Košice

Košice
City
View of Hlavná ulica (Main Street) from St. Elisabeth Cathedral, with the State Theatre Košice building in the center
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  City of tolerance
Košice Location in Slovakia Košice Košice (Košice Region)
Coordinates: 48°43′N 21°15′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Self-governing Region
First mentioned	1230
Government
• Mayor	Jaroslav Polaček
Area
• Total	242.768 km2 (93.733 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)
• Total	238,757
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	040 00
Area code	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	https://www.kosice.sk

Košice (German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa IPA kɒʃɪtsə) is the second biggest city in Slovakia, and the biggest city in eastern Slovakia. About 235,000 people live in the city. Košice was founded in 1230.

Administrative division

The town of Košice is divided into 4 districts and 22 city parts:

Administrative division of Košice
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

• 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

Other websites

• Official site
• Article about Kosice in simple English