Strážske (; ; (rare); ) 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.
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 (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Government The town has its own birth registry and police force.
Economy and facilities Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) (until 1984) 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:
Nieporęt, Poland Drahanská vrchovina, Czech Republic Dolna Banya, Bulgaria
References
External links
http://www.strazske.sk/