Slovenská pošta | |
Industry: | Postal service |
Predecessor: | Czechoslovak Post |
Successors: | --> |
Founders: | --> |
Hq Location City: | Banská Bystrica |
Area Served: | Slovakia |
Products: | Mail, EMS, Postage stamps |
Owners: | --> |
Net Income: | €342,000 (2017)[1] |
Website: | http://www.posta.sk/en |
Slovenská pošta, a. s. (literally Slovak Post) is a state-owned company responsible for providing postal service in Slovakia established on 1 January 1993 when Slovakia became an independent state and became a public limited company owned by the state on 1 October 2004. It operates over 1,500 post offices throughout the country.[2] It is also the third largest employer in Slovakia. The headquarters are located in Banská Bystrica.[2]
Among the organisation's responsibilities are providing a universal postal service, express and courier delivery, operating temporary post offices, issuing postage stamps and a postal museum.[2]