Košice

Summary

Košice is a municipality of Slovakia^[1]. Košice has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as municipality of Slovakia^[9].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Košice's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice I^[12].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice II^[13].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice III^[14].
• Košice's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Košice IV^[15].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oradea^[16].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niš^[17].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miskolc^[18].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[19].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plovdiv^[20].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Budapest^[21].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katowice^[22].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Krosno^[23].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ostrava^[24].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Raahe^[25].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rzeszów^[26].
• Košice's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uzhhorod^[27].

Body

Founding

1230 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 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Košice is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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].