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
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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
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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