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Fall 2020 KošiceCityGuideAn Exclusive Guide Through Košice & Region complimentary copy WHAT’S ON our guide to top events THEATRE ATTRACTIONS The monumental statue of Aurora ENTERTAINMENT located on the EXHIBITIONS top of historical Bož eny Nìmcove Park Angelinum building of The á Letn Szakkayho Gorké Watsonov j Hr North o Bocatiova h ncov á á Prešov (37km) o Letn Jarn Vysoké tatry (125km)State Theatre Stará spišská cest a a Pajorova Jesen Ko m AMPHITHEATRE ná enského Gorkéh Alvinczyho a Zimná Garbiarska Hutnícka TABAÈKA of Košiceo Festivalové KulturFabrik námestie Svätoplu Pajoro Jiskr va Jesenná Ta P ko tran Èesk o oslovensk va va ej armád Cassia Dance ská y Theatre JUMBO Centre Trieda SNP a Löfflerov Thurzova Br INFINITY Svä aniskova topluk u ARENA P ov Hlavná a va Rumano ano va ho y Irish Pub Rum án Diesel MUSIC SPORTS Kapitána Nálepk Ondavská Kuzm Karczma Mlyn P Restaurant FOOD & DRINK CITY PARK Jazz Club Café TRAVEL TIPS Garibaldi’s Marilyn Café TRAIN POST Kabaret Station Ku OFFICE z má P n P yho i BUS jenská Station Vo tlivého Ondavská Dr. Kos AK Stomatology Ku Floriánska z má n yh Košice City CENTRE a Floriánsk o h ý tr Žriedlov o P Senn Palackéh HOTEL DIRECTORY The House Map included of Arts Casino a Olympic i Palackého Jantárov a STEEL ARENA Stadiun P va ko Rázusova ská Žiž Tory Kukuèínova Kukuèínova Rá Ríznerov Južná trieda va z usov ro South ntá South-West a Požiarnická Ja Airport (8km) Lichardova a Skladná Kechnec (20km) USS Košice (15km) Skladná Hungary Miskolc (80km) SIGHTSEEING The Statue of the Angel Lower Gate - see map page 17 The oldest coat of arms in Europe MUNICIPAL COAT OF ARMS When King Louis the Great of Anjou issued the appearance of the jewel and covers. The city a document, awarding the city the privi- solved it itself, by means of their imagination lege to use its own coat of arms in the cas- and used a person of an angel, the shield-car- tle Diősgyőri on May 7, 1369, he did not rier. Only after 55 years the coat of arms was expect to create such a complicated heral- modified to reach this appearance officially, dic situation for his successors. The coat of by Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg, who arms of Košice went through a very inter- issued a normal official document certifying esting development. When creating it, Lou- the coat of arms, in Bratislava on January 31, is used the royal and Anjou coats of arms. 1423. The angel holding the coat of arms shield He added the upper blue field with the three had beautiful red clothes, which were replaced golden lilies to the four horizontal silver cross- with light blue by King Ladislaus Posthumus KOVÁČSKA 39, KOŠICE bars in the red field. However, he did not solve thirty years later, on February 7, 1453. 3 KEY FACTS Renaissance Urban’s Tower stands next to the The St. Elizabeth’s The city is rich in cathedral and Cathedral, the its history, how- St. Michael’s easternmost ever, it has much Chapel is on the Gothic cathedral to offer at present other side. in Europe, is its as well. Its geo- dominant. graphic location in the middle of the Košice Valley was suitable for settlement already in the paleolithic period, which is proved by an ar- cheological finding of a municipality in the present THE CITY OF KOŠICE town district Bar- Košice, the second largest city in Slovakia, is the ca. Later historical events in the given administration centre of the Košice region and the location confirm metropolis of Eastern Slovakia at the same time. the significance Visitor’s attention of Košice, where The city historical There are is drawn mostly by important trade monument reservation several the historic centre, in Košice is the largest museums roads of this part rich in architecton- of Europe inter- one in Slovakia, with and galleries ic and art monu- 556 protected cultural sected, which worth ments. It is monuments on its area provided the city´s visiting in represented by of over 85 hectares. Košice. prosperity. Košice well preserved and used to be a sig- perfectly developed nificant economic, type of town with East Slovak cultural and social a lenticular square. Gallery East Slovakian Museum centre of former Hungary, which in When walk- fact influenced its ing down Košice Marathon. development. the Hlavná The oldest Street every marathon in Europe visitor stops Since 1924. at the at- 97th running takes tractive place on Sunday building of 4 October 2020. the State Theatre and spends Behind the theatre a while re- there is a beauti- The city visitors willing to buy something laxing at ful Baroque-styled original shouldn’t miss the Street of the singing Immaculata statue, Potter’s (Hrnčiarska), known as the street fountain in reminding of the of handicraft, where artistic artifacts the nearby plague epidemic are sold in individual shops and historic park. which raged here in handicrafts are demonstrated. the 18th century. 4 5 SIGHTSEEING They built the circumferen- tial walls at first, then they Urban-Cafe St. Elizabeth‘s demolished the original church and built the roof of Slovak tradition with Cathedral the new one. The cathedral is dissymmetrical, because when the construction was a trendy touch. to be completed, there was not enough money to finish BEST the southern tower. A sun- ICE-CREAM dial from 1477 has been & DESSERTS preserved next to the south- shop in Urban-Cafe a typical Slovak sheep cheese called ern tower, above a Gothic Slovakia! located in a bryndza, also known as ”the white gold window. St.Elizabeth of small street of Slovakia”. Surprising refreshment is Hungary became the pa- Vrátna no. bryndza ice-cream and it is the only shop tron of the church, who 4 connected in Slovakia to offer it. lived in the 13th century directly to main street Hlavná and although she was noble, in centre of town was estab- In top season Urban-Cafe as the only she would help the poor. lished in 2009 and became a shop in Slovakia produces and offers We can find her statue with concept you can’t miss during more than 32 kinds of Ice-cream a spoon in her hand on the your visit in Kosice. between which are 8 to 10 unique and right hand side on the main very popular Belgian chocolate ice- and the most precious altar They are the specialists in self creams - white, milk and dark 55% but from 1474 - 1477. On the made ice-cream, cakes and more over there are chocolate ice-creams altar wings there are scenes bonbons by using only natural made from chocolate origins such as from her life. The altar can products of local origin and the Venezuela 43%, Vietnam 45%, Peru 54%, be shut twice. Closing it first time, next pictures ap- best Belgian chocolates. Equator 70%, Vietnam 73%, Uganda 80%. pear, showing scenes from Throughout four seasons you Salty caramel, cookies, banana or exotic the life of Jesus Christ. After can enjoy daily self-produced fruit ice-creams is a must in Urban-Cafe. closing the altar a second fresh cakes made from rich time, we can see the picture cream, fresh fruits and real As there is still a lot of forest and un- from a cycle about the Vir- quality Belgian chocolate. touched nature in Slovakia, bees have gin Mary. In total the altar You can find there the best plenty of flowers to produce the best contains 48 pictures paint- combinations of sweets and honey of Europe. That’s why their ed under the influence of salty, such as the bryndza chocolatier made a yummy praline the Dutch painting school. waffle - a Belgian waffle with filled with it. A 16-metre high pastofori- um on the left hand side of the altar is a Gothic stone jewel. There are several wall paintings from the 15th century in the cathedral and a bronze baptismal The construction of St.Elizabeth´s Cathedral font, apparently from the former church. The only lasted over hundred years (the end of the double Gothic spiral stair- 14th century – the start of the 16th century). case in Europe leads to the imperator balcony on the It is the easternmost cathedral in Western Gothic style and the right in the cathedral. Op- biggest church in Slovakia. There used to be one smaller church in posite there is a mausoleum “Urban-Cafe - definitely to put on the ,,to do list!” the place of the cathedral before. Because of the city´s expansion of the leader of the biggest and after the fire a new church construction was started, in a very anti-Habsburg uprising – Urban-Cafe Opening hours: interesting way. Francis Rákoczi II. Vrátna no. 4, Košice Mon-Fri: 9:30 - 19:00 6 (see map page 17) Sat-Sun: 10:00-19:00 SIGHTSEEING STARÁ SÝPKA Restaurant - Coffee Bar - Pub Summer Garden inside the restaurant St. Michael’s Chapel Hlavná Street Boženy Němcov P Letná ark Angelinu Gork Szakkayho ej NORTH tiova ého Wa Hr Boca tsonova oncov m Prešov (37km) Jarná Hotel o Letná High Tatras (125km) Yasmin zyh Stará spišská cesta a Pajorova Jesenná Spišská Nová Ves (80km)Komenského Alvinc AMPHITHEATRE Gork a Garbiarska Hutníck Zimn TABAČKA ého á KulturFabrik Festivalové Svätoplukov námestie Jisk Pajorova Jesenná P rova Ta Č a transk eskoslov enskej armád y á T ieda SNP hur Tr Löerova Svätoplukov zova Branisk Angels Arena ova P a Hlavná a Rumanova Hotel Rumanov A La Maison Ambassador Kapitána Nálepku Kunsthalle uzmányho K Ondavsk P á CITY PARK LUXOR brewhouse Hlavná TRAIN Station POST K OFFICE uzmányho P P á BUS P Station ojensk V ého i Ondavsk Dr.