Rozhanovce

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Rozhanovce is a village in Košice-okolie District of eastern Slovakia. It is situated about 10 km far from the city of Košice. The postal code is 04442 and the phone prefix 055.

A smaller part of Rozhanovce is located on flat land and a larger part in a hilly area rising from the west to the east. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 215 metres. The area of the municipality is 22.2km². The best view of this village is from the west.

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1270. Rozhanovce is best known for the Battle of Rozhanovce (June 15, 1312), in which King Charles Robert decisively defeated the Amadé familly (Slovak: Omodejovci), supported by troops of Matthew Csák. Both the Amadé and Matthew Csák were de-facto rulers in what is today eastern and western Slovakia respectively before the battle.

In 2004, Rozhanovce had a population of about 2,160 people. 96.9% of them were Slovaks, 1.6% Roma. 79.4% of inhabitants were Roman Catholics, 7.7% Greek Catholics, and 3.9% atheists.

The festival called "Abov celebrations" takes place every year in Rozhanovce.

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Official website of Rozhanovce (Slovak)

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