Kysak

Village in Slovakia

Coat of arms

48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667CountrySlovakiaRegionKošiceDistrictKošice-okolieFirst mentioned1330Area

• Total10.92^[2] km² (4.22^[2] sq mi)Elevation

256^[3] m (840^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,449^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

044 81^[3]

Area code+421 55^[3]Car plateKSWebsitewww.kysak.sk

Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 298 metres and covers an area of 10.865 km².

Population

The municipality has a population of about 1390 people.

Transport

Kysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.