Kosice: facts

At a glance

• Country: Slovakia
• Region: Košice Region
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 225,044
• Coordinates: 48.7144° N, 21.2580° E
• Time zone: Europe/Bratislava (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Bratislava: 313 km (194 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Košice International Airport (KSC): 5.8 km (3.6 mi), straight line
• Uzhhorod International Airport (UDJ, Ukraine): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT): 84 km (52 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kosicky Klecenov: 18 km (11 mi)
• Gonc, Hungary: 28 km (17 mi)
• Gelnica: 28 km (18 mi)
• Presov: 32 km (20 mi)
• Zupcany: 34 km (21 mi)

Events

• Jazz for sale: November 2026