Seat of the Košice Self-governing Region

The Košice Self-governing Region ( sk, Košický samosprávny kraj, ''KSK'') or the Košice Higher Territorial Unit (Slovak: ''Košický vyšší územný celok'', ''KVÚC'') is one of

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's eight "self-governing regions" whose territory is identical with that of the administrative

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 ...

. The establishing session of the first Council of the Košice Self-governing Region was held on December 19, 2001 in the historical hall of former ''Župný dom'' (

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House, today's

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building) with the participation of 57

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elected in the first regional elections for the second level of self-government in

. Rudolf Bauer (a

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) was elected as the first president of the Košice Self-governing Region. His successor is

Zdenko Trebuľa Zdenko Trebuľa (born on September 29, 1955 in Martin, Slovakia, Martin, Czechoslovakia) was the Mayor of the town of Košice (from 1999 to 2006), then the President (government title), President of the Košice Self-governing Region (from January 2 ...

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) elected for the president of the Košice Self-governing Region on December 10, 2005. He was inaugurated on January 9, 2006. The seat of the Košice Self-governing Region is a former military headquarters building (generally known as ''The Division'') on the eastern part of the ''Námestie Maratónu mieru'' (Peace Marathon Square) in

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 ...

. It was completed in 1908 as the largest and the most modern building in the town at that time.

External links

Official website of the Košice Self-governing Region
Košice Regions of Slovakia Geography of Košice Region Self-governance {{Košice-geo-stub ar:أقليم كوشيتسه