Košice (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkɔʃɪt͡sɛ] , German: Kaschau, Hungarian: Kassa, Hungarian pronunciation: [’kɒʃːɒ] ) is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 240,000, Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital Bratislava.