Ťahanovce ( hu, Hernádtihany, ) is a

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(city ward) of the city of

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. 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 Sídlisko 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:

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* Mayor: Ing. Ján Nigut

Gallery

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´s chapel erected in 1913 Image:Ťah005.jpg, Houses of Ťahanovce File:Ťahanovce - panoráma - panoramio (1).jpg, Overall panorama of Ťahanovce and Sídlisko Ťahanovce

References

External links

Official website of the Ťahanovce borough

Article on the Ťahanovce borough at Cassovia.sk
(in Slovak)
Official website of Košice
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tahanovce Boroughs of Košice Villages in Slovakia merged with towns