Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; , lit. 'Košice-Surroundings') 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, municip ...

in the

Košice Region The Košice Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 440 municipalities, 17 of which ...

of eastern

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 ...

. It surrounds the city of

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 cit ...

, 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 (; , ''Meghálī Moravía''; ; ; , ), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech Repub ...

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 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

. The region was a part of Abaúj-Torna County from 1882 until the end of

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. It then became part of the newly formed

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

. 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 (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) Sáros county. History Šariš county was created in the 13th century from th ...

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, whic ...

in 1938, the district was divided between the

and the Slovak Republic, a client state of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, 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.

Municipalities

Bačkovík Bačkovík (1323 ''Bagak'', 1427 ''Nagybagyok, Nagybadoch'', 1430 ''Nogh Bagh, Kysbagh'') (; ) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in ...

* Baška * Belža * Beniakovce * Bidovce * Blažice * Bočiar * Bohdanovce * Boliarov * Budimír * Bukovec * 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 * Kalša * Kecerovce * Kecerovský Lipovec * Kechnec * Kokšov-Bakša * Komárovce * Košická Belá * Košická Polianka * Košické Oľšany * Košický Klečenov * Kostoľany nad Hornádom * Kráľovce * Kysak * Malá Ida * Malá Lodina * Medzev * Milhosť * Mokrance * Moldava nad Bodvou * Mudrovce * Nižná Hutka * 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 * 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 * Zádiel * Žarnov * Ždaňa * Zlatá Idka

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kosice-okolie District Districts of Košice Region