Nad jazerom, officially Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom,[2] 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.
Nad jazerom
Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom Košice-Nad jazerom | |
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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 [1] | |
History
editThe 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
edit- 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 -
The lake at Nad jazerom -
Housing estates at Nad jazerom -
A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom -
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References
edit- ^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Annex to the Regulation of the Government of the Slovak Republic no. 258/1996 Coll. which issues the list of municipalities and military districts forming individual districts, as amended". Slov-Lex : legislative and information portal. Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
External links
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- Official website of the Nad jazerom borough
- Article on the Nad jazerom borough at Cassovia.sk
- Official website of Košice
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