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List Of People From Košice
This is a list of notable people from Košice, Slovakia A * Edita Angyalová (born 1979), MP (2002-2007) B * Frigyes Bán, Hungarian film director * János Batsányi, poet and Hungarian language regenerate, worked and lived in Košice * Gyula Benczúr, painter, started to learn in secondary school in Košice * Jiří Bicek, ice-hockey player, won Stanley cup 2003 with New Jersey Devils * Stephen Bocskay, prince of Transylvania, died in Košice C * Michal Čekovský, basketball player, currently with the Maryland Terrapins * Erik Černák, professional ice hockey player, born in Košice * Lajos Csordák, painter, was born and died in Košice D * Erna Diez (1913-2001), archaeologist * David Dobrik (born 1996), YouTube personality * Vladimír Dravecký (born 1985), Slovak ice-hockey player for the HC Oceláři Třinec, in the Czech Extraliga * Gabriela Dzuríková (born 1973), actress E * János Esterházy, ethnic Hungarian politician in former Czechoslovakia, won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Košice
Košice 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 approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava. Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, it belongs to the :sk:Košicko-prešovská aglomerácia, Košice-Prešov agglomeration, and is home to the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theatres. In 2013, Košice was the European Capital of Culture, together with Marseille, France. Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia, and the U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o., U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city. The town has extensive railway connections and an Košice Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Bicek
Jiří Bicek (born 3 December 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. By doing so, Bicek became the first Slovak player to win the Stanley Cup. After returning to Europe in 2004, he spent the rest of his career playing in the national leagues of Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic Internationally Bicek played for the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team, Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, 1997 and 2009 IIHF World Championship, 2009 World Championships. Playing career United States Bicek was drafted 131st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He then proceeded to play 7 pro seasons in North America. In 62 career National Hockey League, NHL regular season games for the New Jersey Devils, Bicek scored 6 goals and 7 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Esterházy
Count János Eszterházy (; rarely ; March 14, 1901 – March 8, 1957) was a prominent politician of Hungarian ethnicity in inter-war Czechoslovakia and later in the First Slovak Republic. He was a member of the Czechoslovak Parliament and of the Slovak Assembly. After the Second World War, he was illegally deported to the Soviet Union, sentenced on trumped-up charges at a show trial, and imprisoned. In the meantime, he was sentenced, in absentia, to death by the National Court in Bratislava on the charges of High Treason to the State, collaboration with the enemy, the breaking-up of Czechoslovakia and his participation in an anti-democratic regime as a deputy of the Slovak Assembly. The sentence was not executed as a consequence of a Presidential pardon, following his return to Czechoslovakia from the Soviet Union. He died in prison in 1957. The Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities has described him as a hero for saving Jews during World War II. On the other hand, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Dzuríková
Gabriela Dzuríková (born 18 March 1973) is a Slovak actress. Biography Gabriela Dzúriková was born on 18 March 1973 in Košice. She studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Already as a student, Dzúriková appeared in plays at the Slovak National Theatre. Following graduation, she successfully applied for a permanent role at the theatre following the urging of the actor Martin Huba. As of 2024, she is still a member of the cast at the Slovak National Theatre. In addition to stage acting she appeared in a large number of television series, including Odsúdené (2009) and Oteckovia (2022). Dzúriková occasionally appeared in feature films. She debuted on the big screen in the first Slovak film depicting LGBT relationships Hannah and Her Brothers (2001). In 2015 she appeared in the drama Eva Nová ''Eva Nová'' is a 2015 Slovak-Czech drama film written, directed and co-produced by Marko Škop. It was screened in the Discovery section of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga () is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created in 1993 following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia midway through the 1992–93 Czechoslovak Extraliga season (which all Slovak and Czech teams played to completion). The league's season usually takes place between September and April and features 14 teams. Teams from the ELH participate in the IIHF's annual European tournament in the CHL. During the 2022–23 CHL season, the ELH was ranked the No. 5 league in Europe, allowing them to send their top three teams to compete in the CHL. Naming and sponsorship The name of the league is leased to a general sponsor and changes frequently. * 1999–2000 – Staropramen Extraliga * 2001–2002 – Český Telecom Extraliga * 2003–2006 – Tipsport Extraliga * 2007–2010 – O2 Extraliga * 2010–''current'' – Tipsport Extraliga League format 14 teams compete in the league, with the top 12 teams at the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Oceláři Třinec
HC Oceláři Třinec (''Třinec Steelers'') is a Czech ice hockey team from Třinec who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is the Werk Arena. The team's main sponsors are the local Třinec Iron and Steel Works The team has won the Czech Extraliga six times, most recently in the 2023–24 season. The last five title wins came in consecutive years, winning 16 straight playoff series in the process. Honours Domestic Czech Extraliga * Winners (6): 2010–11, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 * Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 2014–15, 2017–18 * 3rd place (1): 1998–99 Czech 1. Liga * Runners-up (1): 1994–95 1st. Czech National Hockey League * 3rd place (1): 1991–92 Pre-season Spengler Cup * Runners-up (1): 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Dravecký
Vladimír Dravecký (born 3 June 1985) is a Slovak ice hockey player who is currently playing for the HC Ocelari Trinec in the Czech Extraliga. Career Dravecký is a product of the HC Košice youth system. He debuted at the Extraliga in the 2001–02 season. His breakthrough came in the 2003–04 season, playing 43 games in the regular season. On 21 May 2007, he signed a 2-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Dravecký then played with Kings affiliate the Manchester Monarchs for the next two seasons before his return to Europe to play in Kontinental Hockey League with HC Slovan Bratislava. International play Dravecký participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship, playing 6 games for Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ... without point. External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erna Diez
Erna Diez (8 April 1913 - 1 December 2001) was an Austrian classical archaeologist who undertook significant work on Roman art and the archaeology of the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia. Early life and education Diez was born in Kaschau in 1913. Diez studied classical philology, archaeology, art history and history at the University of Vienna and graduated from the University of Graz. In 1937 she earned her doctorate, with a thesis entitled "Quomodo Valerius Maximus res in factorum and dictorum memorabilium libris IX narratas exornaverit". Career Whilst visiting Italy in 1939 she studied art. From 1943 she worked at the Archaeological Institute of the University of Graz and supervised the collection of Roman stone monuments in Styria. From 1945 she headed the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Graz and lectured there. In 1967 she became an associate professor of classical archaeology and a member of the Historical State Commission for Styria. In 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Csordák
Lajos Csordák (2 February 1864 in Košice, Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary – 28 June 1937 in Košice, Kosice, Czechoslovakia) was a Hungarians, Hungarian painter. Csordák started to study painting around 1880. In 1883, his whole family moved to Munich. From 1889 to 1895 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, under the guidance of Czech landscape painter Julius Mařák, and became a member of the artistic group Mánes Union of Fine Arts. After 1908, he lived permanently in Košice, Kassa. In painting he specialised on landscapes using dry materials pastels. He was influenced by impressionism in his works. External links Very short biography (in Slovak) Works held in Slovak art collections 1864 births 1937 deaths Hungarian landscape painters Czech landscape painters 19th-century Hungarian painters 20th-century Hungarian painters Hungarian male painters 19th-century Hungarian male artists 20th-century Hungarian male artists Painters from Austria-Hungary {{Hungary-pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Černák
Erik Černák (born 28 May 1997) is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 43rd overall, in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Černák won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Playing career Černák began his youth career with HC Košice before playing one season in the junior youth hockey team within the Slovan Bratislava system before returning to HC Košice's youth team on 11 June 2013. He made his senior professional debut with HC Košice in the 2013–14 season. He split the season between HC Košice and Orange 20, the Slovakian national junior under-20 team. After his second year with HC Košice in which he registered 5 goals and 13 points in 43 games, Černák's promising potential was recognized as he was ranked just outside the top-ten European prospect skaters eligible for the 2015 NHL entry draft. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball
The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I, Division I competition. Maryland, a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), 2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment#Maryland, left the ACC in 2014 to join the Big Ten Conference. Gary Williams, who coached the Terrapins from 1989 to 2011, led the program to its greatest success, including two consecutive Final Fours in 2001 and 2002, which culminated in the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 2002 NCAA National Championship. Maryland has appeared in 31 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournaments and won their conference tournament 4 times. The Terrapins have competed in 102 seasons, accumulating an overall record of 1,678–1,109 as of the 2024–25 season. The Terrapins played in what many consider to be the greatest Atlantic Coast Conference men's bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Čekovský
Michal Čekovský (born June 17, 1994) is a Slovak basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland. College career After one year with the Canarias Basketball Academy, Čekovský committed to Maryland in 2014. Professional career Čekovský started his career with Považská Bystrica from Trenčín Region. He won the Slovak junior championship for the 2010–11 season. In the same season he played professional basketball. He was named the most promising young player of the Slovak Basketball League for that season. On June 24, 2011, Čekovský signed a contract with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. International career Čekovský was a member of t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
