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Košice Region

Košice, Spiš Castle and Europe's eastern Gothic.

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The Košice Region in the east has Košice, the huge Spiš Castle, Levoča and caves of ice.

Museums in Košice Region

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

Places in Košice Region

★ Has its own city story

The story of Košice Region

Košice has the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Europe and the East Slovak Museum with a hoard of gold coins. In Spiš, Spiš Castle covers a whole hilltop, and in Levoča the Church of St James holds the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world. The Dobšiná Ice Cave keeps ice all year round. (Spiš Castle and Levoča are on the border with the Prešov Region.)

  • 1993Spiš Castle on the UNESCO list
  • 2013Košice is a European Capital of Culture

Košice Region through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1369Košice receives the first town coat of arms in Europe granted by a charter.See it: East Slovak Museum

What to do in Košice Region

  1. 01

    East Slovak Museum

    The Košice Gold Treasure.

    Košice1 to 2 hours
  2. 02

    Spiš Castle

    One of the largest castle sites in Central Europe.

    Žehra2 hours
  3. 03

    Dobšiná Ice Cave

    A cave filled with ice all year.

    Dobšiná1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Košice Region

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

BTS
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Getting around Košice Region

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

Gold under the floor

Workers found 2,920 gold coins in Košice.

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In 1935, workers rebuilding a house on Hlavná street in Košice found a copper box full of gold: 2,920 coins, three medals and a gold chain from the 15th to 17th centuries, probably hidden during a war. The Košice Gold Treasure is shown in a safe-like room in the East Slovak Museum.