Dargovských hrdinov (literally: "(Borough) of the Dargov Heroes", ), commonly referred to as Furča after the hill it is built upon, is a

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(city ward) of

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, located in the

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district. Located largely on the side of a hill named Furča, the vast majority of the Dargovských hrdinov borough consists of housing, built mainly in the form of panel houses. There are little to no industrial structures or activities in the borough, which is one of the largest residential developments built in Slovakia during the

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History

Construction of the

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began in the early 1970s, with the first completed part of the borough officially opening on the 29 June 1976. Currently, there are more than 26,000 people living in the borough. The name of the housing estate and borough was chosen in honour of the combat veterans of the

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Battle of Dargov Pass, fought over a key regional route in the

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to the east of Košice during the winter of 1944/1945.

Statistics

* Area: * Population: 26,169 (31 December 2017) * Population density: 2,400/km² (31 December 2017) * District:

* Mayor: Jozef Andrejčák (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

File:Dargovských hrdinov - Roman catholic church.jpg, Church of the Holy Family, a Roman Catholic church in the borough File:Dargovských hrdinov - Greek catholic church.JPG, Church of God's Wisdom, a Greek Catholic Church in the borough File:Gymnázium Exnárova 10, Košice.jpg, Local gymnázium school on Exnárova Street

References

External links

Official website of the Dargovských hrdinov borough

Article on the Dargovských hrdinov borough at Cassovia.sk

Official website of Košice
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