Old Town, Košice
Košice Old Town
Košice Staré Mesto | |
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Borough | |
Central area of Košice Old Town (Staré Mesto) | |
Location within Košice | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′23″N 21°15′25″E / 48.723°N 21.257°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice I |
| Town | 13th century |
| Borough | Oldest borough (13th/14th century) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
• Total | 20,751 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Population by ethnicity (2011) | |
| • Slovak | 65.2% |
| • Hungarian | 4.3% |
| • Czech | 1.0% |
| • Rusyn | 0.7% |
| • Roma | 0.6% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| • Unreported | 27% |
| Population by religion (2011) | |
| • Roman Catholic | 37.4% |
| • Greek Catholic | 5.4% |
| • Lutheran | 4% |
| • Calvinist | 2.3% |
| • Orthodox | 1.1% |
| • Jewish | 0.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| • Non-religious | 17.5% |
| • Unreported | 29.9% |
| Postal code | 04001 |
| Area code | +421-55 |
| Car plate | KE |
| Website | www.kosice-city.sk |
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Košice Staré Mesto (literally: "Košice Old Town", Hungarian: Kassa-Óváros) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. It encompasses the historical centre of the city, consisting of the medieval and early modern core of Košice, with many preserved historical buildings of several architectural styles, and a small number of more modern architecture. The borough also includes the immediate environs of the historical centre (e.g. Mestský park ("City Park"), Staničné námestie ("Station Square") with the main train station, etc.).