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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.
Čierna nad Tisou
Tiszacsernyő | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 22°05′47″E / 48.41667°N 22.09639°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Košice |
District | Trebišov |
First mentioned | 1828 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ing. Viktor Palko MBA (2022-present) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 110[2] m (360[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,441 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 076 43[2] |
Area code | +421 56[2] |
Car plate | TV |
Website | www.ciernanadtisou.sk |
History edit
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 Brezhnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou. This meeting was followed by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on 20 August 1968.
Geography edit
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 3,500 people. It is close to the tripoint between Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia.
Ethnicity edit
Economy and facilities edit
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 edit
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 edit
Čierna nad Tisou is twinned with:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
Genealogical resources edit
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1719-1922 (parish B)
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1795-1905 (parish B)
- Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1772-1889 (parish B)
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