English: Košice is the biggest city in eastern Slovakia and in 2013 was the
European Capital of Culture together with
Marseille, France. It is situated on the river
Hornád at the eastern reaches of the
Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital
Bratislava.
The first evidence of inhabitance can be traced back to the end of the
Paleolithic era. The first written reference to the Hungarian town of Košice (as the royal village – Villa Cassa) comes from 1230. After the
Mongol invasion in 1241, King
Béla IV of
Hungary invited
German colonists to fill the gaps in population.
The city has a well-preserved historical centre, which is the largest among Slovak towns. There are many
heritage protected buildings in
Gothic,
Renaissance,
Baroque, and
Art Nouveau styles with Slovakia's largest church: the
St Elisabeth Cathedral. The city is well known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted
its own coat-of-arms . The
Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland and beyond.
Polski: Galeria Mist Scotch zawiera wiele zdjęć zabytkowych budowli, pomników i miejsc pamięci w Polsce.
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English: Košice is the biggest city in eastern Slovakia and in 2013 was the
European Capital of Culture together with
Marseille, France. It is situated on the river
Hornád at the eastern reaches of the
Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital
Bratislava.
The first evidence of inhabitance can be traced back to the end of the
Paleolithic era. The first written reference to the Hungarian town of Košice (as the royal village – Villa Cassa) comes from 1230. After the
Mongol invasion in 1241, King
Béla IV of
Hungary invited
German colonists to fill the gaps in population.
The city has a well-preserved historical centre, which is the largest among Slovak towns. There are many
heritage protected buildings in
Gothic,
Renaissance,
Baroque, and
Art Nouveau styles with Slovakia's largest church: the
St Elisabeth Cathedral. The city is well known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted
its own coat-of-arms . The
Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland and beyond.
Polski: Galeria Mist Scotch zawiera wiele zdjęć zabytkowych budowli, pomników i miejsc pamięci w Polsce.
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the
same or compatible license as the original.