Strážske

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Strážske
Coat-of-arms N/A
Region (kraj)	Košice Region
District (okres)	Michalovce District
Location	48°52′02″N, 21°49′28″E
Altitude	135 m
Population	4,460 (as of 2004)
Area	24.773 km²
Time Zone • Summer DST	CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2
Telephone prefix	+421-56
Postal code	07222
Car registration plate	MI

Laborec River

Strážske (German: Straschke (rare); Hungarian: Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located to the very north of Michalovce District.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Ethnicity
4 Government
5 Economy and facilities
6 Culture
7 Transport
8 External links

[edit] History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337.

[edit] Geography

The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 24.773 km². The municipality has a population of about 4460 people. The town lies on the Laborec River.

[edit] Ethnicity

The population is approximately 96% Slovak in ethnicity.

[edit] Government

The town has its own birth registry and a police force.

[edit] Economy and facilities

The town has anumber of food stores, a doctors surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a resident stomatologist. It also has a Slovakian commercial bank and insurance company

[edit] Culture

The town has a public library, Disco bar called Broadway, Ice-ring and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In park is old a manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree.

[edit] Transport

The town has a railway station and bus station.

[edit] External links

edit	Municipalities of Michalovce District
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