| Čierna nad Tisou Tiszacsernyő |
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| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Košice Region | |
| District | Trebišov District | |
| River | Tisza | |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) | |
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| Area | 9.37 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
| Population | 4,299 (31 December 2005) | |
| Density | 459 / km2 (1,189 / sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1828 | |
| Mayor | Tibor Dulík | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 076 43 | |
| Phone prefix | 421-56 | |
| Car plate | TV | |
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Location of Čierna nad Tisou within Slovakia
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| Wikimedia Commons: Čierna nad Tisou | ||
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Čierna nad Tisou (Hungarian: Tiszacsernyő) is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of extreme south-eastern Slovakia, near the Tisa (Tisza) river.
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The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828.
In 1968, from 29-th of July to 1-st of August, Leonid Brežnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou.
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. It is close to the tripoint between Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia.
The town is about 60% Hungarian, 34% Slovak and 6% Romani.
The town has a pharmacy, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner 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.
The town has a railway border crossing to Ukraine, important because Slovakia and Ukraine have different gauges and therefore all traffic must change gauge. With 916 tracks this town is the biggest "harbour on land" in Central Europe. The first town across the border in Ukraine is Chop.
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