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Čierna nad Tisou
TiszacsernyőTown 
Country Slovakia Region Košice Region District Trebišov District River Tisza Elevation 102 m (335 ft) Coordinates 48°25′00″N 22°05′47″E / 48.4166667°N 22.09639°E Area 9.37 km2 (4 sq mi) Population 4,299 (31 December 2005) Density 459 / km2 (1,189 / sq mi) First mentioned 1828 Mayor Tibor Dulík Timezone CET (UTC+1) - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 076 43 Phone prefix 421-56 Car plate TV 
Location of Čierna nad Tisou within SlovakiaWikimedia Commons: Čierna nad Tisou Source: [1] Čierna nad Tisou (Hungarian: Tiszacsernyő) is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of extreme south-eastern Slovakia, near the Tisa (Tisza) river.
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History
The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828.
In 1968, from 29-th of July to 1-st of August, Leonid Brežnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou.
Geography
The town lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 9.37 km². It has a population of about 4390 people. It is close to the tripoint between Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia.
Ethnicity
The town is about 60% Hungarian, 34% Slovak and 6% Romani.
Economy and facilities
The town has a pharmacy, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library and gymnasium. The town also has a post office and a number of general and food stores.
Transport
The town has a railway border crossing to Ukraine, important because Slovakia and Ukraine have different gauges and therefore all traffic must change gauge. With 916 tracks this town is the biggest "harbour on land" in Central Europe. The first town across the border in Ukraine is Chop.
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Categories:- Cities and towns in Slovakia
- Villages and municipalities in Trebišov District
- Slovakia–Ukraine border crossings
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