Prešov lies at an altitude of 250
metres (820 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 70.4 square
kilometres (27.2 sq mi). It is located in the north-eastern Slovakia,
at the northern reaches of the Košice Basin, at the confluence of the Torysa
River with its tributary Sekčov. Mountain ranges nearby include Slanské vrchy
(south-east), Šarišská vrchovina (south-west), Bachureň (west) and Čergov
(north). The neighbouring city of Košice is 34 kilometres (21 mi) to the
south
