Čierna nad Tisou
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Čierna nad Tisou | |
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Region (kraj) | Košice Region |
District (okres) | Trebišov District |
Location | |
Altitude | 102 m |
Population | 4,390 (as of 2004) |
Area | 9.37 km² |
Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
Telephone prefix | +421-56 |
Postal code | 076 43 |
Car registration plate | TV |
Čierna nad Tisou is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of extreme south-eastern Slovakia, near the Tisa river.
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[edit] History
The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828.
[edit] Geography
The town lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 9.37 km². It has a population of about 4390 people.
[edit] Ethnicity
The town is about 60% Magyar, 34% Slovak and 6% Gypsy.
[edit] Economy and facilities
The town has a pharmacy, and outpatient health facilities of a general practioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library and gymnasium. The town also has a post office and a number of general and food stores.
[edit] Transport
The town has an important railway border crossing to Ukraine, important because Slovakia and Ukraine have different gauges and therefore all traffic must change gauge.
[edit] External links
edit | Municipalities of Trebišov District | |
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Čierna nad Tisou | Kráľovský Chlmec | Sečovce | Trebišov |