Košická Nová Ves ( hu, Kassaújfalu) 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 ...
,
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 ...
. Located in the
Košice III
Košice III ( hu, Kassai III. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice. It is bordered by the Košice I, Košice IV
Košice IV ( hu, Kassai IV. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of easte ...
district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level.
History
The first written record of Košická Nová Ves is from 1297. In that year, St Ladislaus' Church was built there. St Ladislaus Church has kept the same patron saint to this day.
Košická Nová Ves was originally a separate village municipality until 1968, when it was annexed to the city. Since 1990, it has been one of the 22 boroughs of Košice. The borough still retains a rural character. There are no industrial zones and most of the housing is rural in nature.
Nowadays, the borough of Košická Nová Ves covers an area of 5.77 km
2, with a population of 2,691.
Evolution of the borough's name
* 1297 - Cassa Uj Falu
* 1317 - Nova Villa
* 1773 - Kassa-Új-Falu, Kossiczka Nowa Wes
* 1808 - Kassa-Újfalu, Neudorf, Nowá Wes
* 1863 - Kassaújfalu
* 1920 - Košická Nová Ves
Location
*Latitude: 48° 43'
*Longitude: 21° 18'
*Altitude: 261 m (859 feet)
Statistics
* Area:
* Population: 2,691 (31 December 2017)
* Density of population: 470/km
2 (31 December 2017)
* District:
Košice III
Košice III ( hu, Kassai III. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice. It is bordered by the Košice I, Košice IV
Košice IV ( hu, Kassai IV. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of easte ...
* Mayor: Michal Krcho (as of 2018 elections)
Gallery
Image:Košická Nová Ves sign,Slovakia.jpg, Municipality sign (November 2006)
Image:St. Ladislav's church, Košická Nová Ves, Slovakia.jpg, St. Ladislav's Church (November 2006)
File:Košická Nová Ves church.jpg, St. Ladislav's Church (September 2010)
Image:Košická Nová Ves panorama.jpg, The panorama of the borough from the surrounding countryside (August 2015)
File:Košická Nová Ves, ihrisko - panoramio.jpg, Football pitch in the borough (March 2014)
References
External links
Official website of the Košická Nová Ves boroughArticle on the Košická Nová Ves borough at Cassovia.sk
Official website of Košice
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Boroughs of Košice
Villages in Slovakia merged with towns