Michalovce
Town
Michalovce town square
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Michalovce
Tourism region	Dolný Zemplín
River	Laborec
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Coordinates	48°44′57″N 21°54′05″E / 48.74917, 21.90139
Area	52. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Košice Region (Slovak Košický Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. Michalovce District ( okres Michalovce) is a district inthe Laborec (Laborc is a River in central eastern Slovakia that flows mostly through the Košice Region. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 807 km² (20 sq mi)
Population	40,255 (1 January 2008)
Density	762 /km² (1,974 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1244
Mayor	Viliam Záhorčák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	071 01
Phone prefix	421-56
Car plate	MI
Location of Michalovce within Slovakia
Location of Michalovce in the Košice Region
Wikimedia Commons: Michalovce
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: http://www.michalovce.sk

Michalovce (pronunciation (help·info); Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Nadymihaya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia, with a population around 40,000. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Since 1997, the Slovak car registration plate number (EČV evidenčné číslo vozidla generally takes the form XX-NNNYY, where XX is a two letter code corresponding Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High Laborec (Laborc is a River in central eastern Slovakia that flows mostly through the Košice Region. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million It is the biggest town of the Michalovce District (okres) in the Košice Region. Michalovce District ( okres Michalovce) is a district inthe Okres ( Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English; from Old Slavic окрьсть - around refers to administrative entities in the The Košice Region (Slovak Košický Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Twin towns 5 People 6 References 7 External links

Geography

The town lies in the Košice Region, in the Eastern Slovak Lowland on the Laborec river, historically belonging to the Zemplín region. The Košice Region (Slovak Košický Kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The East(ern Slovak Lowland (Slovak Východoslovenská nížina) is the name of the part of Great Hungarian Plain (Slovak Veľká dunajská kotlina Laborec (Laborc is a River in central eastern Slovakia that flows mostly through the Košice Region. Zemplín is the name of an informal region located presently in eastern Slovakia. The town is about 60 km east of Košice and 35 km west of Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Košice (; Hungarian: Kassa; (also known by other alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. Uzhhorod (Ужгород Уґоград Ужгород or Унґвар Ungvár Slovak and Czech: Užhorod; Użgorod Ungwar Ungarisch Burg אונגװיר Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Geographical features nearby include the Vihorlat Mountains and the Zemplínska šírava lake. Vihorlat Mountains (Vihorlatské vrchy Vyhorliat) or colloquially Vihorlat is a volcanic mountain range in eastern Slovakia and western Zemplínska šírava (sometimes called the "Slovak sea" is a dam and Lake in eastern Slovakia, near the town of Michalovce, wholly belonging

History

The first known settlers in the area around Michalovce were in the Neolithic. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Slavs arrived in the area in the 5th century. The area was part of the Great Moravian empire in the 9th century. Great Moravia (see Name section was a Slavic state that existed in Central Europe from the 9th century to the early 10th century From the 10th century onwards, the region was annexed to the Kingdom of Hungary. The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 The town grew significantly in the 18th and 19th century and since 1867 it achieved a status of a large community and shortly afterward became seat of one of the districts of the Zemplén county. Zemplén ( Hungarian: Zemplén, Slovak: Zemplín, German: Semplin, Latin: Zemplinum ^[1] After 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920), Michalovce along with Slovak part of Zemplén county became part of Czechoslovakia and since 1993, part of Slovakia. The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side and Hungary, seen as a successor Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In 1944, 3500 Jewish inhabitants were deported from Michalovce. In 1996, it was made the seat of the Michalovce District.

Demographics

In 1910, Michalovce had 6120 residents, which number contains 3792 Hungarian, 1586 Slovak and 542 German inhabitants.

According to the 2001 census, the town had 39,948 inhabitants. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 94. 57% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 2. } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is 24% Roma, 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 73% Czechs and 0. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic 47% Ukrainian. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens ^[2] The religious makeup was 53. 92% Roman Catholics, 19. 65% Greek Catholics, 9. Greek Catholic Church is a term which refers to the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine ( Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition 73% people with no religious affiliation and 5. 19% Orthodox. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world ^[2]

Twin towns

• Vyškov, Czech Republic
• Villarreal/Vila-real, Spain
• Jarosław, Poland
• Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

People

• Presian II of Bulgaria (died there 1060/61)
• Aurél Dessewffy
• Kristian Kudroc
• Emília Sičáková-Beblavá
• Volodymyr Sichynskyi

References

External links

• Michalovce - Official city website

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