Michalovce

Michalovce (pronunciation; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Mihalya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts; Ukrainian: Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael, it is the second-largest city in the Košice Region and the seat of the Michalovce District.

Michalovce
Town
Etymology: St Michael
Michalovce
Location in Slovakia
Michalovce
Location in Košice Region
Coordinates: 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionKošice Region
DistrictMichalovce
First mentioned1244
Government
  MayorViliam Záhorčák (Smer-SD)
Area
  Total52.80 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total36,253
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
071 01
Area code+421 56
Car plateMI
Websitehttp://www.michalovce.sk

The city is located on the shore of Lake Sirava, approximately 360 kilometres (224 miles) east of the capital Bratislava and immediately adjacent to the border with Ukraine. Michalovce is mostly recognized for its adjacent lakes and volcanic mountains, which generates tourism, and for agriculture as well as the passing Druzhba pipeline. According to the latest census, the population of the town stood at 40,255, with a metropolitan population of 109,121, which ranks it among the largest population centers in eastern Slovakia.

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