Kysak

Kysak
Sároskőszeg
Kysak
Location of Kysak in the Košice Region
Kysak
Location of Kysak in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°52′N 21°13′E / 48.86°N 21.22°E / 48.86; 21.22
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictKošice-okolie District
First mentioned1330
Area
 • Total
10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,418
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
448 1[3]
Area code+421 55[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)KS
Websitewww.kysak.sk

Kysak (Hungarian: Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in the first and second World Wars.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 256 metres (840 ft)[3] and covers an area of 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count1334139514401418
Difference +4.57% +3.22% −1.52%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count14281418
Difference−0.70%

It has a population of 1418 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak140395.5%
Not found out543.67%
Total1469

In year 2021 was 1469 people by ethnicity 1403 as Slovak, 54 as Not found out, 10 as Rusyn, 8 as Hungarian, 7 as Czech, 3 as Other, 2 as German, 1 as Irish, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as Russian, 1 as Polish, 1 as Moravian and 1 as Greek.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church92462.9%
None22315.18%
Evangelical Church21314.5%
Not found out533.61%
Greek Catholic Church332.25%
Total1469

In year 2021 was 1469 people by religion 924 from Roman Catholic Church, 223 from None, 213 from Evangelical Church, 53 from Not found out, 33 from Greek Catholic Church, 6 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Other, 3 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Apostolic Church, 1 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Transport

Kysak railway station is an important railway junction, where the Košice–Plaveč–Čirč–Muszyna railway diverges towards Poland from the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.