| Lorinčík | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Košice |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Košice II |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lorinčík in Slovakia |
| Established Title1: | Village |
| Established Date1: | 1248 (first written record) |
| Established Title2: | Borough |
| Established Date2: | 1991 (current form) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
| Elevation M: | 365 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2020 |
| Population Total: | 888 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 040 11 |
| Area Code: | +421-55 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | KE |
| Website: | www.lorincik.eu |
| Footnotes: | Source [1] |
Lorinčík (Hungarian: Szentlőrincke) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Lorinčík is located in the Košice II district, at an altitude of roughly above sea level. It is one of the westernmost boroughs of Košice and retains its traditionally rural character.
The first written records of Lorinčík date as far back as 1248, when the local area and settlement was known as Gord. The settlement and its name had fallen out of use by the early 16th century, with the name Lorinčík replacing it since the 16th century. The name of the village originated from the chapel, which was dedicated to Saint Lawrence.[2] In the 18th century, Lorinčík was possibly abandoned, as it's missing from most records from the period, though it reemerges again as a settled place by 1808. In the mid-1800s, it's noted as a mostly Slovak village. Lorinčík became a borough of Košice in the 20th century and has had its own municipal government since 1991.
The current Church of St Lawrence in the borough, a protected landmark, was built in 1932. However, the patronage of St Lawrence for the locality dates back to at least the early modern period, when an older chapel or church dedicated to St Lawrence already stood in the area. The etymology of Lorinčík (derived from "Lawrence") seems to be based on the traditional use of this specific patron saint in the former village. The borough's current official name in Hungarian is Szentlőrincke ("Little St. Lawrence") and its historical Hungarian name was Lőrincke.