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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

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, 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 Slavic to ...

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, 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 opposing ...

, 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 Romani and 8.5% are of unknown ethnicity.Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky
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Municipalities

* Bačkovík * Baška * Belža * Beniakovce * Bidovce * Blažice * Bočiar * Bohdanovce * Boliarov * Budimír *

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 * Buzica * Čakanovce * Čaňa * Čečejovce * Cestice * Chorváty * Chrastné * Čižatice * Debraď * Drienovec * Družstevná pri Hornáde * Ďurďošík * Ďurkov * Dvorníky-Včeláre * Geča * Gyňov * Hačava * Háj * Haniska * Herľany * Hodkovce * Hosťovce * Hrašovík * Hýľov * Janík *

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 *

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 * Kechnec * 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 * Kráľovce * Kysak * Malá Ida * Malá Lodina *

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 *

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 * Olšovany * Opátka * Opiná * Paňovce * Peder * Perín-Chym * Ploské * Poproč * Rákoš * Rankovce * Rešica * Rozhanovce * Rudník * Ruskov * Sady nad Torysou * Šemša * Seňa * Skároš * Slančík * Slanec * Slanská Huta * Slanské Nové Mesto * Sokoľ * Sokoľany *

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 * Trsťany * Trstené pri Hornáde * Turňa nad Bodvou * Turnianska Nová Ves * Vajkovce * Valaliky * Veľká Ida * Veľká Lodina * Vtáčkovce * Vyšná Hutka * 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

References

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