title: Košice-Sever
text: # Košice-Sever
  
  Košice-Sever (English: Košice-North, Hungarian: Kassa-Észak) is a borough (city ward) of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice I district, it lies at an altitude of roughly 260 metres (850 ft) above sea level. It is one of the more populous boroughs of the city, as well as the largest of all 22 boroughs, which contributes to its low overall population density. Along with the neighbouring borough of Kavečany, Košice-Sever is the most popular recreational area in the city, frequented particularly by locals, but also visitors.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  * Area: 54.58 square kilometres (21.07 sq mi)
  * Population: 20,281 (December 2017)
  * Density of population: 370/km² (December 2017)
  * District: Košice I
  * Mayor: František Ténar (as of 2018 elections)
  
  ## Tourist attractions
  
  * Hradová hill
     * Košice Castle
     * Hradová observation tower
  * Bankov recreational area
  * Jahodná recreational area
  * Anička pond and recreational area
  * Narrow-gauge heritage railway Čermeľská železnica (also Detská železnica, "Children's Railroad")
  * Alpinka golf course
  * Hiking trails
  * Cycling trails
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * The Košice amphitheater in the Košice-Sever borough
  * Our Lady of Sorrows Church
  * Golf course GC Alpinka
  * Pond in the Anička area
  * Tourist facilities in the Anička area
  * Park in the Anička area during autumn
  * Čermeľ narrow-gauge heritage railway
  * One of the summertime passenger cars of the Čermeľ heritage railway
  * Ruins of a stone wall of Košice Castle at Hradová
  * Ruins of Košice Castle at Hradová
  * Photo of the old observation tower on Hradová, from the early 20th century
  * The current observation tower on Hradová (opened in 1987), near he castle ruins
  * The top platform of the observation tower on Hradová
  * A view from the observation tower on Hradová
  * A view of central and western Košice from the observation tower on Hradová
  * A cycling trail in the wilderness area of the borough
  * Shelter for hikers and cyclists
  * Bankov recreational area on the periphery of Košice-Sever
  * Remains of the defunct mine in the Bankov area
  * The Čermeľ stream that flows through the borough
  