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Moldava nad Bodvou
Moldava nad Bodvou
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	Church of the Holy Ghost in Moldava nad Bodvou
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	Coordinates: 48°36′23″N 21°0′01″E / 48.60639, 21.00028
Country	<img src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071108122228/genealogy/images/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" width="22" height="15" class="thumbborder" data-image-name="Flag of Slovakia.svg" data-image-key="Flag_of_Slovakia.svg" /> Slovakia
Region	Košice
Districts of Slovakia	Košice-okolie
First mentioned	1255
	Government
• Mayor	István Zachariaš
	Area
• Total	31.88 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	045 01
Area code	+421-55
Vehicle registration	KS
Website	www.moldava.sk

Main	Births etc

Moldava nad Bodvou (Hungarian: Szepsi. German: Moldau (an der Bodwa)) is a town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. The town includes the former independent settlement of Budulov (Hungarian: Bodolló

HistoryEdit

In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255.

GeographyEdit

The town lies at an altitude of 216 metres and covers an area of 19.765 km² (7.63 sq mi). It has a population of about 9,900 people.

DemographicsEdit

According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,525 inhabitants. 50.49% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 43.65% Hungarians, 3.71% Roma and 0.49% Czechs.^[1] The religious make-up was 73.61% Roman Catholics, 6.91% people with no religious affiliation, 3.42% Greek Catholics and 1.12% Lutherans.^[1]

EconomyEdit

The town has a police force and fire service and its own tax office.

International relationsEdit

Twin towns — Sister citiesEdit

Moldava nad Bodvou is twinned with:

Brzozów, Poland Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania Edelény, Hungary Encs, Hungary Karcag, Hungary Siklós, Hungary Tarcal, Hungary Tišnov, Czech Republic

ReferencesEdit

^ ^a ^b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080208225314/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.

External linksEdit

Official website

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[statistics-0] "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080208225314/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.

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