Region Košice fold and Torysa river

consists of counties:

• Prešov
• Sabinov
• Košice I
• Košice II
• Košice III
• Košice IV
• Košice - okolie

Region is situated in the southeast of Slovakia, in drainage of river Torysa. Heart of the region is made by Košická fold, which is surrounded by Slánske mountains in the east and Cergov and Sarišská highland in the north. West border is made by Volovské mountain. The fold has character of downland in the south. From southwest there spreads partly national park Slovenský raj. There occure certain water basins, which are useful for water industry, or for recreation. In the district Košice surroundings are situated water basins Bukovec I and II, which are provided for industrial water for VSZ, balancing of the overflow, recreation and water industry. In this district ocure also water basins Ružín I and II, which are provided for industrial water for VSZ and other industrial factories, subtilization of exhaust water, production of high quality electric energy, protection from floods, recreation. Ružín II is balancing basin. Košice is second biggest city in Slovakia, with historical importance. developed economical base, the town is economic and administrative centre and travel crossroad of east Slovakia. Košice represent also cultural and educational center for wide environment and it has other functions with overregional importance. Prešov is third biggest city of Slovakia and is same as Košice important economic and cultural center of east Slovakia. Towns situated in this region achieve good economic level, while the other parts dispose with very low and unfavourable level of economic base. Košice and Prešov are crossroads of transit and railway network, with good travel connections to Hungary, Ukraine and Poland. It is also connected to travel corridors of neighbouring countries. Density of travel network is sufficient, Košice and Prešov are connected by highway. Airport in Košice is by technic side at very good European standard.

Region Košice fold and Torysa river contains cities Košice, Lipany, Medzev, Moldava nad Bodvou, Prešov, Sabinov, Veľký Šariš and number of villages 242.

basic data

rok	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
number of inhabitants	590 287	591 911	593 520	595 566	598 185	600 624
number of unemployed	47 736	48 331	44 998	41 684	36 694	29 390	24 485
number of long-term unemployed	24 844	26 635	25 890	23 700	20 131	15 579	12 178
unemployment rate	17.8	17.8	16.2	14.9	13	10.6	8.4
long-term unemployment rate	9.3	9.8	9.3	8.5	7.1	5.6	4.2
assignation tax	138 586 426	138 993 294	146 824 507	162 977 203	178 343 365	200 454 408	218 419 906

least developed regions

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

similar articles: lower Zemplín , Bratislava and surroundings , Kopanice , Kysuce a Orava , upper Zemplín