Strážske

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Strážske
Town
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Laborec river near Strážske
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Strážske
Location of Strážske in Slovakia
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Strážske
Strážske (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°52′02″N21°49′28″E / 48.86722°N 21.82444°E / 48.86722; 21.82444
Country Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Region Košice
District Michalovce
First mentioned1337
Government
 • MayorVladimír Dunajčák
Area
[1]
 • Total24.77 km2 (9.56 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
134 [2]  m (440 [2]  ft)
Population
 (2022) [3]
 • Total4,212
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
072 22 [2]
Area code +421 56 [2]
Car plate MI
Website www.strazske.sk

Strážske (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈstraːʂske] ; German : Straschke(rare); Hungarian : Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the northernmost part of Michalovce District.

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History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Geography

The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 24,773 square kilometres (9,564.91 square miles). The municipality has a population of about 4,289 people. The town lies on the Laborec River.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19702,885—    
19803,631+25.9%
19914,255+17.2%
20014,474+5.1%
20114,416−1.3%
20214,277−3.1%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,474 inhabitants. 96.38% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.07% Roma, 0.87% Czechs, 0.45% Rusyns and 0.40% Ukrainian. [6] The religious makeup was 63.59% Roman Catholics, 21.77% Greek Catholics, 7.58% people with no religious affiliation, 2.82% Orthodox and 1.41% Lutherans. [6]

Government

The town has its own birth registry and police force.

Economy and facilities

Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) (until 1984) and contaminated a large part of East Slovakia, especially sediments of Laborec river and reservoir Zemplínska šírava. [7] [8]

The town has a number of food stores, a doctors' surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents, and a resident dentist. It also has a Slovak commercial bank and insurance company.

Culture

The town has a public library, a disco bar called Broadway, an Ice-rink and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In the town park is an old manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree in Slovakia.

Transport

The town has a railway station and bus station.

Twin towns — sister cities

Strážske is twinned with:

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  5. ↑ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  6. 1 2 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  7. ↑ Himič, Dan (2009). "Viete, čo doma dýchate?" [Do you know what you breathe at home?]. Život (in Slovak). No. 33.
  8. ↑ "Chemko Strážske" (in Slovak). Greenpeace. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011.



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