Kysak

Kysak
Village
Kysak railway station
Coat of arms
Kysak Location of Kysak in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 21°13′00″E / 48.85833°N 21.21667°E / 48.85833; 21.21667
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice-okolie
First mentioned	1330
Area
• Total	10.865 km2 (4.195 sq mi)
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Population  (2005-12-31)
• Total	1,390
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	044 81
Area code(s)	+421-55
Car plate	KS
Website	www.kysak.sk

Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History[]

Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.

Geography[]

The village lies at an altitude of 298 metres and covers an area of 10.865 km².

Population[]

The municipality has a population of about 1390 people.

Transport[]

Kysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the diverges towards Poland from the , which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.

External links[]

• Municipal website (in Slovak)

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