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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] |
