Čierna nad Tisou

Čierna nad Tisou
Tiszacsernyő
Town
Pionierov Square
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
District Trebišov District
River Tisza
Elevation 102 m (335 ft)
Coordinates 48°25′00″N 22°05′47″E / 48.41667°N 22.09639°E / 48.41667; 22.09639Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 22°05′47″E / 48.41667°N 22.09639°E / 48.41667; 22.09639
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
Location of Čierna nad Tisou within Slovakia
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.

History

The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828.

In 1968, from 29 July to 1 August, Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders Leonid Brežnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou. This meeting was followed by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on 20 August 1968.

Geography

The town lies at an altitude of 102 metres (335 feet) and covers an area of 9.37 square kilometres (3.62 square miles). It has a population of about 4,390 people. It is close to the tripoint between Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia.

Ethnicity

The town is about 60% Hungarian, 34% Slovak .6% Ukraine ( Ukrainian ).

Economy and facilities

The town has a pharmacy, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library, gymnasium, a post office, and a number of general and food stores.

Transport

The town has a railway border crossing to Ukraine, where all trains have to 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.

Twin towns — sister cities

Čierna nad Tisou is twinned with:

See also

References

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"


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