Dargovských hrdinov


Dargovských hrdinov is a borough of Košice, Slovakia, located in the Košice III district. The borough lies largely on the hillside of a local hill named Furča.
The vast majority of the Dargovských hrdinov borough consists of the local housing estates, built mainly in the form of panelhouses. There are little to no industrial structures or activities in the borough and it serves primarily as housing. The borough is also referred to collectively as Sídlisko Dargovských hrdinov or by the popular nickname "Furča", derived from its location on the eponymous hillside.

History

Construction of the microdistrict began in the early 1970s, with the first completed part of the borough officially opening on the 29 June 1976. Currently, there are more than 26,000 people living in the borough. The name of the housing estate and borough was chosen in honour of the combat veterans of the WWII Battle of Dargov Pass, fought an important route in the Slanské Hills to the east of Košice in the winter of 1944/1945.

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