Košice-Sever (English: Košice-North, hu, Kassa-Észak) is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

(city ward) of

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) 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 app ...

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. Located in the

Košice I Košice I ( hu, Kassai I. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice. It is bordered by the Košice II, Košice III, Košice IV Košice IV ( hu, Kassai IV. járás) is a district in the Košice Region ...

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:

* 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 borough

Article on the Košice-Sever borough at Cassovia.sk

Official website of Košice
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