Kysak
Municipality in Košice Region, Slovakia
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Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Kysak
Sároskőszeg | |
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| Coordinates: 48.86°N 21.22°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Košice Region |
| District | Košice-okolie District |
| First mentioned | 1330 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,418 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 448 1[2] |
| Area code | +421 55[2] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | KS |
| Website | www |
History
Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 256 metres (840 ft)[2] and covers an area of 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) (2024).[4]
Population
| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 1334 | 1395 | 1440 | 1418 |
| Difference | +4.57% | +3.22% | −1.52% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1428 | 1418 |
| Difference | −0.70% |
It has a population of 1418 people (31 December 2024).[6]
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 1469 people by ethnicity 1403 as Slovak, 54 as Not found out, 10 as Rusyn, 8 as Hungarian, 7 as Czech, 3 as Other, 2 as German, 1 as Irish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Russian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Moravian and 1 as Greek.
Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.
Religion
| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 924 | 62.9% |
| None | 223 | 15.18% |
| Evangelical Church | 213 | 14.5% |
| Not found out | 53 | 3.61% |
| Greek Catholic Church | 33 | 2.25% |
| Total | 1469 |
In year 2021 was 1469 people by religion 924 from Roman Catholic Church, 223 from None, 213 from Evangelical Church, 53 from Not found out, 33 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Other, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.
Transport
Kysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.
