Region Danube river

consists of counties:

• Dunajská Streda
• Komárno
• Nové Zámky
• Šaľa

Region is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, in the largest lowland of Slovakia, called Podunajská. Southern part of region spreads in the most fertile area of Slovakia, which is called Žitný ostrov. to the northern part interfere uplands. Through this region flows the second european largest river, Dunaj, with its inflows Malý Dunaj, Váh, Nitra, Žitava and Hron. The region touches border to Hungary. In general, it deals about the area very lowland, determined to agricultural production.

Region is very attractive because of its natural merits and offers the utilization not only for agriculture. but also for recreation, tourism, sport and others. It exceeds in density of fluvial system with many thermal sources. However, by the economical aspect, it belongs to the group af regions with measures less than average. More favorable situation is in county Dunajská Streda and Šaľa, where are the measures of economical level around average. By the aspect of production activity belongs this region to below standard in spite of its potencial.

basic data

Population

GDP fixed prices 2000

Unemployment rate LFS

contains cities

• Dunajská Streda
• Hurbanovo
• Kolárovo
• Komárno
• Nové Zámky
• Šaľa
• Šamorín
• Štúrovo
• Šurany
• Veľký Meder
• number of villages 173

Other regions

• Basic data
• Bratislava and surroundings
• Kopanice
• Danube river
• lower Vah river
• middle Vár river
• upper Nitra river
• lower Nitra river
• Mining cities
• Kysuce a Orava
• upper Vah river - Liptov
• Spiš cities
• upper Hron river
• Juhoslovenská kotlina
• Košice fold and Torysa river
• upper Zemplín
• lower Zemplín

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