Pereš ( hu, Peres) is a

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(city ward) of the city of

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. Located in the

Košice II Košice II ( hu, Kassai II. járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, in the city of Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the ri ...

district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level, and is home to nearly 2,000 people. It's one of the smaller boroughs of its district and consists mainly of housing.

History

One of the younger boroughs of the city, the first written record of Pereš dates back to 1937.

Statistics

* Area: * Population: 1,939 (31 December 2017) * Density of population: 1,500/km² (31 December 2017) * District:

* Mayor: Jozef Karabin (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

File:Bystrická ulica - panoramio.jpg, Bystrická Street File:Nová výstavba - panoramio (4).jpg, Newer housing development in the Pereš borough File:Vilky - panoramio.jpg, Newer housing development in the Pereš borough File:Nová výstavba - panoramio (2).jpg, Newer housing development in the Pereš borough File:Nová výstavba - panoramio (1).jpg, Newer housing development in the Pereš borough

References

External links

Official website of the Pereš borough

Article on the Pereš borough at Cassovia.sk

Official website of the town of Košice
Boroughs of Košice {{Slovakia-geo-stub