St Elisabeth Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth (, ; ), also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic architecture, Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church (building), church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe. According to historical and archaeological sources, the present-day cathedral was built in the place of an earlier church, which was also consecrated to Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. It was referred to in documents from 1283 and 1290, in which the Archdiocese of Eger, Bishop of Eger Andrew, Bishop of Eger, Andrew II spoke about the jurisdiction of the church.Slovak Republic.org
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Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern 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 approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, it belongs to the :sk:Košicko-prešovská aglomerácia, Košice-Prešov agglomeration, and is home to the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013, Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o., U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an Košice Internationa ...
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