Ťahanovce

Ťahanovce (Hungarian: Hernádtihany, pronounced [ˈhɛrnaːttihɒɲ]) is a borough (city ward) of the city of Košice, Slovakia.

Ťahanovce
Borough
Overall view of Ťahanovce (February 2006)
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Košice
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
District	Košice I
Village	1263 (first known record)
Borough	1969
Area
• Total	7.28 km^2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,529
• Density	350/km^2 (900/sq mi)
Postal code	04013
Area code(s)	+421-55
Car plate	KE
Website	www.tahanovce.eu
Source [1]

The first written mention about Ťahanovce is dated back to 1263. It was an independent village until 1969 when it was connected with Košice. Ťahanovce is home to approximately 2,000 (prevailingly elder) people and it is closely connected with the city part Sídlisko Ťahanovce.

Some of the historical names of the village Ťahanovce

• 1263 - Latin: predium Tehan (according to name of person)
• 1293 - possesio Thehan
• 1355 - villa Techan
• 1399 - Thehaan
• 1773 - Slovak: Czahanowcze; Hungarian: Téhany
• 1786 - Slovak: Czahanowecz; Hungarian: Téhány
• 1808 - Slovak: Tahanowce; Hungarian: Tehány
• 1863, 1892 - Hungarian: Tihany
• 1873 - Hungarian: Tihány
• 1888 - Hungarian: Abaújtihány
• 1907, 1938 - Hungarian: Hernádtihany
• 1920, 1945 - Slovak: Ťahanovce

Statistics

• Area: 7.28 km² (2016)
• Population: 2 529 (31 December 2017)
• Density of population: 350/km² (December 2017)
• District: Košice I
• Mayor: Ing. Ján Nigut

Gallery

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  Saint Anne church erected in 1850
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  Saint John of Nepomuk´s chapel erected in 1913
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  Houses of Ťahanovce
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  Overall panorama of Ťahanovce and Sídlisko Ťahanovce

References

1. Mestská a obecná štatistika SR (urgently needs an updated statistics link for 2018) Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website of the Ťahanovce borough
• Article on the Ťahanovce borough at Cassovia.sk (in Slovak)
• Official website of Košice