Nad jazerom, officially Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom, shortened to Košice-Nad jazerom (literally: "Košice – borough Above the Lake", hu, Tóvárosi lakótelep) is a

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(city ward) of

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. The borough is situated in the

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district and lies to the southeast and south of the neighbouring boroughs of

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and

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, at an altitude of roughly above sea level. The name of the borough is derived from a water reservoir called Jazero, which was originally excavated for the extraction of gravel.

History

The locality that became the borough of Nad jazerom first appeared in written records in 1275. Nad jazerom began as a borough of Košice in the late 1960s, particularly with the development of the local housing estates.

Statistics

* Area: * Population: 24,803 (31 December 2017) * Density of population: 6,800/km² (31 December 2017) * District:

* Mayor: Lenka Kovačevičová (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

File:Jazero - panoráma - panoramio.jpg, The lake at Nad jazerom File:Jazero01.JPG, The lake at Nad jazerom File:Mosty - panoramio (1).jpg, Housing estates at Nad jazerom File:Nákupná galéria Naša Košice 3.jpg, A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom File:Splav pri Jenisejskej ulici - panoramio.jpg

References

External links

Official website of the Nad jazerom borough

Article on the Nad jazerom borough at Cassovia.sk

Official website of Košice
Boroughs of Košice {{Košice-geo-stub