Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Košice, Slovakia

The Thalia Theater is the Hungarian National Minority Theater in Košice. The theater was established in 1969. Under the name Košice Theater Thalia Színház operates in the founding competence of the Košice self -governing region. It is a traveling theater, most of its performances will take place outside Košice, especially in the south of Slovakia and of course in Hungary.

Wikipedia: Divadlo Thália (SK), Website

The Monument to the Unknown Anti-Fascist Fighter is a monument commemorating the victims of the anti-fascist resistance, which is located on the Liberator Square in Košice opposite the monument to the soldiers of the Soviet Army. The memorial was built on the basis of the design of Ing. Karol Milerský and Viliam Columby. The author of this sculptural work is the academic sculptor Vojtech Löffler. The construction was carried out in the years 1947 – 1948.

Wikipedia: Pamätník neznámeho protifašistického bojovníka (SK)

The Košice Citadel was a Baroque citadel located in the territory of Košice from 1671 to 1713. The citadel was one of the gradually built parts of the Košice city fortifications. It was built south of the city walls and part of it was uncovered during archaeological research, which preceded the construction of the Aupark shopping center on Liberator Square. The remains of the citadel can be found in front of the main entrance to Aupark, as well as in its underground parking lot.

Wikipedia: Košická citadela (SK)

The Monument to the Soldiers of the Soviet Army is a memorial dedicated to members of the 4th Ukrainian Front and fallen soldiers in the battles during the liberation of Košice in World War II.

Wikipedia: Pamätník vojakov Sovietskej armády (SK)

Košice city fortifications is a fortress system of gradually built walls, water ditches, parks, rondels, barbacans, bastions, ravelins and glacis, defending the city of Košice. The emergence of urban walls is dated to 1260 - 1290. In the 15th century the fortification was supplemented in connection with the development of military equipment - firearms and artillery. In the 16th century with increased Turkish danger, the walls were rebuilt from the rondel system to bastion. Kosice has become one of the most important Habsburg forts. Often, however, they got into the rebel hands, which was not due to the fragility of the fortifications, but by the political will of Košice burghers. In the 17th century, the improving of the bastion system continued, and the advanced separate citadel has also been added to the recurring uprisings. At the beginning of the 18th century, the construction of Ravelin and Glacis reached the development of the Košice city fortifications. Due to the transfer of the center of gravity of Habsburg combat operations outside the Košice region, the importance of the fortifications passed. In the years 1783 - 1840 it was gradually demolished. To this day, there are some parts or whole fortification objects that are testimony of the importance and maturity of this developed defense system in a pan -European context.

Wikipedia: Košické mestské opevnenie (SK)

The Pongrácov-Forgáčov Palace is an empirical building in Košice on Hlavná Street.

Wikipedia: Pongrácovsko-forgáčovský palác (SK), Url

The Archaeological Museum in Košice is a museum of Košice's city fortifications, specifically its Lower Gate. The area was uncovered during the reconstruction of Hlavná Street (1995-1996). The archaeological survey was led by Košice conservationists Marcela Ďurišová and Jozef Duchoň. The project of the museum is the work of engineer Alexander Lami. The museum under a large concrete slab was opened to the public in 1998.

Wikipedia: Archeologické múzeum (Košice) (SK)

The Gerster House is a classicist building in Košice standing on Hlavná Street No. 9.

Wikipedia: Gersterov dom (SK)

The Saint Michael Church is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia. Originally a chapel, the building became officially a church after its reconstruction in 2006.

Wikipedia: St Michael Chapel (EN)

The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.

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The Archbishop's Palace of Košice, Slovakia, is a rococo-classical building, formerly the home of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

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The Vojtech Löffler Museum is a museum of contemporary art located in Košice. The museum was established by the city district of Košice - Old Town on December 17, 1993. The museum presents an exhibition of the important Košice sculptor Vojtech Löffler. The exhibition was dedicated by Vojtech and his wife Klára Schönherz to the city.

Wikipedia: Múzeum Vojtecha Löfflera (SK), Website, Facebook, Website

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or commonly known as the Dominican Church at Dominikánske námestie is the oldest church in Košice, Slovakia, and also the oldest preserved building in the town.

Wikipedia: Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Košice (EN), Website, Url

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is a Baroque church in Košice, in the Old Town district on Mäsiarska Street.

Wikipedia: Kostol svätého Michala archanjela (Košice) (SK), Website, Url

The Čáki-Dezőfi Palace is a building in Košice standing on the corner of Hlavná and Poštová streets.

Wikipedia: Čákiho-Dezőfiho palác (SK), Url

The Plague Column or Immaculata is a Baroque plague column in Košice, Slovakia.

Wikipedia: Plague Column, Košice (EN)

The Fountain of Signs is a fountain on Hlavná Street in Košice. It is located between the Košice State Theater and the Immaculata sculpture.

Wikipedia: Fontána znamení (SK)

The National Theatre Košice is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia.

Wikipedia: National Theatre Košice (EN), Website

Košice Region Tourism is an organization dealing with destination management for the region of the Košice Region. The organization focuses on marketing and development of the destination, but also on the creation of tourism products.

Wikipedia: Košice Región Turizmus (SK), Website

Hadik-Barkóci Palace is a building located in Košice, on Hlavná Street.

Wikipedia: Hadik-Barkóciho palác (SK), Url

The Singing Fountain is a fountain on Hlavná Street in Košice. It is located between the Košice State Theater and St. Elizabeth's Cathedral. When playing music, the splashing of water and the color lighting of the fountain are regulated based on the musical frequencies of the music playing. The fountain consists of 22 water circuits, which are controlled by various sludge pumps. Their power is regulated by frequency converters located directly in the engine room. Its uniqueness also lies in the fact that it is the oldest singing fountain in Czechoslovakia. It was built in 1986 and twenty years later it was reconstructed to its current form based on the design of doc. Ing. arch. Juraj Koban, PhD. It has more than 200 songs in its repertoire, which make the moments spent in the metropolis of the East more pleasant for the inhabitants of the city and tourists. From morning to evening, you can enjoy calm and relaxing music on the playing fountain, and in the evening you can enjoy well-known film compositions or classical music.

Wikipedia: Spievajúca fontána (Košice) (SK)

Visit Košice is a regional tourism organization concentrated in Košice. The organization operates the official Visitor Center of the city, located at 59 Hlavná Street.

Wikipedia: Visit Košice (SK), Website

The Church of the Holy Trinity or commonly known as the Premonstratensian Church, or initially the Jesuit Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Košice, Slovakia. It is an example of Baroque architecture in the city and was the site of the martyrdom of three saints in 1619.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice (EN), Website

The Levoča House is a late Gothic residential building in Košice, dating back to the 15th century, located on the corner of Hlavná and Univerzitná streets.

Wikipedia: Levočský dom (SK)

The Mikluš Prison in Košice is a set of two interconnected Gothic burgher houses from the first half of the 15th century, which were adapted at the beginning of the 17th century for the needs of the city prison and torture chamber. It served for these purposes until 1909, then it was administered by the Upper Hungarian Museum, which planned to install an exhibition of the city's history in it. This happened only after a comprehensive reconstruction in the war years 1940 - 1942. The exhibition is located on Pri Miklušova Prison Street.

Wikipedia: Miklušova väznica (SK), Website

The Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska ulica in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house.

Wikipedia: Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska Street (EN)

The Rákóczi's sculpture in Košice is a bronze statue of Francis II Rákóczi, situated in the Executioner's Bastion in the historical centre of Košice, Slovakia. It is placed in front of Rákóczi's memorial house, a replica of his house in the Turkish exile in Rodosto.

Wikipedia: Rákóczi's sculpture in Košice (EN)

The Executioner's Bastion is the largest and best-preserved building monument from the medieval fortifications of the city in Slovakia. It is located in Košice and its origin dates back to the 15th century.

Wikipedia: Katova bašta (SK)

The Evangelical Church or Protestant Church in Mlynská ulica in Košice, Slovakia is a Neoclassical church building of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, a Lutheran denomination. It has Sunday services at 09:30 and 18:00 in Slovak, and at 08:15 in Hungarian.

Wikipedia: Evangelical Church of Košice (EN), Website

The New Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Puškinova Street near the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.

Wikipedia: New Orthodox Synagogue (Košice) (EN), Website

The park on the Wood Market is a park in the Old Town district of Košice. It is located between the streets of Anti-Fascist Fighters, Roosevelt Street and Hay Market.

Wikipedia: Park na Drevnom trhu (SK), Website

Jakab's Palace is a neo-Gothic building in Košice standing on the corner of Mlynská and Štefánikova Streets, near the former bed of the Mill Race.

Wikipedia: Jakabov palác (SK), Url

Jeney's Palace is an Art Nouveau building in Košice located on Štefánikova Street. The building was built in 1902 and was declared a national cultural monument in 2005.

Wikipedia: Jeneyho palác (SK)

The City Park is the largest public park in Košice in the Old Town district. It is located between Staničné námestie, Štefánikova Street, Thurzova Street, and Rumanova Street.

Wikipedia: Mestský park (Košice) (SK), Website