Barca ( hu, Bárca) is a

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(city ward) of

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. Located in the

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district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level, and is home to over 3,600 people. The borough is generally rural in nature.

History

It was originally a village in its own right, the first written record about Barca dating back to 1215. In the latter half of the 20th century, Barca lost village municipality status and was annexed to Košice as one of its boroughs. One of the principal features within contemporary Barca's catastral territory is

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, which is the second largest in Slovakia.

Evolution of the borough's name

Some of the historical names of Barca. * 1215 - villa Barca (

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) * 1230 - Barca * 1269 - Barcha * 1291 - Barchakuzep * 1297 - villa Barcha * 1299 - Barcha * 1570 - Bárczá ( Hungarian) * 1773 - Barca ( Slovak)

Historical landmarks

In the medieval period, the village included a small castle of local noblemen, later demolished and replaced by a manor house of the Bárczay noble family. The manor house stands to this day and has undergone restoration works during the 2010s. Barca has several more former manor houses, specifically the manor house of the Zichy family and the Berzeviczi family manor house. The main churches of the borough are the Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul and the local Reformed church.

Statistics

* ''Area:'' * ''Population:'' 3,626 (31 December 2017) * ''Density of population:'' 200/km² (31 December 2017) * ''District:''

* ''Mayor:'' František Krištof (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

File:MÚMČBarca.jpg, Signs of the municipal office in Košice-Barca File:Košice - Barca Barczay Manor House.jpg, Bárczay family manor house in the Barca borough (built on the site of a former castle) File:Košice - Barca Zichy Manor House.jpg, Zichy family manor house File:R-k kostol Barca.jpeg, Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul in the Barca borough File:Košice - Barca Reformed Church.jpg, Reformed church in the Barca borough File:Pápež Košice1.jpg, Statue of Pope

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in Barca, unveiled in 2006 File:Košice - Barca Berzeviczi manor House.jpg, Berzeviczi manor house on Abovská Street

References

External links

Official website of the Košice-Barca borough

Article on the Košice-Barca borough at Cassovia.sk
(in Slovak only)
Official website of the town of Košice

Barca's manor house (on the site of a former castle)
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