1. Economy

2. Major industry in region Spis machinery industry chemical industry textile industry food processing elektrotechnical

3. Major employers Company Number of employees Product Tatravagonka1900Freight wagons Whirlpool1200Washing machines Chemosvit1400Packaging materials Tatrasvit934Socks Embraco488Compressors

4. Employment Men & WomenMenWomen Spis70 82334 60336 220 Slovakia2 312 5001 170 5471 141 953

5. Unemployment Slovakia12,7 % Spis17,5 %

6. Transportation Road transportation Railway transportation Air transportation Types of transportation:

7. 1486 km 320 km 1657 km 2849 km Starachowice Philippeville Murcia Isernia Svabovce

8. Type of transportation Number of pople transported (per year) Percentage % Road transportation4 887 00049 Railway transportation4 574 40045 Air transportation584 5006 Number of people transported per year

9. A) Road transportation 42 km long highway passes through the Spis region Svabovce is connected with surronded towns and villges by road transportation only B) Air transportation airport Poprad – Tatry the highest situated international airport in the middle Europe (718m.s.l.)

10. C) 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

11. The 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

12. GROUND CABLE CAR runs from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok length – 1937 m elevation – 255 m top station – 1272 m.s.l. capacity – 1300 persons/ hour

13. CABIN CABLE CAR A) Tatranska Lomnica – Skalnate tarn length – 3708 m elevation – 868 m top station – 1764 m.s.l. capacity – 900 persons/ hour

14. B) Skalnate tarn – Lomnicky peak length – 1867 m elevation – 868 m top station – 2625 m.s.l. capacity – 45 persons/hour CABIN CABLE CAR

16. Population

17. Population 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 DistrictPeople Poprad104 827 Spišská Nová Ves97 329 Kežmarok68 238 Stará Ľubovňa52 135 Levoča32 892 Gelnica 31 365

18. Minority NationalityPeople ( %) slovak87,2 gypsy10,06 czech0,9 hungarian0,2 german0,2 russian0,8 ukrainian0,5 polish0,14

19. Average age togethermenwomen Spis35,2133,7936,59 Slovakia38,4936,8440,05 natural growth of population is falling down with average age (36,59) Spis region belongs to the youngest regions in Slovakia

20. Density density is 95,16 people per km 2 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 km 2

21. Demography Population% Town243 20064 Village136 80036