Košice
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| Košice | ||
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 St.Elisabeth Cathedral
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| Nickname: City of tolerance [1] | ||
| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Košice Self-governing Region | |
| River | Hornád | |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) | |
| Coordinates | 48°43′N 21°15′E / 48.717°N 21.25°E | |
| Area | 242.768 km² (93.733 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1,776 km² (686 sq mi) | |
| - metro | 2,709 km² (1,046 sq mi) | |
| Population | 233,659 (2008-12-31) | |
| - urban | 355,047 | |
| - metro | 555,800 | |
| Density | 962 /km² (2,492 /sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1230 | |
| Government | City council | |
| Mayor | Richard Raši (Smer - SD) | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 040 00 | |
| Area code | +421-55 | |
| Car plate | KE | |
   Location in Slovakia
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| Wikimedia Commons: Košice | ||
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| 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.
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Administrative division [change]
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 |
Sister cities [change]
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
References [change]
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