Košice

Košice

SK
Population238,593
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, it belongs to the Košice-Prešov agglomeration, and is home to the Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013, Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an international airport. The city has a preserved historical centre which is the largest among Slovak towns. There are heritage protected buildings in Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau styles with Slovakia's largest church: the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth. The long main street, rimmed with aristocratic palaces, Catholic churches, and townsfolk's houses, is a thriving pedestrian zone with boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. The city is known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted its own coat of arms.

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Pozostatok mosta

Pozostatok mosta

Košická detská historická železnica

Košická detská historická železnica

The Košice Children's Heritage Railway (Slovak: Košická detská historická železnica, KDHŽ) is a 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long single-track heritage …

Vyhliadková veža

Vyhliadková veža

Kaplnka sv. Michala

Kaplnka sv. Michala

The Saint Michael Church (Slovak: Kostol svätého Michala) is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia. Originally a chapel (Slovak: …

Dóm svätej Alžbety

Dóm svätej Alžbety

The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth (Slovak: Dóm svätej Alžbety, pronounced [ˈdɔːm ˈsʋɛɐtej ˈalʐbeti]; German: Dom der heiligen Elisabeth), also called …

Múzeum obetí komunizmu

Múzeum obetí komunizmu

Archeologické múzeum

Archeologické múzeum

Ruiny Citadela

Ruiny Citadela

Viktor Myskovszky

Viktor Myskovszky

Michail Illarionovič Kutuzov

Michail Illarionovič Kutuzov

Dolná brána

Dolná brána

Múzeum Vojtecha Löfflera

Múzeum Vojtecha Löfflera

Múzeum letectva

Múzeum letectva

The Museum of Aviation (Múzeum letectva Košice) is a transport and military history museum in Košice, Slovakia. It is a …

Katova bašta

Katova bašta

Slovenské technické múzeum

Slovenské technické múzeum

The Slovak Technical Museum (Slovak: Slovenské technické múzeum, STM) is a major Slovak technology museum, based in the eastern Slovak …

Elemír Halász-Hradil

Elemír Halász-Hradil

Miklušova väznica

Miklušova väznica

Východoslovenské múzeum

Východoslovenské múzeum

The East Slovak Museum (Slovak: Východoslovenské múzeum) in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. …

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