) | |
| Density | 184 /km² (477 /sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1337 | |
| Mayor | Vladimír Dunajčák | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 072 22 | |
| Phone prefix | 421-56 | |
| Car plate | MI | |
   Location in Slovakia
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  Location in the Košice Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Strážske | ||
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: http://www.strazske.sk | ||
Strážske (German: Straschke (rare); Hungarian: Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located to the very north of Michalovce District.
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[edit] History
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337.
[edit] Geography
The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 24.773 km². The municipality has a population of about 4460 people. The town lies on the Laborec River.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,474 inhabitants. 96.38% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.07% Roma, 0.87% Czechs, 0.45% Rusyns and 0.40% Ukrainian.[1] The religious makeup was 63.59% Roman Catholics, 21.77% Greek Catholics, 7.58% people with no religious affiliation, 2.82% Orthodox and 1.41% Lutherans.[1]
[edit] Government
The town has its own birth registry and a police force.
[edit] Economy and facilities
The town has anumber of food stores, a doctors surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a resident stomatologist. It also has a Slovak commercial bank and insurance company
[edit] Culture
The town has a public library, Disco bar called Broadway, Ice-ring and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In park is old a manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree in Slovakia.
[edit] Transport
The town has a railway station and bus station.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
[edit] External links
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