Čečejovce
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Basic data | ||
State : | Slovakia | |
Kraj : | Košický kraj | |
Okres : | Košice-okolie | |
Region : | Košice | |
Area : | 24.527 km² | |
Residents : | 2,157 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 88 inhabitants per km² | |
Height : | 205 m nm | |
Postal code : | 044 71 | |
Telephone code : | 0 55 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 36 ' N , 21 ° 4' E | |
License plate : | KS | |
Kód obce : | 521302 | |
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Community type : | local community | |
Structure of the municipality: | 2 parts of the community | |
Administration (as of November 2018) | ||
Mayor : | Lukáš Macák | |
Address: | Obecný úrad Čečejovce Buzická 55 044 71 Čečejovce |
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Website: | www.cecejovce.sk | |
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Čečejovce (Hungarian Csécs ) is a municipality and a town in the Okres Košice-okolie ( Košický kraj ) in the east of Slovakia , with a population of 2,157 (December 31, 2019).
geography
The place is located in the valley basin Košická kotlina (German Kaschauer basin) on the creek Čečejovský potok , seven kilometers from Moldava nad Bodvou and 22 kilometers from Košice .
The municipality of Seleška, north of the main town, also belongs to the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities of Čečejovce are Paňovce in the north, Veľká Ida in the northeast, Cestice in the east, Buzica in the southeast, Rešica in the southwest and Mokrance in the west.
history
Čečejovce was first mentioned in writing as Cech in 1317 . The first known landowners in the village come from the Perény family, other important owners were the Pédeny and Szirmay families. The village was never conquered by the Turks, but it became depopulated because of fear of a Turkish attack. The village could not be settled again until the 18th century, with predominantly Magyar settlers and a few Slovaks, Poles and Russians. In 1828 there are 136 houses and 1,092 inhabitants.
Until 1919 the place in Abaúj-Torna County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia. 1938-45 he was again part of Hungary due to the First Vienna Arbitration .
Attractions
- Early Gothic church from the 13th century, originally Roman Catholic, now part of the Reformed Church
- Classicist Roman Catholic Church of St. John from 1800, almost completely burned down in 1949 and then rebuilt
- Classicist country castle from the 18th century, directly opposite is the war memorial to the victims of the two world wars
Personalities
- Géza von Horváth (1847–1937), Hungarian doctor and entomologist