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Kysak

Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667
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Kysak
Village
Kysak railway station
Coat of arms of Kysak
Kysak is located in Slovakia
Kysak
Kysak
Location of Kysak in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictKošice-okolie
First mentioned1330
Area
 • Total10.92[2] km2 (4.22[2] sq mi)
Elevation
256[3] m (840[3] ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,449[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
044 81[3]
Area code+421 55[3]
Car plateKS
Websitewww.kysak.sk

Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

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Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.

Geography

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The village lies at an altitude of 298 metres and covers an area of 10.865 km2.

Population

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The municipality has a population of about 1390 people.

Transport

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Kysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.

References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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