Strážske


Strážske is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the northernmost part of Michalovce District.
WWW strazske.sk

History

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary.

Geography

The town lies on the Laborec River.

Population

It has a population of  people.

Government

The town has its own birth registry and police force.

Economy and facilities

Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) and contaminated a large part of East Slovakia, especially sediments of Laborec river and reservoir Zemplínska šírava.
The town has a number of food stores, a doctors' surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents, and a resident dentist. It also has a Slovak commercial bank and insurance company.

Culture

The town has a public library, a disco bar called Broadway, an Ice-rink and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In the town park is an old manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree in Slovakia.

Transport

The town has a railway station and bus station.

Twin towns — sister cities

Strážske is twinned with: