Nad jazerom
Appearance
Nad jazerom | |
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Borough | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Košice |
District | Košice IV |
Locality | 1275 (first known record) |
Borough | 1969 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
Population (31 December 2017) | |
• Total | 24,803 |
• Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Postal code | 040 12 |
Area code | +421-55 |
Car plate | KE |
Website | www.jazerokosice.sk |
Source [1] |
Nad jazerom (literally: "Above the lake", Hungarian: Tóvárosi lakótelep) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice IV district and lies to the southeast and south of the neighbouring boroughs of Košice-Juh and Vyšné Opátske, at an altitude of roughly 192 metres (630 ft) above sea level. The name of the borough is derived from a water reservoir called Jazero, which was originally excavated for the extraction of gravel.
History
The locality that became the borough of Nad jazerom first appeared in written records in 1275.
Nad jazerom began as a borough of Košice in the late 1960s, particularly with the development of the local housing estates.
Statistics
- Area: 3.66 square kilometres (1.41 sq mi)
- Population: 24,803 (31 December 2017)
- Density of population: 6,800/km2 (31 December 2017)
- District: Košice IV
- Mayor: Lenka Kovačevičová (as of 2018 elections)
Gallery
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The lake at Nad jazerom
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The lake at Nad jazerom
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Housing estates at Nad jazerom
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A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom
References
- ^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nad jazerom.
- Official website of the Nad jazerom borough
- Article on the Nad jazerom borough at Cassovia.sk
- Official website of Košice