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

Kysak
Village
Kysak railway station
Coat of arms of Kysak
Kysak is located in Slovakia
Kysak
Kysak
Location of Kysak in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictKošice-okolie
First mentioned1330
Area
 • 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 plateKS
Websitewww.kysak.sk

History

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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

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

Population

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The municipality has a population of about 1390 people.

Transport

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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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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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