Kysak

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

Kysak
Village
Coat of arms
Kysak
Location of Kysak in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictKošice-okolie
First mentioned1330
Area
  Total10.865 km2 (4.195 sq mi)
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2005-12-31)
  Total1,390
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
044 81
Area code(s)+421-55
Car plateKS
Websitewww.kysak.sk

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.


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