Nad jazerom

Nad jazerom Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom Košice-Nad jazerom
Borough
The lake and a housing estate at Nad jazerom
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Košice
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice IV
Locality	1275 (first known record)
Borough	1969
Area
• Total	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)
• Total	24,803
• Density	6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Postal code	040 12
Area code	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	www.jazerokosice.sk
Source

Nad jazerom, officially Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom, shortened to Košice-Nad jazerom (literally: "Košice – borough Above the Lake", Hungarian: Tóvárosi lakótelep) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice IV district and lies to the southeast and south of the neighbouring boroughs of Košice-Juh and Vyšné Opátske, at an altitude of roughly 192 metres (630 ft) above sea level. The name of the borough is derived from a water reservoir called Jazero, which was originally excavated for the extraction of gravel.

History

The locality that became the borough of Nad jazerom first appeared in written records in 1275.

Nad jazerom began as a borough of Košice in the late 1960s, particularly with the development of the local housing estates.

Statistics

• Area: 3.66 square kilometres (1.41 sq mi)
• Population: 24,803 (31 December 2017)
• Density of population: 6,800/km² (31 December 2017)
• District: Košice IV
• Mayor: Lenka Kovačevičová (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

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  The lake at Nad jazerom
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  The lake at Nad jazerom
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  Housing estates at Nad jazerom
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  A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom
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External links

• Official website of the Nad jazerom borough
• Article on the Nad jazerom borough at Cassovia.sk
• Official website of Košice