The Košice Self-governing Region (, ''KSK'') or the Košice Higher Territorial Unit (Slovak: ''Košický vyšší územný celok'', ''KVÚC'') is one of

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's eight "self-governing regions" whose territory is identical with that of the administrative

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 ...

. The establishing session of the first Council of the Košice Self-governing Region was held on December 19, 2001, in the historical hall of former ''Župný dom'' (

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House, today's East Slovak Gallery building) with the participation of 57

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elected in the first regional elections for the second level of self-government in

. Rudolf Bauer (a

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) was elected as the first president of the Košice Self-governing Region. His successor is Zdenko Trebuľa (a

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) elected for the president of the Košice Self-governing Region on December 10, 2005. He was inaugurated on January 9, 2006. The seat of the Košice Self-governing Region is a former military headquarters building (generally known as ''The Division'') on the eastern part of the ''Námestie Maratónu mieru'' (Peace Marathon Square) in

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. It was completed in 1908 as the largest and the most modern building in the town at that time.

External links

Official website of the Košice Self-governing Region
Košice Regions of Slovakia Geography of Košice Region Self-governance {{Košice-geo-stub ar:أقليم كوشيتسه