Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Kysak
Sároskőszeg | |
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  Kysak Location of Kysak in the Košice Region  Kysak Location of Kysak in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′N 21°13′E / 48.86°N 21.22°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Košice Region |
| District | Košice-okolie District |
| First mentioned | 1330 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,432 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 448 1[2] |
| Area code | +421 55[2] |
| Car plate | KS |
| Website | www |
History
editHistorically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.
Geography
editThe village lies at an altitude of 298 metres and covers an area of 10.865 km2.
Population
editThe municipality has a population of about 1390 people.
Transport
editKysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.
References
edit- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
edit- Municipal website (in Slovak)
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