Ťahanovce

Ťahanovce (Hungarian: Hernádtihany, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːttihɒɲ]) is a borough (city ward) of the city of Košice, Slovakia.

Ťahanovce
Borough
Overall view of Ťahanovce (February 2006)
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within Košice
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictKošice I
Village1263 (first known record)
Borough1969
Area
 • Total7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,529
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Postal code
04013
Area code(s)+421-55
Car plateKE
Websitewww.tahanovce.eu
Source [1]

The first written mention about Ťahanovce is dated back to 1263. It was an independent village until 1969 when it was connected with Košice. Ťahanovce is home to approximately 2,000 (prevailingly elder) people and it is closely connected with the city part Sídlisko Ťahanovce.

Some of the historical names of the village Ťahanovce

Statistics
  • Area: 7.28 km² (2016)
  • Population: 2 529 (31 December 2017)
  • Density of population: 350/km² (December 2017)
  • District: Košice I
  • Mayor: Ing. Ján Nigut
  • Saint Anne church erected in 1850
  • Saint John of Nepomuk´s chapel erected in 1913
  • Houses of Ťahanovce
  • Overall panorama of Ťahanovce and Sídlisko Ťahanovce

References
  1. Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

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