Košická Nová Ves (Hungarian: Kassaújfalu) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice III district, it lies at an altitude of roughly 261 metres (856 ft) above sea level.

Košická Nová Ves
Borough
Košická Nová Ves during early autumn (2010)
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Košice
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice III
Village	1297 (first known record)
Borough	1968 (annexed to Košice) 1990 (current status)
Area
• Total	5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)
• Total	2,691
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	040 14
Area code(s)	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	www.kosickanovaves.sk
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History

The first written record of Košická Nová Ves is from 1297. In that year, St Ladislaus' Church was built there. St Ladislaus Church has kept the same patron saint to this day.

Košická Nová Ves was originally a separate village municipality until 1968, when it was annexed to the city. Since 1990, it has been one of the 22 boroughs of Košice. The borough still retains a rural character. There are no industrial zones and most of the housing is rural in nature.

Nowadays, the borough of Košická Nová Ves covers an area of 5.77 km², with a population of 2,691.

Evolution of the borough's name

• 1297 - Cassa Uj Falu
• 1317 - Nova Villa
• 1773 - Kassa-Új-Falu, Kossiczka Nowa Wes
• 1808 - Kassa-Újfalu, Neudorf, Nowá Wes
• 1863 - Kassaújfalu
• 1920 - Košická Nová Ves

Location

• Latitude: 48° 43'
• Longitude: 21° 18'
• Altitude: 261 m (859 feet)

Statistics

• Area: 5.77 square kilometres (2.23 sq mi)
• Population: 2,691 (31 December 2017)
• Density of population: 470/km² (31 December 2017)
• District: Košice III
• Mayor: Michal Krcho (as of 2018 elections)

Gallery

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  Municipality sign (November 2006)
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  St. Ladislav's Church (November 2006)
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  St. Ladislav's Church (September 2010)
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  The panorama of the borough from the surrounding countryside (August 2015)
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  Football pitch in the borough (March 2014)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Košická Nová Ves.

• Official website of the Košická Nová Ves borough
• Article on the Košická Nová Ves borough at Cassovia.sk
• Official website of Košice