Košice-Sever (English: Košice-North, ) is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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(city ward) of
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 ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. Located in the
Košice I district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level. It is one of the more populous boroughs of the city, as well as the largest of all 22 boroughs, which contributes to its low overall population density. Along with the neighbouring borough of
Kavečany, Košice-Sever is the most popular recreational area in the city, frequented particularly by locals, but also visitors.
Statistics
* Area:
* Population: 20,281 (December 2017)
* Density of population: 370/km² (December 2017)
* District:
Košice I
* Mayor: František Ténar (as of 2018 elections)
Tourist attractions
* Hradová hill
** Košice Castle
** Hradová observation tower
* Bankov recreational area
* Jahodná recreational area
* Anička pond and recreational area
*
Narrow-gauge heritage railway Čermeľská železnica (also ''Detská železnica'', "Children's Railroad")
* Alpinka golf course
* Hiking trails
* Cycling trails
Gallery
File:Pódium zo strechou..jpg, The Košice amphitheater in the Košice-Sever borough
File:Košice - Church of the Our Lady of Sorrows -e.jpg, Our Lady of Sorrows Church
File:GC Alpinka club house - panoramio.jpg, Golf course GC Alpinka
File:Anička - Ryba - panoramio - Jan Starec (1).jpg, Pond in the Anička area
File:Anička - Ryba - panoramio.jpg, Tourist facilities in the Anička area
File:Jesenný park Anička - panoramio.jpg, Park in the Anička area during autumn
File:Čermeľská železnica - narrow-gauge lokomotive "Krutwig" 03.jpg, Čermeľ narrow-gauge heritage railway
File:Letný vozeň Ca u 620.jpg, One of the summertime passenger cars of the Čermeľ heritage railway
File:Košický hrad 9.JPG, Ruins of a stone wall of Košice Castle at Hradová
File:Košický hrad 15.JPG, Ruins of Košice Castle at Hradová
File:Vyhliadková veža 1.JPG, Photo of the old observation tower on Hradová, from the early 20th century
File:Vyhliadkova veza.jpg, The current observation tower on Hradová (opened in 1987), near he castle ruins
File:Vyhliadková veža 4.JPG, The top platform of the observation tower on Hradová
Kosice14Slovakia30.JPG, A view from the observation tower on Hradová
File:Košice z vyhliadkovej veže 3.JPG, A view of central and western Košice from the observation tower on Hradová
File:Cyklosmerovník -Directional board 01 - panoramio.jpg, A cycling trail in the wilderness area of the borough
File:Prístrešok - panoramio (1).jpg, Shelter for hikers and cyclists
File:Bankov - panoramio.jpg, Bankov recreational area on the periphery of Košice-Sever
File:Baňa Bankov - panoramio.jpg, Remains of the defunct mine in the Bankov area
File:Čermeľský potok - panoramio.jpg, The Čermeľ stream that flows through the borough
References
External links
Official website of the Košice-Sever boroughArticle on the Košice-Sever borough at Cassovia.skOfficial website of Košice
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Boroughs of Košice