Košice

Košice is the second largest city in 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 nearly 242,000, Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after Bratislava. Košice is a town with vast historical heritage, beautiful monuments and a well-reconstructed pedestrian zone.

Being the economic and cultural center of Eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, the Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theaters. Košice is an important industrial center of Slovakia. The U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the biggest employer in the region. The town has good railway connections and an international airport.

St. Michael’s Chapel (by Michal Vaško)Dolna Brána pedestrian zone (by Michal Vaško)Košice National theatre (by Michal Vaško)One of many fountains in Košice (by Michal Vaško)Summer chill out in Košice (by Michal Vaško)Mlynská street (by Michal Vaško)Košice, Slovakia (by Michal Vaško)

The city has a well preserved historical center, which is the largest among Slovak towns. There are many heritage protected buildings in Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Secession styles with Slovakia’s largest church – St. Elisabeth Cathedral. The long main street, rimmed with aristocratic palaces, Catholic churches, and townsfolk’s houses, is a thriving pedestrian zone with many boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. The city is well known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted its own coat-of-arms.

In 2013, it will hold the European Capital of Culture title together with Marseille, France.

Zdroj: Wikipedia, Pictures by Michal Vaško

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