Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; hu, Kassa-vidéki járás) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the

Košice Region The Košice Region ( sk, Košický kraj, , hu, Kassai kerület; uk, Кошицький край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It c ...

of eastern

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. It surrounds the city 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 ...

, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the district.

History

The Košice–okolie district was a part of

Great Moravia Great Moravia ( la, Regnum Marahensium; el, Μεγάλη Μοραβία, ''Meghálī Moravía''; cz, Velká Morava ; sk, Veľká Morava ; pl, Wielkie Morawy), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavs, Wes ...

until the 10th century. After the district fell apart, the area was incorporated into Abaúj and Torna, which were counties of the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

. The region was a part of

Abaúj-Torna County Abaúj-Torna ( sk, Abov-Turňa, german: Abaujwar-Tornau, la, comitatus Abaujvar-Tornensis) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Kassa (present-day Košice). Its territory is now divided between Hung ...

from 1882 until the end of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It then became part of the newly formed

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

. Excluding a small section in the north, the district formed a part of Abovsko-turnianská župa of the county of

Šariš Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former (comitatus) Sáros county. History Sáros county was created in the 13th century from the ''comitatus Novi Castri'' (name ...

from 1918 to 1923. From 1923 to 1928, the Košice–okolie district was considered to be a part of Košická župa. From 1923 to 1938, the district was considered to be Slovak land. After the

First Vienna Award The First Vienna Award was a treaty signed on 2 November 1938 pursuant to the Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace. The arbitration and award were direct consequences of the previous month's Munich Agreement, which ...

in 1938, the district was divided between the

and the

Slovak Republic Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

, a client state of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, the region became known as the district of Košice-vidiek, which is part of Košický kraj. The district of Košice-okolie was established in 1997.

Demographics

According to the Population and Housing Census, the population in 2011 numbered 119,227. 50.3% of the population is female and 49.7% is male. 20.0% of the population is below the age of 15; 69.5% is between 15 and 65 years of age and 10.5% is 65 or older. The main religious affiliations are Roman Catholic (68.3%), Calvinist (6.3%), Greek Catholic (3.9%) and Evangelical (3.4%). A further 5.5% are atheists and 11.2% are of unknown religion. 74.0% of the population are considered ethnic Slovak, 9.9% are Hungarian, 6.5% are

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Municipalities

Bačkovík Bačkovík (1323 ''Bagak'', 1427 ''Nagybagyok, Nagybadoch'', 1430 ''Nogh Bagh, Kysbagh'') (german: Batschkowig; hu, Bátyok) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of Slovakia. History Historically, the v ...

* Baška *

Belža Belža ( hu, Bölzse) is a small municipality (village) in Slovakia in the Košice-okolie District. It arose after 1877 by a merge of the municipalities Stredná Belža, Šándorova Belža and Vyšná Belža. Genealogical resources The records ...

Beniakovce Beniakovce (; hu, Benyék) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of Slovakia. It arose after 1877 by a merge of the municipalities Stredná Belža, Šándorova Belža and Vyšná Belža. Genealogical res ...

Bidovce Bidovce ( hu, Magyarbőd) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slova ...

Blažice Blažice ( hu, Balogd) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1245. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 205 metres and ...

Bočiar Bočiar ( hu, Bocsárd) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1249. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 210 ...

* Bohdanovce * Boliarov *

Budimír Budimír ( hu, Budamér) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1289. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 350 metres a ...

Bukovec Bukovec may refer to: Places Croatia *Bukovec, a village in the municipality of Selnica, Međimurje County * Bukovec Zelinski, a village, Zagreb County * Mali Bukovec, a municipality and village, Varaždin County * Veliki Bukovec, a municipality ...

Bunetice Bunetice ( hu, Bunyita) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, ...

* Buzica * Čakanovce * Čaňa *

Čečejovce Čečejovce ( hu, Csécs) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History The village of Čečejovce is situated 205 m above sea level in the Košice Lowlands 22 km to the southwest ...

* Cestice *

Chorváty Chorváty ( hu, Tornahorváti, Torna-Horváti) is a village and municipality in the Greater Košice District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1247. The name means "Croatian" ...

* Chrastné * Čižatice * Debraď * Drienovec * Družstevná pri Hornáde *

Ďurďošík Ďurďošík (; hu, Györgyi) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1330. Geography The village lies at a ...

* Ďurkov * Dvorníky-Včeláre *

Geča Geča ( hu, Hernádgecse) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1255. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 1 ...

* Gyňov *

Hačava Hačava (1409 ''Hach, Bognerhey'') (german: Wagnerhau; hu, Ájfalucska) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History First mention of the village is to be found in records dating bac ...

* Háj * Haniska * Herľany *

Hodkovce Hodkovce ( hu, Hatkóc) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History The village was first mentioned in 1318. Geography The village lies at an altitude of and covers an area of . It ...

* Hosťovce * Hrašovík * Hýľov *

Janík Janík ( hu, Jánok) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History The village is first mentioned in history, historical records in 1285. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 2 ...

Jasov Jasov (german: Joß; hu, Jászó) is a small town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Lucia Bania, Medzev (M ...

Kalša Kalša ( hu, Kalsa) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History The village of Kalša lies at the southeastern foot of the Slanské vrchy mountains in the Podslanská hills. The vill ...

Kecerovce Kecerovce ( hu, Kecer) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1567. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 310 metres and ...

Kecerovský Lipovec Kecerovský Lipovec (; hu, Kecerlipóc) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1229. Geography The village l ...

Kechnec Kechnec (german: Kechnetz; hu, Kenyhec) is a village in eastern Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of 10.211 km². The municipality is part of the administrative units Košice-okolie Distric ...

* Kokšov-Bakša * Komárovce * Košická Belá * Košická Polianka *

Košické Oľšany Košické Oľšany (; hu, Kassaolcsvár) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1288 when a part of the village belon ...

* Košický Klečenov *

Kostoľany nad Hornádom Kostoľany nad Hornádom ( hu, Hernádszentistván) is a village and municipality of Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, about 10 km north of the city of Košice. History In history, historical records, the vil ...

Kráľovce Kráľovce (; hu, Királynépe) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. Nearby flows the Torysa (river), Torysa River. History In history, historical records the village was first mentio ...

* Kysak *

Malá Ida Malá Ida ( hu, Kisida) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1280. Geography The village lies at an altitud ...

Malá Lodina Malá Lodina ( hu, Kisladna) is a village and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1386. Geography The village lies at an alti ...

Medzev Medzev ( hu, Mecenzéf), also known as Metzenseifen (particularly to Americans and the native German-speaking community) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several to ...

* Milhosť *

Mokrance Mokrance ( hu, Makranc) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1317. Geography The village lies at an altitud ...

Moldava nad Bodvou Moldava nad Bodvou ( hu, Szepsi; german: Moldau (an der Bodwa)) is a town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255. Geography The t ...

* Mudrovce *

Nižná Hutka Nižná Hutka ( hu, Alsóhutka) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. One of the two consulates of the Seychelles in Slovakia is located in Nižná Hutka. History In historical record ...

* Nižná Kamenica * Nižná Myšľa * Nižný Čaj * Nižný Klátov * Nižný Lánec * Nová Polhora * Nováčany * Nový Salaš *

Obišovce Obišovce (; hu, Abos) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1289. Geography The village lies at an altitude ...

Olšovany Olšovany ( hu, Ósva) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272. Geography The village lies at an altitude o ...

Opátka Opátka ( hu, Apátka) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1445. Geography The village lies at an altitude ...

* Opiná * Paňovce *

Peder Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new na ...

* Perín-Chym * Ploské * Poproč * Rákoš * Rankovce * Rešica * Rozhanovce * Rudník * Ruskov * Sady nad Torysou *

Šemša Šemša ( hu, Semse, 1280 ''Scemse'', 1310 ''Sempse'', 1318 ''Scemse'', ''Zemsce'', ''Scemche'', 1328 ''Zemse'', ''Zemsa'', 1350 ''Scemcha'', 1427 ''Scempse'') is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of east ...

Seňa Seňa ( hu, Abaújszina) (1249 ''Schena'', 1251 ''Scyna, Zyna'', 1255 ''Scynna'', 1402 ''Czena'') is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Etymology According to István Kniezsa, the na ...

Skároš Skároš ( hu, Eszkáros) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1270 (''Skarus''), when it belonged to Trstené ...

* Slančík *

Slanec Slanec (german: Salzburg; hu, Nagyszalánc; la, Castrum Salis) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1230 (''Cast ...

* Slanská Huta *

Slanské Nové Mesto Slanské Nové Mesto ( hu, Szaláncújváros) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1332 (''Vyuarus, Wywaros'') ...

* Sokoľ *

Sokoľany Sokoľany ( hu, Abaújszakaly) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1251. Geography The village lies at an ...

Štós Štós (before 1973 ''Štos''; german: link=no, Stoß, earlier ''Stoos''; hu, Stósz, earlier ''Soosz'', in the Middle Ages ''Hegyalja'') is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It i ...

* Strážne (Slovakia) * Svinica *

Trebejov Trebejov ( hu, Terebő) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. In history, historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1289. The village lies at an altitude of 240 m, and ...

* Trsťany * Trstené pri Hornáde *

Turňa nad Bodvou Turňa nad Bodvou ( hu, Torna; german: Tornau) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1198. The capital of the historic ...

Turnianska Nová Ves Turnianska Nová Ves (; hu, Tornaújfalu) is a village and municipality in the Košice-okolie District, Greater Košice District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History The village was first mentioned in history, historical records in ...

* Vajkovce * Valaliky * Veľká Ida *

Veľká Lodina Veľká Lodina ( hu, Nagyladna) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1423. Geography The village lies at an a ...

Vtáčkovce Vtáčkovce (; hu, Patacskő) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427. Geography The village lies at an al ...

Vyšná Hutka Vyšná Hutka ( hu, Felsőhutka) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history, historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293. Geography The village lies at an ...

* Vyšná Kamenica * Vyšná Myšľa * Vyšný Čaj * Vyšný Klátov *

Vyšný Medzev Vyšný Medzev (german: Obermetzenseifen; hu, Felsőmecenzéf) is a village and municipality of Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: ...

Zádiel Zádiel ( hu, Szádelő) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1317. Geography The village lies at an elevation of a ...

* Žarnov * Ždaňa *

Zlatá Idka Zlatá Idka (german: Goldeneidten; hu, Aranyida) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1349 (''Ida'') when German min ...

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