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Prešov

Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city in eastern Slovakia and the third-largest city in all of Slovakia, after the nearby city of Košice. It belongs to the Košice-Prešov agglomeration and is the natural cultural, economic, transport, and administrative center of the Prešov Region. It lends its name to the Eperjes-Tokaj Hill-Chain, which was considered the geographic entity on the first map of Hu

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Prešov is a city and municipality in Slovakia, situated within the Prešov Region and Prešov District. It serves as the capital of the Prešov Region, the Prešov District, and the Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Prešov. The city has at various times been part of the Slovak Republic, Czechoslovakia, and Austria–Hungary. Its earliest written record dates to 1345, with an inception year of 1247.

The city has a population of 93,977 and covers an area of 70.436560 square kilometers. It is located at an elevation of 255 meters above sea level. Prešov is twinned with Prague, Gabrovo, Nowy Sącz, and Nyíregyháza. The local dialing code is 051, and the postal code is 080 01.

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Place details

Locality: Prešov
Country: Slovensko
Population: 82,927
Timezone: Europe/Bratislava

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PM10: 12.8 µg/m³

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Key facts

Slovak place.name: Prešov
Slovak place.settlement_type: City
Slovak place.image_flag: Presov-presov-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Prešov.svg
Slovak place.nicknames: PO, PO City, (Athens above Torysa), (Slovak Seattle), (City of Music), Preshow
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Prešov Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Prešov
Slovak place.subdivision_type3: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name3: Prešov
Slovak place.established_title: First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date: 1247
Slovak place.leader_party: Democrats
Slovak place.leader_title: Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name: Ing. František Oľha
Slovak place.elevation_m: 296

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Official website

Mesto Prešov - Oficiálne stránky mesta

Oficiálne stránka mesta Prešov

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Slovakia
Official name: Eperjes
Country: Kingdom of Hungary
Located in: Prešov Region
Population: 81223
Area: 70.436560
Elevation: 255
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Torysa
Capital of: Sáros County
Shares border with: Vyšná Šebastová
Official website: www.presov.sk
Image: Konkatedrála Prešov 18 Slovakia5.jpg
Dialing code: 051
Licence plate code: PO

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Prešov
twinned administrative body: Rishon LeZion
Commons category: Prešov
topic's main category: Category:Prešov
postal code: 080 01
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Prešov
category of associated people: Category:People from Prešov
inception: 1247-00-00
time of earliest written record: 1345-00-00
email address: mailto:[email protected]
native label: Prešov
different from: Eperjes
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P8168: Uwe Ackermann
P12749: 4th century

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Travel guide

Understand

Prešov is the capital of the Prešov region and the second city after Eastern Slovakia - Košice.

Get in

Train and bus station are 10 minutes south of down town.

Get around

Prešov has an urban transit system composed of the trolley for main bus lines and the official Slovak provided schedules of the different lines in the section Cestovný poriadok. There is a night bus service: Lines N1, N2 and N3. Pattern of lines

The regular ticket costs €0.50 for 30 minutes and €0.40 for short trips of less than 10 minutes. Children under 7 years travel free and from 7 to 16 years at a reduced rate. A ticket of €0.40 extra is claimed to travelers carrying luggage or traveling with a dog (except for dog for blind). You can pay your ticket by SMS to 1144 using a Slovak phone number. The ticket is valid for 30 minutes (45 minutes on weekends) and costs €0.70.