Košice-Západ
Košice-West
Košice-Západ "Terasa" / "Nové Mesto" | |
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Borough | |
Park and sculpture at a housing estate in Košice-Západ | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Terasa | |
Location within Košice | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice II |
| Borough | 22 February 1962 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 36,275 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 040 11 |
| Area code | +421-55 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | KE |
| Website | www.kosicezapad.sk |
Košice-Západ (literally: "Košice-West", Hungarian: Kassa-Nyugat) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice II district, at an altitude of roughly 243 metres (797 ft) above sea level, it is the most populous borough of the entire city. It borders the borough of Old Town in the east, Košice-Sever in the north, Sídlisko KVP in the west, Luník IX in the southwest and Košice-Juh in the southeast. The area of the borough is frequently nicknamed "Terasa".