Nad jazerom

Nad jazerom, officially Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom,^[2] shortened to Košice-Nad jazerom (literally: "Košice – borough 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 Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom Košice-Nad jazerom
Borough
The lake and a housing estate at Nad jazerom
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Košice
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice IV
Locality	1275 (first known record)
Borough	1969
Area
• Total	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)
• Total	24,803
• Density	6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Postal code	040 12
Area code	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	www.jazerokosice.sk
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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)

Gallery

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  The lake at Nad jazerom
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  The lake at Nad jazerom
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  Housing estates at Nad jazerom
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  A local shopping centre in Nad jazerom
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