Old Town, Košice Explained

Košice Old Town
Native Name:	Košice Staré Mesto
Settlement Type:	Borough
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:	Region
Subdivision Name2:	Košice
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Košice I
Pushpin Map:	Slovakia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Košice Staré Mesto in Slovakia
Coordinates:	48.723°N 21.257°W
Established Title1:	Town
Established Date1:	13th century
Established Title2:	Borough
Established Date2:	Oldest borough (13th/14th century)
Area Total Km2:	4.34
Elevation M:	208
Population As Of:	31 December 2017
Population Total:	20,751
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	04001
Area Code:	+421-55
Blank Name:	Car plate
Blank Info:	KE
Website:	www.kosice-city.sk
Footnotes:	Source ^[1]
Demographics Type1:	Population by ethnicity (2011)
Demographics1 Footnotes:	^[2]
Demographics1 Title1:	Slovak
Demographics1 Info1:	65.2%
Demographics1 Title2:	Hungarian
Demographics1 Info2:	4.3%
Demographics1 Title3:	Czech
Demographics1 Info3:	1.0%
Demographics1 Title4:	Rusyn
Demographics1 Info4:	0.7%
Demographics1 Title5:	Roma
Demographics1 Info5:	0.6%
Demographics1 Title6:	Other
Demographics1 Info6:	1.2%
Demographics1 Title7:	Unreported
Demographics1 Info7:	27%
Demographics Type2:	Population by religion (2011)
Demographics2 Footnotes:	^[3]
Demographics2 Title1:	Roman Catholic
Demographics2 Info1:	37.4%
Demographics2 Title2:	Greek Catholic
Demographics2 Info2:	5.4%
Demographics2 Title3:	Lutheran
Demographics2 Info3:	4%
Demographics2 Title4:	Calvinist
Demographics2 Info4:	2.3%
Demographics2 Title5:	Orthodox
Demographics2 Info5:	1.1%
Demographics2 Title6:	Jewish
Demographics2 Info6:	0.5%
Demographics2 Title7:	Other
Demographics2 Info7:	1.9%
Demographics2 Title8:	Non-religious
Demographics2 Info8:	17.5%
Demographics2 Title9:	Unreported
Demographics2 Info9:	29.9%

Košice Staré Mesto (literally: "Košice Old Town", Hungarian: Kassa-Óváros) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. It encompasses the historical centre of the city, consisting of the medieval and early modern core of Košice, with many preserved historical buildings of several architectural styles, and a small number of more modern architecture. The borough also includes the immediate environs of the historical centre (e.g. Mestský park ("City Park"), Staničné námestie ("Station Square") with the main train station, etc.).

Statistics

• Area:
• Population: 20,751 (31 December 2017)
• Population density: 4,800/km² (31 December 2017)
• District: Košice I
• Mayor: Ing. Igor Petrovčik (as of 2018 elections)

Historical landmarks

Churches and synagogues

• St Elisabeth Cathedral (Main Street)
• St Michael Chapel (Main Street)
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Dominican Church)
• St Anthony of Padua Church (Main Street)
• Evangelical Church (Mlynská Street)
• Calvinist Church (Hrnčiarska Street)
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Moyzesova Street)
• Orthodox Synagogue (Zvonárska Street)
• New Orthodox Synagogue (Puškinova Street)

Old housing and public buildings ^[4]

• Levoča House (15th century townhouse and inn, Main Street)
• Mikluš Prison (late-medieval city houses converted into the old city prison)
• St. Urban Tower (medieval bell tower, Main Street)
• State Theatre Košice (Main Street)
• Captain Palace, headquarters of the Slovak Technical Museum (Main Street)
• Jakab Palace (Mlynská Street)
• St Charles Borromeo Seminary (Main Street)
• Craftsman's Lane historical housing and workshops (Hrnčiarska Street)

Memorials and monuments

• Plague Column, Košice (Main Street)

Fortifications ^{[5] [6] [7]}

• Lower Gate (Dolná brána) fortification complex (Main Street, exhibition)
• Executioner's Bastion (Stará baštová Street, exhibition)
• Ruins of city walls (Hrnčiarska Street, Mlynská Street, Hradbová Street, Čajkovskéko Street, et al.)
• Ruins of the Košice citadel fortress (Liberators' Square, publicly displayed)
• Ruins of the stone bridge on Elisabeth Street (publicly displayed)

Industrial heritage

• Late-medieval horse mill and early modern gunpowder storeroom (Zbrojničná Street) ^[8]
• Stará sladovňa, 19th century Old Town brewery (Štúr Street)
• Old tobacco factory Tabačka (Gorkého Street, converted into Tabačka Kulturfabrik art centre)

Museums and art galleries

• East Slovak Museum (Marathon Runners' Square)
  • Medieval Fortifications of the City of Košice (branch exhibition, Executioner's Bastion, Stará Baštová Street) ^[9]
  • City history exhibition (branch exhibition, Mikluš Prison, Pri Miklušovej väznici Street) ^[10]
  • The House of Crafts (branch exhibition, Hrnčiarska Street) ^[11]
  • Historical art exhibition (branch exhibition, Hviezdoslavova Street) ^[12]
  • Natural history exhibition (branch exhibition, Hviezdoslavova Street) ^[13]
• Slovak Technical Museum (Main Street)
• East Slovak Gallery (Main Street)
• Lower Gate (Dolná brána) Archaeological Exhibition (Main Street)
• Kunsthalle Košice - Art and exhibition centre.

Infrastructure

• Košice railway station - Main railway station of the city, at Staničné námestie ("Station Square").

Gallery

Main Street (Hlavná ulica) ^[14]

Other Old Town streets and squares ^[15]

Religious buildings and cemeteries

Museums and art galleries

Historical fortifications ^{[16] [17]}

Newer buildings

Train station

See also

• Old Town, Bratislava - An analogous borough in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava.

External links

• Official website of the Košice Old Town borough
• Article on the Košice Old Town borough at Cassovia.sk
• Official website of Košice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mestská a obecná štatistika SR. 2017-12-31 . 3 January 2019.
2. https://census2011.statistics.sk/SR/V%C3%BDchodn%C3%A9%20Slovensko/Ko%C5%A1ick%C3%BD%20kraj/Okres%20Ko%C5%A1ice%20I/Ko%C5%A1ice-Star%C3%A9%20Mesto/TAB.%20115%20Obyvate%C4%BEstvo%20pod%C4%BEa%20pohlavia%20a%20n%C3%A1rodnosti.pdf SODB - Košice-Staré Mesto, 2011
3. https://census2011.statistics.sk/SR/V%C3%BDchodn%C3%A9%20Slovensko/Ko%C5%A1ick%C3%BD%20kraj/Okres%20Ko%C5%A1ice%20I/Ko%C5%A1ice-Star%C3%A9%20Mesto/TAB.%20118%20Obyvate%C4%BEstvo%20pod%C4%BEa%20pohlavia%20a%20n%C3%A1bo%C5%BEensk%C3%A9ho%20vyznania.pdf SODB - Košice-Staré Mesto, 2011
4. Web site: City palaces in Košice (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
5. Web site: City walls in Košice (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
6. Web site: Košice citadel fortress (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
7. Web site: Old citadel and Aupark to coexist in Košice . www.spectator.sme.sk . . 22 February 2010 . 6 January 2019.
8. Web site: Old citadel and Aupark to coexist in Košice . keturist.sk . KEturist.sk . 22 February 2010 . 6 January 2019.
9. Web site: Medieval Fortifications of the City of Košice - Casemate (permanent exhibition) . vsmuzeum.sk . East Slovak Museum Košice (Old Town) . 6 January 2019.
10. Web site: The Košice Centuries (medieval and early modern city history permanent exhibition) . vsmuzeum.sk . East Slovak Museum Košice (Old Town) . 6 January 2019.
11. Web site: The House of Crafts (exhibitions of historical crafts and industries in the city) . vsmuzeum.sk . East Slovak Museum Košice (Old Town) . 6 January 2019.
12. Web site: Centuries of Art (art history permanent exhibition) . vsmuzeum.sk . East Slovak Museum Košice (Old Town) . 6 January 2019.
13. Web site: The Nature of the Carpathians (natural history permanent exhibition) . vsmuzeum.sk . East Slovak Museum Košice (Old Town) . 6 January 2019.
14. Web site: City palaces in Košice (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
15. Web site: City palaces in Košice (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
16. Web site: City walls in Košice (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.
17. Web site: Košice citadel fortress (Old Town) . www.slovenskehrady.sk . Slovenskehrady.sk . 6 January 2019.