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Košice Staré Mesto (literally: "Košice Old Town", Hungarian: Kassa-Óváros) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. It encompasses the historical centre of the city, consisting of the medieval and early modern core of Košice, with many preserved historical buildings of several architectural styles, and a small number of more modern architecture. The borough also includes the immediate environs of the historical centre (e.g. Mestský park ("City Park"), Staničné námestie ("Station Square") with the main train station, etc.).
The municipality lies at an altitude of 208 metres (682 ft) and covers an area of 4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi) ().
It has a population of 20,200 people (31 December 2025).
In year 2021 was 20,133 people by ethnicity 16,271 as Slovak, 2586 as Not found out, 1132 as Hungarian, 387 as Rusyn, 302 as Czech, 167 as Other, 137 as Romani, 120 as Ukrainian, 65 as German, 64 as Jewish, 49 as Russian, 24 as Polish, 23 as Italian, 18 as Serbian, 14 as Vietnamese, 11 as Bulgarian, 10 as Moravian, 10 as Albanian, 9 as French, 9 as English, 8 as Romanian, 6 as Greek, 5 as Croatian, 3 as Irish, 3 as Turkish, 3 as Austrian, 2 as Silesian, 2 as Korean, 2 as Canadian and 1 as Iranian.
Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.
In year 2021 was 20,133 people by religion 7587 from Roman Catholic Church, 6478 from None, 2598 from Not found out, 1236 from Greek Catholic Church, 874 from Evangelical Church, 422 from Calvinist Church, 312 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 83 from Ad hoc movements, 80 from Other, 78 from Jewish community, 66 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 57 from Apostolic Church, 49 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 42 from Buddhism, 37 from Baptists Church, 35 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 26 from Islam, 17 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 14 from Church of the Brethren, 11 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 7 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 6 from Old Catholic Church, 6 from Bahá'i Community, 5 from Hinduism, 4 from United Methodist Church and 3 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Churches and synagogues
Old housing and public buildings
Memorials and monuments
Fortifications
Industrial heritage
Text from the Wikipedia article “Old Town, Košice”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.