Dargovských hrdinov explained

Dargovských hrdinov
Other Name:"Furča"
Settlement Type:Borough
Nickname:Furča
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Košice
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Košice III
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sídlisko Dargovských Hrdinov in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.7539°N 21.2675°W
Established Title:Borough
Established Date:29 June 1976
Area Total Km2:11.09
Elevation M:321
Population As Of:31 December 2017
Population Total:26,169
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:040 22
Area Code:+421-55
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:KE
Website:www.kosice-dh.sk
Footnotes:Source [1]

Dargovských hrdinov (literally: "(Borough) of the Dargov Heroes", Hungarian: Dargói Hősök lakótelep), commonly referred to as Furča after the hill it is built upon, is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia, located in the Košice III 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 panelhouses. 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 Communist era.

History

Construction of the microdistrict 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 WWII Battle of Dargov Pass, fought over a key regional route in the Slanské Hills to the east of Košice during the winter of 1944/1945.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR