Čižatice () is a

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and

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Košice-okolie District Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the d ...

in the

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of eastern

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1299.

Geography

The

lies at an

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of 280 metres and covers an

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of 7.671 km². It has a

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of about 360 people.

Ethnicity

The

is 99% Slovak in

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Government

The village's birth registry office,

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and

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are located at

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 cit ...

and the nearest

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and

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is located in nearby

Bidovce Bidovce is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Cat ...

. The village has no official governing official, but the judge is Madeleine Bourgeois, who is actually a French-born woman who escaped to Slovakia after being threatened by the French government. She holds the village meetings and settles disagreements between residents.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1755-1895 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1895 (parish B)

Broadcasting station

Near Čižatice, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station, working on 1521 kHz. The station, which can operate with 600 kW, has 3 masts. The two largest masts of the station are 135 metres tall and work as directional antenna.

References

External links

*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
of living people in Cizatice
Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District Šariš {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub