Košická Nová Ves Explained

Košická Nová Ves
Settlement Type:Borough
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 Košická Nová Ves in Slovakia
Established Title1:Village
Established Date1:1297 (first known record)
Established Title2:Borough
Established Date2:1968 (annexed to Košice)
1990 (current status)
Area Total Km2:5.77
Elevation M:261
Population As Of:31 December 2017
Population Total:2,691
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:040 14
Area Code:+421-55
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:KE
Website:www.kosickanovaves.sk
Footnotes:Source [1]

Košická Nová Ves (Hungarian: Kassaújfalu) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice III district, it lies at an altitude of roughly above sea level.

History

The first written record of Košická Nová Ves is from 1297. In that year, St Ladislaus' Church was built there. St Ladislaus Church has kept the same patron saint to this day.

Košická Nová Ves was originally a separate village municipality until 1968, when it was annexed to the city. Since 1990, it has been one of the 22 boroughs of Košice. The borough still retains a rural character. There are no industrial zones and most of the housing is rural in nature.

Nowadays, the borough of Košická Nová Ves covers an area of 5.77 km2, with a population of 2,691.

Evolution of the borough's name

Location

Statistics

External links

48.7317°N 21.3008°W

Notes and References

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