Slovenské Nové Mesto

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image_caption = Train station in Slovenské Nové Mesto


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region = Košice Region
district = Trebišov District
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population =1053 | population_date = 31 December 2005
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established = 1920
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mayor = Ján Kalinič
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map_caption = Location of Slovenské Nové Mesto within Slovakia
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website = http://www.slovnovemesto.szm.sk/
commons = Slovenské Nové Mesto
footnotes =Source: [http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Mestská a obecná štatistika SR ] ]

Slovenské Nové Mesto ( _hu. Kisújhely or "Szlovákújhely") is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

History

The village is a former suburb of the Hungarian city of Sátoraljaújhely, which was separated from the rest of the city by the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia in 1920. The Košice - Mukacheve railway-line made the village strategically important.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 104 metres and covers an area of 13.382 km².It has a population of about 1060 people.

Ethnicity

The village is about 87% Slovak and 13% Magyar

Politics

The present mayor is Ján Kalinič, who built a "Berliner wall" on the border. [ [http://www.eurotopics.net/en/search/results/archiv_article/ARTICLE16095 János Irházi, Everyday life in a divided city, HVG, Wednesday, April 11, 2007] ]

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

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External links

[http://www.slovnovemesto.szm.sk/ Municipal website] sk icon