"Kosice - the perfect base for any trip in Slovakia" Top 5 Page for this destination Kosice by annamariana

Kosice Travel Guide: 213 reviews and 401 photos

Kosice - the cathedral of st. Elizabeth, 800 y.old

I live in Kosice - population: 300,000 people

It is the second largest city in Slovakia.

Kosice has the largest preserved urban area in the country.

It also has Slovakia’s most beautiful cathedral in whole Slovakia.
Bratislava has not this type of cathedral.
In Kosice the cathedral of st. Elizabeth is 800 years old building, it was built in old gothic style like Notre Dame in Paris. If you go more to the East, then you will not find more churches of this West - old gothic style !!!

Under the Soviets, Kosice became a steel town. US Steel bought the Kosice plant in 2000 and today is one of Slovakia’s largest employers (16,000 employees).

One wooden church was removed to the centre

The church had been in the small village Kozuchovce, today it stays in Museum´s area in the centre of Kosice.

Slovakia has the highest density of wooden churches anywhere in Europe. In 1681, the Roman Catholic Austro-Hungarian Emperor dictated that only Roman Catholic churches could use hard materials (stone, metal). Protestant and Ruthenian/Rusyn Greek Catholic churches could only be made of wood and were not allowed to use nails in their construction.
. . . being a tourist guide hired by the day in Slovakia? See my above external site: www.cometoslovakia.org
They had to be erected within one year, start to finish, and were not permitted in the center of town.

LIST of my one-day TRIPS from the KOSICE base

Krasna Horka castle in Slovak Karst . . . 1 hour driving from Kosice . . .

Domica cave and Slovak Karst . . . 2 hours driving from Kosice . . .

Betliar manor house . . . 1,5 hours driving from Kosice . . .

Dargov - battlefield during IIWW . . . 0,5 hour driving from Kosice . . .

Intro Updated Sep 6, 2007
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Reviews (11)

Krasna Horka castle in Slovak Karst Things to Do (7)

1 hours driving from Kosice . . . . . . • Krasna Horka castle in Slovak Karst• - Slovak Karst is also in the list of... more travel advice

Dargov - battlefield during IIWW - tank T-34 - Kosice

Dargov - battlefield during IIWW Things to Do (7)

1/2 hour driving from Kosice . . . . . . • Dargov - battlefield during IIWW • The second biggest battlefield during... more travel advice

Betliar manor house Things to Do (7)

1,5 hours driving from Kosice . . . . . . • Betliar is the most preserved museum with original furniture in Slovakia... more travel advice

Domica cave and Slovak Karst Things to Do (7)

2 hours driving from Kosice . . . . . . • Caves in the Slovak Karst • - from the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites... more travel advice

Comments (8)

paul0511 Jun 23, 2008 at 4:27 PM Report Abuse

Nice photos .Kosice looks very nice .I am thinking of visiting first week in January for a few days .Do you think the weather would be very bad ? Thanks Paul
sihi Jun 6, 2008 at 3:04 AM Report Abuse

Town looks beautiful, nic epage and tips. :)
BillNJ Mar 22, 2008 at 10:17 PM Report Abuse

Great tips and photos! I just added Kosice to my list of places that I would like to visit someday. Best regards from the USA, Bill
y2ketan2007 Nov 27, 2007 at 10:20 AM Report Abuse

Kosice seems like a very nice place.Thanks for the information.
prleprle Nov 20, 2007 at 6:02 AM Report Abuse

Really fine and interesting page... and we expect more about this beautifull town :-) Well done!
easterntrekker Nov 17, 2007 at 12:52 PM Report Abuse

Nice tips on your hometown . We plan to visit in June so your tips are very helpful .Thanks
HORSCHECK Sep 4, 2007 at 2:31 PM Report Abuse

Welcome to VT ...fabulous start about your hometown ... I have been to Kosice last May and really enjoyed your city. Keep up the good work. :-)
DreamHolidayTravels Sep 3, 2007 at 1:26 AM Report Abuse

Nice introduction to your city. You live in a pretty city. Kosice seems a good place to visit !