Nad jazerom

Nad jazerom (literally: "Above the lake", Hungarian: Tóvárosi lakótelep) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice IV district and lies to the southeast and south of the neighbouring boroughs of Košice-Juh and Vyšné Opátske, at an altitude of roughly 192 metres (630 ft) above sea level. The name of the borough is derived from a water reservoir called Jazero, which was originally excavated for the extraction of gravel.

Nad jazerom
Borough
The lake and a housing estate at Nad jazerom
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Coat of arms
Location within Košice
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictKošice IV
Locality1275 (first known record)
Borough1969
Area
 • Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)
 • Total24,803
 • Density6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Postal code
040 12
Area code(s)+421-55
Car plateKE
Websitewww.jazerokosice.sk
Source [1]

History

The locality that became the borough of Nad jazerom first appeared in written records in 1275.

Nad jazerom began as a borough of Košice in the late 1960s, particularly with the development of the local housing estates.

Statistics
  • Area: 3.66 square kilometres (1.41 sq mi)
  • Population: 24,803 (31 December 2017)
  • Density of population: 6,800/km2 (31 December 2017)
  • District: Košice IV
  • Mayor: Lenka Kovačevičová (as of 2018 elections)
  • The lake at Nad jazerom
  • The lake at Nad jazerom
  • Housing estates at Nad jazerom
  • A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom

References
  1. Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine



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