Košice

Košice (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkɔʃɪt͡sɛ] ( listen), German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa, Hungarian pronunciation: [’kɒʃːɒ] ( listen)) is the biggest ceety in eastern Slovakie an in 2013 wis the European Caipital o Cultur thegither wi Marseille, Fraunce.

Košice
Ceety
View o Hlavná ulica (Main Street) frae St. Elisabeth Cathedral, wi the State Theatre Košice biggin in the centre
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  Ceety o tolerance[1]
Košice Location in Slovakie Show map of Slovakia Košice Košice (Košice Region) Show map of Košice Region
Coordinates: 48°43′N 21°15′E
Kintra	Slovakie
Region	Košice Sel-govrenin Region
First mentioned	1230
Govrenment
• Mayor	Jaroslav Polaček
Area
• Total	242.768 km2 (93.733 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	239,095
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	040 00
Area code(s)	+421-55
Caur plate	KE
Website	https://www.kosice.sk

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Košice haes several pairtner touns an sister ceeties aroond the warld:^[2]

Abaújszántó, Hungary (syne 2007)[2] Budapest, Hungary (syne 1997)[2][3] Bursa, Turkey (syne 2000)[2][4] Cottbus, Germany (syne 1992)[2][5] Katowice, Poland (syne 1991)[2] Krosno, Poland (syne 1991)[2]

Miskolc, Hungary (syne 1997)[2] Niš, Serbie (syne 2001)[2][6] Ostrava, Czech Republic (syne 2001)[2] Plòvdiv, Bulgarie (syne 2000)[2][7][8] Raahe, Finland (syne 1987)[2] Rzeszów, Poland (syne 1991)[2][9]

Saint Petersburg, Roushie (syne 1995)[2][10] Uzhhorod, Ukraine (syne 1993)[2] Verona, Italy (syne 1992)[2] Mobile, Unitit States (syne 2000)[2][11] Vysoké Tatry, Slovakie (syne 2006)[2] Wuppertal, Germany (syne 1980)[2]