EconomyEconomy

Major industry in region SpisMajor industry in region Spis

• machinery industry

• chemical industry

• textile industry

• food processing

• elektrotechnical

Major employersMajor employersCompany

Number of employees

Product

Tatravagonka 1900 Freight wagonsWhirlpool 1200 Washing machinesChemosvit 1400 Packaging materialsTatrasvit 934 SocksEmbraco 488 Compressors

EmploymentEmploymentMen &

Women

Men Women

Spis 70 823 34 603 36 220

Slovakia 2 312 5001 170 547

1 141 953

0

500 000

1 000 000

1 500 000

2 000 000

2 500 000

Slovakia Spis

men

women

together

UnemploymentUnemployment

Slovakia 12,7 %

Spis 17,5 %

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18

Slovakia Spis

TransportationTransportation

• Road transportation

• Railway transportation

• Air transportation

Types of transportation:

1486 km320 km

1657 km

2849 km

StarachowicePhilippeville

Murcia

Isernia

Svabovce

Type of

transportation

Number of pople transported

(per year)

Percentage %

Road transportation 4 887 000 49

Railway transportation 4 574 400 45

Air transportation 584 500 6

Number of people Number of people transported per yeartransported per year

A) Road transportationA) Road transportation

• 42 km long highway passes through the Spis region• Svabovce is connected with surronded towns and villges by road transportation onlyB) Air transportationB) Air transportation

• airport Poprad – Tatry • the highest situated international airport in the middle Europe (718m.s.l.)

C) Railway transportationC) Railway transportation• train station Poprad – Tatry is located on the major train line, which goes through the country

• 270 km long train lines pass through our region

• beginning of 20th century a narrow gauge railway was opened to connect the High Tatras with city Poprad

The Tatra Electric RailwayThe Tatra Electric Railway

• connecting city Poprad

with the High Tatras

• length – 34 km

• GROUND CABLE CAR

and CABIN CABLE

CAR are belonging to

the Tatra Electric

Rrailway System

GROUND CABLE CARGROUND CABLE CAR

• runs from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok

• length – 1937 m

• elevation – 255 m

• top station – 1272 m.s.l.

• capacity – 1300 persons/

hour

CABIN CABLE CARCABIN CABLE CAR

A) Tatranska Lomnica –

Skalnate tarn

• length – 3708 m

• elevation – 868 m

• top station – 1764 m.s.l.

• capacity – 900 persons/

hour

B) Skalnate tarn – Lomnicky

peak

• length – 1867 m

• elevation – 868 m

• top station – 2625 m.s.l.

• capacity – 45 persons/hour

CABIN CABLE CARCABIN CABLE CAR

PopulationPopulation

PopulationPopulation• in the region Spis are 6 districts, with approximately 380 thousand people • it´s about 7 % from total population in Slovakia• 1 100 people live in our village Svabovce

District People Poprad 104 827 Spišská Nová Ves

97 329

Kežmarok 68 238 Stará Ľubovňa 52 135 Levoča 32 892 Gelnica 31 365

MinorityMinorityNationali

ty

People

( %)

slovak 87,2

gypsy 10,06

czech 0,9

hungarian 0,2

german 0,2

russian 0,8

ukrainian 0,5

polish 0,14

Average ageAverage agetogether men women

Spis 35,21 33,79 36,59

Slovakia 38,49 36,84 40,05

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

Spis Slovakia

men

women

together

• natural growth of population is falling down

• with average age (36,59) Spis region belongs to the youngest regions in Slovakia

DensityDensity• density is 95,16 people per km2

• the smallest village is Havka with 46 inhabitants • only 10 pupils go to school in this village

• the biggest city is Poprad with 52 590 inhabitants• Poprad is the 10th biggest city in Slovakia• density in our district Poprad is 94,8 people per km2

DemographyDemography

Population %

Town 243 200 64

Village 136 800 36