| Strážske | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Košice |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Michalovce |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Strážske in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.8672°N 21.8244°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Vladimír Dunajčák |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1337 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.77 |
| Elevation M: | 134[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 440 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 4212 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 072 22 |
| Area Code: | +421 56 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | MI |
| Website: | www.strazske.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Strážske (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈstraːʂske/; German: Straschke (rare); Hungarian: Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the northernmost part of Michalovce District.
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 247732NaN2. The municipality has a population of about 4,289 people. The town lies on the Laborec River.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,474 inhabitants. 96.38% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.07% Roma, 0.87% Czechs, 0.45% Rusyns and 0.40% Ukrainian.[4] The religious makeup was 63.59% Roman Catholics, 21.77% Greek Catholics, 7.58% people with no religious affiliation, 2.82% Orthodox and 1.41% Lutherans.[4]
The town has its own birth registry and police force.
Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) (until 1984) and contaminated a large part of East Slovakia, especially sediments of Laborec river and reservoir Zemplínska šírava.[5] [6]
The town has a number of food stores, a doctors' surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents, and a resident dentist. It also has a Slovak commercial bank and insurance company.
The town has a public library, a disco bar called Broadway, an Ice-rink and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In the town park is an old manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree in Slovakia.
The town has a railway station and bus station.
Strážske is twinned with:
Nieporęt, Poland
Drahanská vrchovina, Czech Republic