- Rozhanovce
Geobox | Settlement
name = Rozhanovce
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category = Village
image_caption =
symbol = Rozhanovce erb.jpg
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country = Slovakia
country_
state =
region = Košice
district = Košice-okolie
municipality =
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location =
elevation = 215
lat_d = 48
lat_m = 45
lat_NS = N
long_d = 21
long_m = 21
long_EW = E
coordinates_type = region:SK_type:city
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area = 22.2
area_round = 1
population = 2160
population_date = 2004
population_density = auto
established =1270
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Viktor Gazdačko
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postal_code = 044 42
area_code = +421-55
code = KS
code_type = Car plate
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map_background = Slovakia - background map.png
map_locator = Slovakia
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statistics = [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/prvav2.jsp?txtUroven440806&lstObec521931&Okruhzaklad MOŠ/MIS]
website = [http://rozhanovce.sk rozhanovce.sk]
footnotes =Rozhanovce is a
village inKošice-okolie District of easternSlovakia . It is situated about 20 km far from the city ofKošice .A smaller part of Rozhanovce is located on flat land and a larger part in a hilly area rising from the west to the east. The center of the village lies at an altitude of 215 metres. The area of the municipality is 22.2km². The best view of this village is from the west.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in
1270 . Rozhanovce is best known for theBattle of Rozhanovce (June 15,1312 ), in which King Charles Robert decisively defeated theAmadé familly ( _sk. Omodejovci), supported by troops ofMatthew Csák . Both the Amadé and Matthew Csák were de-facto rulers in what is today eastern and western Slovakia respectively before the battle.In 2004, Rozhanovce had a population of about 2,160 people. 96.9% of them were
Slovaks , 1.6% Roma. 79.4% of inhabitants were Roman Catholics, 7.7% Greek Catholics, and 3.9% atheists.The festival called "
Abov celebrations" takes place every year in Rozhanovce.External links
* [http://www.rozhanovce.sk/ Official website of Rozhanovce] sk icon
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