Sídlisko III

Sídlisko III (pronounced: 'seedlisko 'trih, literally: "Housing estate III") is the second largest housing estate in Prešov, Slovakia. It's located in the northwest side of Prešov and has a population of 19,551 (2014). It is divided into 3 parts, namely Sídlisko III A, Sídlisko III B and Mladosť. The main traffic artery of the housing estate is a road running in the north-south direction, which is formed by Prostějovská and Volgogradská streets.

Sídlisko III
Borough
Sídlisko III
(Housing project from far – Kalvária)
Location within Prešov
CountrySlovakia
RegionŠariš
DistrictPrešov District
Borough1962
Population
 (2014)
 • Total19 551
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
080 01
Car platePO

History and present

Construction of panel buildings (paneláks or commieblocks) began in 1962 and ended in the early 1990s. Between 1990 and 1994, 'Kostol Panny Márie Kráľovnej Pokoja' (Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace) was built in the housing estate.

In 2008, an apartment building on Bajkalská street was completed, containing 16 residential units. Apartments Astória were completed in 2015 and in 2016 the apartment complex Apartments Torysa on Mukačevská street was completed. In 2017, the Na trojke project was completed, which was created instead of a dilapidated hospital and a complex of four multifunctional Bikoš apartment buildings is also under construction, with a planned completion in 2020. As of today, old apartment buildings are getting gentrified and painted, and modern apartment buildings might get built in this housing estate. Na trojke is an example of a modern looking apartment building in this housing estate.

In recent years, individual housing construction is getting built the Kráľova hora district, where several new streets have been added. Currently, this construction is being expanded as part of the Kráľova hora project, and a new district of family houses is also under construction on the edge of the housing estate above Prostějovská Street, not far from the final public transport stop (MHD).

On 6 December 2019, there was a gas explosion in the apartment building on Mukačevská no. 7, in which 8 citizens were tragically killed.[1][2] It was one of the greatest misfortunes of its kind in the modern history of Slovakia, some, such as Mons. Bernard Bober, named it Prešovská tragédia (Prešov Tragedy). An unprecedented wave of solidarity arose after the disaster, citizens of Prešov flocked to the collection centers everything the families in need needed, and three days after the disaster, more than 1.4 million euros were raised to help the city of Prešov.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Slovakia: Seven dead after gas explosion at Presov apartment block". Sky News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "Gas explosion in a block of flats, emergency situation in Prešov". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "Na transparentnom účte Prešova je 1,4 milióna eur". Dennik N (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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