Čierna nad Tisou (; ) is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of extreme south-eastern Slovakia, near the Tisa (Tisza) river.
History The town and municipality is one of the newest in the Košice Region established in 1828.
In 1968, from 29 July to 1 August, Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Alexander Dubček met in Čierna nad Tisou.R. Craig Nation, Black Earth, Red Star: A History of Soviet Security Policy, 1917-1991, pg. 250 This meeting was followed by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on 20 August 1968.
Geography It is close to the tripoint between Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Due to the decline of railway traffic, the population size has decreased considerable in the first decades of the 21st century. From the peak of about 5,000 inhabitants in mid-1990s, the population of Čierna nad Tisou decreased to about 3,400 in 2025, representing the fastest decline of town population over that period in Slovakia.
Ethnicity
Religion
Economy and facilities The town has a pharmacy, and outpatient health facilities of a general practitioner and children and adolescents. The town has a public library, gymnasium, a post office, and a number of general and food stores.
Transport
The town has a railway border crossing to Ukraine, where all trains have to change gauge. With 916 tracks this town is the biggest "harbour on land" in Central Europe. The first town across the border in Ukraine is Chop.
Twin towns – sister cities Čierna nad Tisou is twinned with:
Záhony, Hungary Ajak, Hungary Chop, Ukraine
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1719-1922 (parish B) Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1795-1905 (parish B) Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1772-1889 (parish B)
External links Official website Surnames of living people in Cierna nad Tisou