Kysak

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

Kysak Sároskőszeg
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48.86°N 21.22°E / 48.86; 21.22
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Košice-okolie District
First mentioned	1330
Area [1]
• Total	10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,432
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	448 1[2]
Area code	+421 55[2]
Car plate	KS
Website	www.kysak.sk

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 Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.