title: Strážske
text: # Strážske
  
  Strážske (Slovak pronunciation:; German: Straschke (rare); Hungarian: Őrmező) is a small town and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is located in the most northern part of Michalovce District.
  
  ## History
  
  In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1337.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The town lies at an elevation of 135 metres and covers an area of 24,773 square kilometres (9,564.91 square miles). The municipality has a population of about 4,289 people. The town lies on the Laborec River.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2001 census, the town had 4,474 inhabitants. 96.38% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.07% Roma, 0.87% Czechs, 0.45% Rusyns and 0.40% Ukrainian. The religious makeup was 63.59% Roman Catholics, 21.77% Greek Catholics, 7.58% people with no religious affiliation, 2.82% Orthodox and 1.41% Lutherans.
  
  ## Government
  
  The town has its own birth registry and police force.
  
  ## Economy and facilities
  
  Chemko is chemical plant which produced polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs) (until 1984) and contaminated a large part of East Slovakia, especially sediments of Laborec river and reservoir Zemplínska šírava.
  
  The town has a number of food stores, a doctors' surgery, an outpatient facility for children and adolescents, and a resident dentist. It also has a Slovak commercial bank and insurance company.
  
  ## Culture
  
  The town has a public library, a disco bar called Broadway, an Ice-rink and a football pitch. It also has a DVD rental store and a town cinema. In the town park is an old manor-house and the oldest Lime-tree in Slovakia.
  
  ## Transport
  
  The town has a railway station and bus station.
  
  * Strážske railway station
  * Strážske railway station
  
  ## Twin towns — sister cities
  
  Strážske is twinned with:
  
  * Nieporęt, Poland
  * Drahanská vrchovina, Czech Republic
  * Dolna Banya, Bulgaria
  