Michalovce
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| Michalovce | |
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 Michalovce town square
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Košice |
| District | Michalovce |
| Tourism region | Dolný Zemplín |
| River | Laborec |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 52.807 km² (20 sq mi) |
| Population | 40,255 (1 January 2008) |
| Density | 762 /km² (1,974 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1244 |
| Mayor | Viliam Záhorčák |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 071 01 |
| Phone prefix | 421-56 |
| Car plate | MI |
   Location of Michalovce within Slovakia
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  Location of Michalovce in the Košice Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Michalovce | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://www.michalovce.sk | |
Michalovce (pronunciation ; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Nadymihaya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia, with a population around 40,000. It is the biggest town of the Michalovce District (okres) in the Košice Region.
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[edit] Geography
The town lies in the Košice Region, in the Eastern Slovak Lowland on the Laborec river, historically belonging to the Zemplín region. The town is about 60 km east of Košice and 35 km west of Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Geographical features nearby include the Vihorlat Mountains and the Zemplínska šírava lake.
[edit] History
The first known settlers in the area around Michalovce were in the Neolithic. The Slavs arrived in the area in the 5th century. The area was part of the Great Moravian empire in the 9th century. From the 10th century onwards, the region was annexed to the Kingdom of Hungary. The town grew significantly in the 18th and 19th century and since 1867 it achieved a status of a large community and shortly afterward became seat of one of the districts of the Zemplén county. [1] After 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920), Michalovce along with Slovak part of Zemplén county became part of Czechoslovakia and since 1993, part of Slovakia. In 1944, 3500 Jewish inhabitants were deported from Michalovce. In 1996, it was made the seat of the Michalovce District.
[edit] Demographics
In 1910, Michalovce had 6120 residents, which number contains 3792 Hungarian, 1586 Slovak and 542 German inhabitants.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 39,948 inhabitants. 94.57% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2.24% Roma, 0.73% Czechs and 0.47% Ukrainian.[2] The religious makeup was 53.92% Roman Catholics, 19.65% Greek Catholics, 9.73% people with no religious affiliation and 5.19% Orthodox.[2]
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] People
- Presian II of Bulgaria (died there 1060/61)
- Aurél Dessewffy
- Kristian Kudroc
- Emília Sičáková-Beblavá
- Volodymyr Sichynskyi
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.michalovce.sk/ehistoria.htm
- ^ a b Municipal Statistics. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
