Support for Regional Development in the Nitra Self-governing Region within the EU Cohesion Policy

Location of the Nitra Self-governing Region

Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, 2011 Territorial and administrative arrangement of the Nitra Self-governing region N Zlaté Moravce Topoľčany Šaľa Nové Zámky Nitra Levice Komárno Nitriansky kraj Population density per 1 km 2 Area (km 2 ) Region (okres) Number of municipalities Towns Population (total)

Transport infrastructure and accessibility I. Road transport – the most preferred type of transport Transport in the Nitra Region is based mainly on roads. Total length of roads in the region is km. Distance of all regional and sub-regional centres from Nitra is less than 100 km All municipalities are connected to the public road network, mainly by the 2nd and the 3rd class roads. These represent the most common type of roads. Region has a shortage of expressways. Currently only about 68 km of expressways are in operation, next sections are only in the stage of their preparation. There are no motorways in the region. Road network of the Nitra self-governing region in km (as of 1 January 2013): Source: Slovak Road Administration, 2013

Transport infrastructure and accessibility II. Railway transport Railways serve to both personal and goods transport. Total length of railways in the region is 568 km (i.e. 15,5 % of the length of Slovakian railways). Density of railways is 0,090 km per km 2 Quality of the railway infrastructure in the region is different. The most important electrified railways are passing the south of region. They represent an important part of Slovakian railways but also an integral part of European railway network. Other railways are not electrified and have mostly local or regional importance. In comparison to other Slovak regions (e. g. Bratislava, Trnava, Žilina), railway transport in Nitra region can be considered as underdeveloped Air transport Region’s most important airport is airport Nitra – Janíkovce. Although it has a character of an international airport with development possibilities, it is used mainly for sport purposes and its importance for personal transport is negligible. In region there are also several smaller airports used for sport or agricultural purposes. The nearest airports relevant for personal transport are located in Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest Water transport Nowadays, the only route of water transport in the region is river Danube. It serves mainly for the transport of goods. It is one of the most important part of European network of water transport.

In Nitra Region there is more than 110,000 pupils and students. Approximately 47% of them are primary school pupils, 31% attend secondary schools, and more than 22% attend colleges or universities. In most towns of the region are vocational schools, high schools and business colleges City of Nitra is a well-known centre of higher education. There are two universities: Slovak University of Agriculture Constantine the Philosopher University Source: The Institute of Information and Prognoses of Education, year: 2011/2012 Human resources – education

In the Nitre self-governing region, the highest number of foreign direct investments (FDI) was directed mainly into the area of Nitra, Zlaté Moravce and Levice. As far as industry is concerned, FDI were used primarily in machinery and chemical industry, in which predominates manufacture of plastics. Important role in the structure of region´s industry has also manufacture of electrical equipment and automotive industry. On the other hand, it can be observed a significant decline of some traditional industries such as manufacture of food products (especially primary production) or manufacture of paper. Structure of enterprises Structure of companies by number of employees Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, data as of 31 December 2011

Foreign Direct Investment Nitra region recorded strong growth in the inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI). Significant inflow was recorded in 2007 when the total value of FDI reached 716 million EUR, which represents 3.1% of the total FDI inflows into Slovakia. FDI stock in Nitra region Source: National Bank of Slovakia

Industrial parks Industrial parkLocality Area (ha) Type 1 Industrial Park Levice Geňa Levice65GF 2 Industrial Park Nitra Nitra210GF 3 Industrial Park Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce24GF 4 Industrial Park Vráble Vráble23GF 5 Industrial Park Diakovce Diakovce7,5GF 6 Industrial Park Hurbanovo Hurbanovo4,7GF 7 Industrial Park Čab Čab20GF 8 Industrial Park Palárikovo Palárikovo44GF GF – greenfield Source: SARIO

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Self governing region "Region Investment Opportunities" Self governing region "Region Investment Opportunities" Development of regional innovation strategy Nitra Region for the years Development of regional innovation strategy of the Nitra Region for the years 2014 – 2020 creates conditions for the development of innovative and proactive economy of national importance in our region.

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