Košice

Summary

Košice is a municipality of Slovakia^[1]. Košice ranks in the top 0.05% of municipality_of_slovakia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,242 views/month, #1 of 1,997).^[2]

Key Facts

• Košice received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Košice is located in Košice Region^[4].
• Košice is in the country of Slovakia^[5].
• Košice is on the body of water Hornád^[6].
• Košice's head of government is recorded as Jaroslav Polaček^[7].
• Košice's image is recorded as Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice.jpg^[8].
• Košice's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as municipality of Slovakia^[10].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Košice's flag image is recorded as Flag of Košice.png^[13].
• Košice's flag image is recorded as Kosice-kosice-flag.svg^[14].
• Košice's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Košice.svg^[15].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice I^[16].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice II^[17].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice III^[18].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice IV^[19].
• Košice's logo image is recorded as Kosice logo.png^[20].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oradea^[21].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niš^[22].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miskolc^[23].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[24].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plovdiv^[25].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budapest^[26].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katowice^[27].

Body

Founding

+1230-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Košice^[28].

Recognition

Košice received the European Capital of Culture^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Košice include Košice International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Slovakia^[31], founded in 1906^[32] and The price of the city of Košice^[33], an award^[34], in Slovakia^[35], founded in 1994^[36].

Why It Matters

Košice ranks in the top 0.05% of municipality_of_slovakia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,242 views/month, #1 of 1,997).^[2] Košice has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Košice is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Košice include Košice International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Slovakia^[31], founded in 1906^[32] and The price of the city of Košice^[33], an award^[34], in Slovakia^[35], founded in 1994^[36].

FAQs

What awards did Košice receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].