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Prešov
City in Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prešov (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpreʂɔw] ⓘ, Hungarian: Eperjes, German: Eperies, Rusyn and Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region (Slovak: Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros County of the Kingdom of Hungary. With a population of approximately 84,000 for the city, and in total about 110,000 with the metropolitan area, it is the third-largest city in Slovakia. It belongs to the Košice-Prešov agglomeration and is the natural cultural, economic, transport and administrative center of the Šariš region. It lends its name to the Eperjes-Tokaj Hill-Chain which was considered as the geographic entity on the first map of Hungary from 1528.[5] There are many tourist attractions in Prešov such as castles (e.g. Šariš Castle), pools and the old town.
Prešov | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 49°00′06″N 21°14′22″E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Prešov |
District | Prešov |
First mentioned | 1247 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ing. František Oľha[1] |
Area | |
• City | 70.44 km2 (27.20 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 296[3] m (971[3] ft) |
Population | |
• City | 82,927 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 110,978 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 080 01[3] |
Area code | +421 51[3] |
Car plate | PO, PV |
Website | presov |