Ťahanovce ( hu, Hernádtihany, ) is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle ...
(city ward) of the city of
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) 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 a ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
.
The first written mention about Ťahanovce is dated back to 1263. It was an independent village until 1969 when it was connected with Košice. Ťahanovce is home to approximately 2,000 (prevailingly elder) people and it is closely connected with the city part
SÃdlisko Ťahanovce.
Some of the historical names of the village Ťahanovce
* 1263 - la, predium Tehan (according to name of person)
* 1293 - possesio Thehan
* 1355 - villa Techan
* 1399 - Thehaan
* 1773 - sk, Czahanowcze; hu, Téhany
* 1786 - sk, Czahanowecz; hu, Téhány
* 1808 - sk, Tahanowce; hu, Tehány
* 1863, 1892 - hu, Tihany
* 1873 - hu, Tihány
* 1888 - hu, Abaújtihány
* 1907, 1938 - hu, Hernádtihany
* 1920, 1945 - sk, Ťahanovce
Statistics
* Area: 7.28 km² (2016)
* Population: 2 529 (31 December 2017)
* Density of population: 350/km² (December 2017)
* District:
Košice I
* Mayor: Ing. Ján Nigut
Gallery
Image:Tahanovce002.jpg, Saint Anne
According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim co ...
church erected in 1850
Image:Saint John of Nepomuk´s chapel.jpg, Saint John of Nepomuk´s chapel erected in 1913
Image:Ťah005.jpg, Houses of Ťahanovce
File:Ťahanovce - panoráma - panoramio (1).jpg, Overall panorama of Ťahanovce and SÃdlisko Ťahanovce
References
External links
Official website of the Ťahanovce boroughArticle on the Ťahanovce borough at Cassovia.sk(in Slovak)
Official website of Košice
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Boroughs of Košice
Villages in Slovakia merged with towns