Kosice

Overview

Košice is situated in the east of the country, just 20 kilometers from the Hungarian border, 90 kilometers from the Ukraine, and 80 kilometers from the Polish border.

Some interesting points of view:

It is home the most eastern Gothic cathedral in Europe - The cathedral of St. Elizabeth * Zoo Košice covers the most land of any zoo in Central Europe - 288 hectares * The center of town is the largest memorial reservation in Slovakia * The narrow rail children`s railway in the Cermel valley is the oldest in Slovakia, and at this time the only one in operation * The Botanical Garden is the largest in Slovakia, covering 30 hectares, and its collection of over 1000 types of cactus place it at the forefront of wolrd botanical gardens * The Košice International Marathon of Peace is the second oldest in the world - running since 1924 * Košice was the first town in the world to receive its own coat-of-arms - back in the year 1369 * The oldest middle school in Central Europe was founded in Košice in 1872.

The city's largest employer is Pittsburgh (PA, USA)-based U.S. Steel Corp., which operates in Kosice the largest flat-rolled steel mill in central Europe, supplying the growing automotive industry there, plant tours are available.

Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: Richard Ehrenberg (me - original text)

History