Michalovce

Michalovce
Town
Coat of arms
Etymology: St Michael
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Coordinates: 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E / 48.75528°N 21.91333°E / 48.75528; 21.91333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice
First mentioned	1244
Government
• Mayor	Viliam Záhorčák (Smer-SD)
Area [1]
• Total	52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	113[2] m (371[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	35,874
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	071 01[2]
Area code	+421 56[2]
Car plate	MI
Website	http://www.michalovce.sk

Michalovce (pronunciation^ⓘ; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Mihalya, Yiddish: מיכאלאָווצע Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts; Ukrainian: Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael,^[4] it is the second-largest city in the Košice Region and the seat of the Michalovce District.

The city is located on the shore of Lake Sirava, approximately 360 kilometres (224 miles) east of the capital Bratislava and immediately adjacent to the border with Ukraine. Michalovce is mostly recognized for its adjacent lakes and volcanic mountains, which generates tourism, and for agriculture as well as the passing Druzhba pipeline. According to the latest census, the population of the town stood at 40,255, with a metropolitan population of 109,121, which ranks it among the largest population centers in eastern Slovakia.