Michalovce
| Michalovce | ||
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 Michalovce town square
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| Name origin: St Michael | ||
| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Košice | |
| District | Michalovce | |
| Tourism region | Dolný Zemplín | |
| River | Laborec | |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) | |
| Coordinates | 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E / 48.75528°N 21.91333°ECoordinates: 48°45′19″N 21°54′48″E / 48.75528°N 21.91333°E | |
| Area | 52.807 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Population | 40,027 (31 December 2011) | |
| Density | 758/km2 (1,963/sq mi) | |
| First mentioned | 1244 | |
| Mayor | Viliam Záhorčák (Smer-SD) | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 071 01 | |
| Phone prefix | 421-56 | |
| Car plate | MI | |
   Location of Michalovce within Slovakia
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  Location of Michalovce in the Košice Region
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| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | ||
| Website: http://www.michalovce.sk | ||
Michalovce (
pronunciation ; Hungarian: Nagymihály, German: Großmichel, Romani: Mihalya, Yiddish: Mikhaylovets or Mykhaylovyts; Ukrainian: Михайлівці) is a town on the Laborec river in eastern Slovakia. Originally named after the Archangel St Michael, 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 224 miles (360 kilometres) 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.
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