Bratislava Region
Bratislava Region
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The Bratislava Region (Slovak: Bratislavský kraj, pronounced [ˈbracislawskiː ˈkraj]; German: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919); Hungarian: Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders exist from 1996. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia as well as the most urbanized, most developed and most productive by GDP per capita.
Geography
The region is located in the south-western part of Slovakia and has an area of 2,053 km2 and a population of 622,706 (2009). The region is split by the
History
The first known permanent settlement of the area of today's Bratislava was the
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1980 | 543,800 | — |
1991 | 606,351 | +11.5% |
2001 | 599,015 | −1.2% |
2011 | 602,436 | +0.6% |
2021 | 719,537 | +19.4% |
Source:[5] |
Although it is the smallest region of Slovakia by area, it does not have the lowest population. The largest city is Bratislava (425,459) and the second largest is
Economy
The economy of the Bratislava Region accounts for about a quarter(EUR 20 billion) of the Slovak GDP. Bratislava has one of the highest GDP per capita at PPP of among whole E.U. €51,200(~$70,000).[7] It is marked by a strong tertiary sector, while the primary sector has a share of only around 1% and the secondary sector around 20%.[8] Important branches include chemical, automobile, machine, electrotechnical and food industries.[9]
Politics
The current governor of the Bratislava region is Juraj Droba (SaS). He won with 20,4 %. In the 2017 election, the regional parliament was elected as well:
County Council of Bratislava region | |
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Unicameral | |
Houses | County Council |
Leadership | |
Governor | |
Structure | |
Seats | 53 |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
Last election | 29 October 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Governor's office, Bratislava | |
Website | |
Council of Bratislava region |
2017 elections
Juraj Droba (SaS) won the 2017 governor's elections against several other candidates.
Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader[10] | |
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Independents | 25 | 19 | 50,00% | Martin Zaťovič | |
Centre-right coalition[11] | 17 | 5 | 34,00% | Elena Pätoprstá | |
Coalition led by Smer–SD[12]
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6 | 8 | 12,00% | Vladimír Bajan | |
Doma Dobre | 1 | 1 | 2,00% | Peter Tydlitát | |
NF | 1 | 1 | 2,00% | Alžbeta Ožvaldová |
2013 elections
.Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader | |
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KDH[13] | 9 | 1 | 20,46% | Dušan Pekár | |
Most–Híd[14] | 7 | 6 | 15,91% | Attila Horváth | |
SaS[15] | 7 | 6 | 15,91% | Vladimír Sloboda | |
SDKÚ–DS[16] | 6 | 4 | 13,64% | Ivo Nesrovnal | |
Independents | 6 | 4 | 13,64% | Rudolf Kusý | |
SMK-MKP[17]
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3 | 2 | 6,82% | Zuzana Schwartzová | |
OKS[18]
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2 | 1 | 4,55% | Ondrej Dostál | |
Smer–SD
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1 | 12 | 2,27% | Peter Fitz | |
NaS–NS | 1 | 1 | 2,27% | Oskar Dobrovodský | |
NF | 1 | 1 | 2,27% | Marta Černá | |
ZZ–DÚ
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1 | 1 | 2,27% | Elena Pätoprstá |
2009 elections
The 2009 governor's elections were won by
Political party | Seats won | +/- | Percentage | Electoral leader | |
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Smer–SD[19]
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13 | 3 | 29,55% | Milan Ftáčnik | |
SDKÚ–DS[20] | 10 | 6 | 22,73% | Ladislav Snopko | |
KDH[21] | 8 | 2 | 18,18% | Dušan Pekár | |
SMK-MKP[22]
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5 | 0 | 11,36% | Zuzana Schwartzová | |
OKS[23]
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3 | 1 | 6,82% | František Šebej | |
Independents | 2 | 1 | 4,55% | Rudolf Kusý | |
ĽS–HZDS[24] | 1 | 1 | 2,27% | Ladislav Balla | |
Most–Híd | 1 | New | 2,27% | Alžbeta Ožvaldová | |
SaS | 1 | New | 2,27% | Anna Zemanová |
Administrative division
The Bratislava Region consists of 8 districts: Malacky, Pezinok, Senec and 5 districts of Bratislava (Bratislava I – Bratislava V, which form the city of Bratislava).
There are 73 municipalities in the region, of which 7 are towns.
Places of interest
- Bratislava with Bratislava Castle, St Martin's Cathedral, Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising, Grassalkovich Palace etc.
- Devín castle
- Roman military camp UNESCO World Heritage List
- Towns with vineyard tradition: Svätý Jur, Modra, Pezinok
- Budmerice chateau
- Červený Kameň Castle
- Sandberg - paleontological site
- Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
- Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area
- Záhorie Protected Landscape Area
Photo gallery
Notes
- ^ SaS, PS, Team Bratislava
- ^
I am Slovakia (6)
STANK (2)
Tím Ružinov (2)
Independent (2)
Voice (1) - Good Choice(1)
References
- ^ "SODB2021 – ObyvateliA–Základné výsledky".
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "SLOVAKIA: Regions and Major Cities". Citypopulation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 – Tab. 3a". 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2006.
- ^ "Statistics". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Eurostat Archived 28 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chyba: Požadovaná stránka není dostupná". region-bsk.sk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ The highest number of votes in preferential voting.
- SMK-MKPZZ–DÚ
- , SKOK–ELD, STANK
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- .
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- Smer–SD, HZD.
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- SMK-MKP.
- Smer–SD, HZD.
- Kopa, Ľudovít; et al. (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks. Bratislava, Slovakia: Encyclopaedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 80-224-0925-1.
External links
- Bratislavský samosprávny kraj Official website
- Bratislava Region Tourism