Košice-Sever

Borough in Slovakia

Košice-North Košice-Sever
Borough
Tyršovo nábrežie (urban part of Košice-Sever)
Flag Coat of arms

Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice I
Locality	1364 (first written record)
Area
• Total	54.58 km² (21.07 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	20,281
• Density	370/km² (960/sq mi)
Population by ethnicity (2011) ^[1]
• Slovak	72.1%
• Hungarian	3.3%
• Czech	0.8%
• Rusyn	0.5%
• Roma	0.5%
• Other	1.2%
• Unreported	21.6%
Population by religion (2011) ^[2]
• Roman Catholic	40.6%
• Greek Catholic	5.4%
• Lutheran	3.9%
• Calvinist	2.2%
• Orthodox	0.9%
• Other	1.8%
• Non-religious	18.3%
• Unreported	26.9%
Postal code	04013
Area code	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	www.kosicesever.sk
Source ^[3]

Košice-Sever (English: Košice-North, Hungarian: Kassa-Észak) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice I district, it lies at an altitude of roughly 260 metres (850 ft) above sea level. It is one of the more populous boroughs of the city, as well as the largest of all 22 boroughs, which contributes to its low overall population density. Along with the neighbouring borough of Kavečany, Košice-Sever is the most popular recreational area in the city, frequented particularly by locals, but also visitors.

Statistics

Area: 54.58 square kilometres (21.07 sq mi)
Population: 20,281 (December 2017)
Density of population: 370/km² (December 2017)
District: Košice I
Mayor: František Ténar (as of 2018 elections)

Tourist attractions

Hradová hill
- Košice Castle ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
- Hradová observation tower
Bankov recreational area
Jahodná recreational area
Anička pond and recreational area
Narrow-gauge heritage railway Čermeľská železnica
(also Detská železnica, "Children's Railroad") ^[8]^[9]^[10]
Alpinka golf course
Hiking trails
Cycling trails

Gallery

The Košice amphitheater in the Košice-Sever borough
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Golf course GC Alpinka
Pond in the Anička area
Tourist facilities in the Anička area
Park in the Anička area during autumn
Čermeľ narrow-gauge heritage railway
One of the summertime passenger cars of the Čermeľ heritage railway
Ruins of a stone wall of Košice Castle at Hradová
Ruins of Košice Castle at Hradová
Photo of the old observation tower on Hradová, from the early 20th century
The current observation tower on Hradová (opened in 1987), near he castle ruins
The top platform of the observation tower on Hradová
A view from the observation tower on Hradová
A view of central and western Košice from the observation tower on Hradová
A cycling trail in the wilderness area of the borough
Shelter for hikers and cyclists
Bankov recreational area on the periphery of Košice-Sever
Remains of the defunct mine in the Bankov area
The Čermeľ stream that flows through the borough

References

^ SODB - Košice - Sever, 2011
^ SODB - Košice - Sever, 2011
^ Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Košice Castle was one of the largest in Slovakia". kosice2013.sk. Kosice2013.sk. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Photo gallery of Košice Castle". hrady.sk. Hrady.sk (a.k.a. Castles.sk). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Košice Castle". slovenskehrady.sk. Slovenskehrady.sk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Košický hrad". keturist.sk. KEturist.sk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "A train full of fun". spectator.sme.sk. The Slovak Spectator. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Children's railway offers events – some also for adults". spectator.sme.sk. The Slovak Spectator. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Čermeľ: All aboard!". travel.spectator.sme.sk. The Slovak Spectator (Slovakia Travel Guide). Retrieved 6 January 2019.