Nad jazerom, officially Košice – mestská časť Nad jazerom, shortened to Košice-Nad jazerom (literally: "Košice – borough Above the Lake", ) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. The borough is situated in the Košice IV district and lies to the southeast and south of the neighbouring boroughs of Košice-Juh and Vyšné Opátske, at an altitude of roughly above sea level. The name of the borough is derived from a water reservoir called Jazero, which was originally excavated for the extraction of gravel.
History The locality that became the borough of Nad jazerom first appeared in written records in 1275.
Nad jazerom began as a borough of Košice in the late 1960s, particularly with the development of the local housing estates.
Statistics
Area: Population: 24,803 (31 December 2017) Density of population: 6,800/km2 (31 December 2017) District: Košice IV Mayor: Lenka Kovačevičová (as of 2018 elections)
Geography
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
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References
External links
Official website of the Nad jazerom borough Article on the Nad jazerom borough at Cassovia.sk Official website of Košice