Things to see in Košice
Košice is a city in Slovakia, with an urban population of about 237 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Cathedral of St. Elizabeth Place of worship
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia.
2National Theatre Košice Arts & culture
The National Theatre Košice is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia.
3Church of Virgin Mary's Birth Place of worship
The Greek Catholic Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary's Birth is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. It is the cathedral of the Eparchy of Košice of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church.
4Orthodox synagogue in Košice Place of worship
The New Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Puškinova Street near the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia.
5East Slovak Museum Museum
The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie Maratónu mieru (Peace Marathon Square).
6St. Michael Chapel Place of worship
The Saint Michael Church is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia. Originally a chapel, the building became officially a church after its reconstruction in 2006.
7St. Urban Tower Landmark
The Urban Tower in Košice, Slovakia is a renaissance prismatic campanile with a pyramidal roof. It was erected in the 16th century.
8Slovak Technical Museum Museum
The Slovak Technical Museum is a major Slovak technology museum, based in the eastern Slovak city of Košice, with branches throughout Slovakia.
9Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Place of worship
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or commonly known as the Dominican Church at Dominikánske námestie is the oldest church in Košice, Slovakia, and also the oldest preserved building in the town.
10East Slovak Gallery Art
The East Slovak Gallery, established in 1951, was the first regional gallery in Slovakia. The mission of the Gallery is the protection and presentation of the collection and documentation of the art scene and artistic life in the region of Eastern Slovakia.
11Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Košice Place of worship
St. Anthony of Padua Church or commonly known as the Franciscan Church or the Seminary Church at Hlavná ulica is the second oldest church in Košice, Slovakia.
12Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice Place of worship
The Church of the Holy Trinity or commonly known as the Premonstratensian Church, or initially the Jesuit Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Košice, Slovakia.
13Plague Chapel of St. Rosalie Place of worship
The Plague Chapel of St. Rosalie in Košice was built at the bottom of Red bank, according to work of T. Tornyossy and J. Goresch (together with J.E. Widman's collaboration), near the cemetery in 1714–1715 as the memorial of the plague from 1710 to 1711.
14Košice Zoo Park
The Košice Zoo is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavečany. It covers 292 hectares (720 acres) and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe.
15Evangelical A. C. Church (Košice) Place of worship
The Evangelical Church or Protestant Church in Mlynská ulica (Mill Street) in Košice, Slovakia is a Neoclassical church building of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, a Lutheran denomination.
16Holy Spirit Church Place of worship
The Holy Spirit Church or Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit is the oldest building in Košice-Juh, Košice, Slovakia. It is located at beginning of Južná trieda (South Avenue), close to the historic centre of medieval Košice.
17Reformed church in Košice Place of worship
The Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska ulica in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house.
18Rákóczi's sculpture in Košice Landmark
The Rákóczi's sculpture in Košice is a bronze statue of Francis II Rákóczi, situated in the Executioner's Bastion in the historical centre of Košice, Slovakia.
19Archbishop's Palace, Košice Place of worship
The Archbishop's Palace of Košice, Slovakia, is a rococo-classical building, formerly the home of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I.
20Amphitheater Košice Arts & culture
The Košice Amphitheater is an open-air theatre in Košice, in the Sever district of the city, at Festival Square No. 2.
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