Košice
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Košice Region |
| Districts | Districts I-IV |
| First mentioned | 1230 |
| 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) is the second largest city in Slovakia. About 235,000 people live in the city. Košice was founded in 1230.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
Article about Kosice in simple English
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