Nitra Region Explained

Nitra Region
Native Name:Nitriansky kraj
Native Name Lang:sk
Settlement Type:Region
Subdivision Type:Country
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Nitra
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Branislav Becík
Area Total Km2:6343.94
Elevation Max M:943
Population Total:689867
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:€8.801 billion (2016)
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:€12,925 (2016)
Iso Code:SK-NI
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Governing Body:County Council of Nitra Region

The Nitra Region (Slovak: Nitriansky [[kraj]], in Slovak pronounced as /ˈɲitrɪɐnski ˈkraj/; Hungarian: Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts (Slovak: [[okres]]) and 354 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status. The economy of the region focuses more on agriculture, than in other Slovak regions. Nitra is its seat, largest city, and cultural and economic center.

Geography

This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the Žitný ostrov island, and the Danubian Hills in the north, centre and east. Mountain ranges reaching into the region are: Považský Inovec in the north-west, where the region's highest point, Veľký Inovec, is located, Tribeč in the north from Nitra, Pohronský Inovec in the north-east and Štiavnické vrchy in the east. Major rivers are the Danube in the south, Váh in the south-west, Nitra in the western-central part, Hron in the east and Ipeľ in the south-east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders Trenčín Region in the north, Banská Bystrica Region in the east, Hungarian Pest in the south-east, Komárom-Esztergom in the south, and Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the south-west and Trnava Region in the west.

Demographics

The population density in the region is 106PD/km2 (2020-06-30/-07-01),[2] which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km2). The largest towns are Nitra, Komárno, Nové Zámky and Levice. According to the 2001 census, there were 713,422 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (68.3%), but there is a numerous Hungarian minority (27.6%) in the southern districts, forming a majority in the Komárno District (72%) and there are small minorities of Czechs and Roma (<1%).[3]

Economy and climate

The city of Nitra is also the centre of whole region. The region - which is the warmest in Slovakia - reaches a high production of wheat, rye and vegetables. Significant industries are: the food industry, with breweries in Topoľčany, Nitra and Hurbanovo, are machinery (fridges in Zlaté Moravce, shipyards in Komárno) and energy (Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant).

Politics

Current governor of Banská Bystrica region is Milan Belica (Smer-SD). He won with 34,1 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament :

County Council of Nitra region
House Type:Unicameral
Houses:County Council
Leader1 Type:Governor
Leader1:Branislav Becík
Party1:Voice
Leader2 Type:Vice governors
Party2:SNS
Members:54
Structure1:File:Nitraparliament.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:

Alliance (18)

Centre-right group[4] (14)

Independent group (11)

Direction/National Party (6)

Voice/We Are Family (5)

Last Election1:29 October 2022
Meeting Place:Nitra
Website:Council of Nitra region
Party3:Smer-SD
Leader3 Type:
Leader4 Type:
Leader5 Type:
Party5:Hlas-SD
Party4:Aliancia/Szövetség

2017 elections

See main article: 2017 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD) over many another candidates.

Political partySeats won+/-PercentageElectoral leader [5]
Coalition led by Smer–SD[6] 17 431,48 %Jozef Dvonč
Independents15 1127,77 %
SMK-MKP11 320,37 %Miklós Viola
Centre-right coalition[7] 10 418,51 %Ján Greššo
ĽSNS1 11,85 %Milan Uhrík

2013 elections

See main article: 2013 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD) over centre-right candidate Tomáš Galbavý (SDKÚ–DS), who was supported by SaS, OKS, NOVA, Most–Híd, SMK-MKP.|-| colspan="6" ||-|- style="background-color:#C0DBFC; text-align:center;"! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions! %! Seats! +/-|-| rowspan="2" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Social Democrats| 35.19| 19| 4|-| style="background-color:#fdfd96;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Christian Democrats| 24.07| 13| 6|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 59.26| 32| 10|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| SMK–MKP| 25.93| 14| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 25.93| 14| 1|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Independents| 7.41| 4| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 7.41| 4| 1|-| rowspan="3" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| SDKÚ–DS| 1.85| 1| 8|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Most–Híd| 1.85| 1| 1|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| NOVA| 1.85| 1| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 5.55| 3| 6|-| rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" || style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Nationalists| 1.85| 1| 1|-|- style="background-color:; color:white;"| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 1.85| 1| 1|}

2009 elections

See main article: 2009 Slovak regional elections. In governor's elections won Milan Belica (Smer–SD), who was supported by SDKÚ–DS and KDH.

Political partySeats won+/-PercentageElectoral leader
Smer–SD[8] 15 427,78 %Jozef Dvonč
SMK-MKP13 424,07 %Arpád Horváth
SDKÚ–DS[9] 9 416,67 %Tibor Tóth
KDH[10] 7 012,96 %Ján Vančo
ĽS–HZDS[11] 7 312,96 %Lýdia Forrová
Independents3 35,56 %Anton Marek

2005 elections

In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by ASV, KSS, ĽB, ĽS–HZDS, PSNS, ZSNS. His rival in second round of elections was Ján Greššo (DS, SDKÚ).

Political partySeats won+/-PercentageElectoral leader
SMK-MKP17 1432,69 %László Fekete
Smer–SD[12] 11 921,15 %Juraj Horváth
ĽS–HZDS[13] 10 1019,23 %Jozef Hasilla
KDH[14] 7 713,46 %Ján Vančo
SDKÚ[15] 5 59,62 %Tibor Tóth
SNS[16] 1 11,92 %Igor Varga
HZD1 11,92 %Albert Hačko

2001 elections

In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by HZDS, SOP, SDĽ and Centre party. His rival in second round of elections was Miklós Fehér (SMK-MKP).

Political partySeats wonPercentageElectoral leader
SMK-MKP3159,62 %Tibor Bastrnák
Centre-left coalition[17] 2038,46 %Jozef Dvonč
SNS11,92 %Peter Lisý

Administrative divisions

The Nitra Region consists of 7 districts. There are 354 municipalities, of which 16 are towns.

Places of interest

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita
  2. Web site: Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export . 2021-07-05 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20061129153653/http://www.statistics.sk/webdata/english/census2001/tab/tab3a.htm POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2001 - Tab. 3a
  4. [Freedom and Solidarity|SaS]
  5. The highest number of votes in preferential voting.
  6. [Direction – Slovak Social Democracy|Smer–SD]
  7. [Freedom and Solidarity|SaS]
  8. Candidated as coalition with KDH, SDKÚ–DS, ĽS–HZDS.
  9. Candidated as coalition with KDH, Smer–SD, ĽS–HZDS.
  10. Candidated as coalition with Smer–SD, SDKÚ–DS, ĽS–HZDS.
  11. Candidated as coalition with KDH, Smer–SD, SDKÚ–DS.
  12. Candidated as coalition with KDH, SDKÚ, ĽS–HZDS, SNS.
  13. Candidated as coalition with KDH, Smer–SD, SDKÚ, SNS.
  14. Candidated as coalition with Smer–SD, SDKÚ, ĽS–HZDS, SNS.
  15. Candidated as coalition with KDH, Smer–SD, ĽS–HZDS, SNS.
  16. Candidated as coalition with KDH, SDKÚ, ĽS–HZDS.
  17. [People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia|HZDS]