Michalovce

Michalovce (pronunciation ; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Mihalya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts; Ukrainian: Михайлівці) is a town in eastern Slovakia.

Michalovce
Town
Michalovce town square
Etymology: St Michael
Michalovce
Location of Michalovce within Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice
DistrictMichalovce
First mentioned1244
Government
  MayorViliam Záhorčák (Smer-SD)
Area
  Total52.807 km2 (20.389 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31[1])
  Total39,050
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
071 01
Area code(s)421-56
Car plateMI
Websitehttp://www.michalovce.sk

Twin towns – Sister cities

Michalovce is twinned with:

  • Vyškov, Czech Republic
  • Villarreal, Spain
  • Pančevo, Serbia
  • Jaroslaw, Poland
  • Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

References

  1. "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.

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