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Pavol Horov Gymnasium
Pavol Horov Grammar School ( sk, Gymnázium Pavla Horova) is an upper secondary school located in the town of Michalovce in Košice Region, Slovakia. Established in 1922, it is the oldest Slovak Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium east of the Mátra-Slanec Area and is one of two main providers of secondary school education in Michalovce, along with ''Gymnázium na ulici Ľudovíta Štúra''. History Background Before the Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak declaration of independence on 28 October 1918, the area of surrounding the town of Michalovce was a part of the former Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian County of Košice ( hu, Kassa). At that time, there was only three secondary schools in the entire county, all of which was purely Hungarian, located in the then cultural centers of Košice, Pršsov and Uzhhorod. After becoming independent, patriotic sentiment ran high and Slovaks sensed immediately the need to establish a Slovak high school in the area, in order to provide high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michalovce
Michalovce (; hu, Nagymihály, german: Großmichel, Romani language, Romani: ''Mihalya'', Yiddish language, Yiddish: ''Mikhaylovets'' or ''Mykhaylovyts''; uk, Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael, it is the second-largest city in the Košice Region and the seat of the Michalovce District. The city is located on the shore of Zemplínska šírava, Lake Sirava, approximately east of the capital Bratislava and immediately adjacent to the border with Ukraine. Michalovce is mostly recognized for its adjacent lakes and volcanic mountains, which generates tourism, and for agriculture as well as the passing Druzhba pipeline. According to the latest census, the population of the town stood at 40,255, with a metropolitan population of 109,121, which ranks it among the largest population centers in eastern Slovakia. History Early history The city of present-day Michalovce along with the adjacent lowla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
