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www.region-bsk.sk Metropolitan Region on the Danube Content Foreword Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Increasingly, the regions of Europe are in competition not only Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 to acquire the foreign investment that is crucial to further development About Slovakia ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 but also to win a share of the tourism sector. The Bratislava Region is the Bratislava Region .................................................................................................................................................... 4 most developed region in Slovakia and is one of the most economically International Context .......................................................................................................................................... 5 productive regions in the European Union. It has a dense, well-develo- Population ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 ped transport system including motorways, rail corridors and of course Transport and Accessibility ............................................................................................................................. 7 the famous waterway, the Danube, all of which are routes of European Economy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 importance. The presence of universities, research centres, technology Tourism and Culture ......................................................................................................................................... 12 centres and industrial parks gives the region strong potential in research and innovation. These facts Education, Science and Research ............................................................................................................ 16 illustrate the favourable conditions awaiting potential investors who are interested in our region. Environment .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Tasks and Responsibilities of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region .................................... 21 The Bratislava Region is not just a place for investors but off ers a range of attractions, heritage Contacts .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 and experiences for tourists from all over the world. The most important tourist centre is the capital city of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, which off ers a very large number of tourist attractions, from historic monuments to a huge variety of cultural events. The Little Carpathian Wine Route off ers events Metropolitan region on the Danube (Bratislava region facts and fi gures) throughout the year for wine lovers. The Little Danube and the River Morava are great places to pass time Text & statistics: The Bratislava Self-Governing region/ ŠÚ SR k 31.12.2013 on or by the water. These are just a few of the attractive locations that are worth a visit in our region. Layout & print: Creativ line s.r.o., www.creativ.sk Photo: Ing. Arch. Milan Beláček (p. 15 – Freedom Cycling Bridge), Monika Kováčová (p. 13 – military bunker in Petržalka), Comenius University in Bratislava (p. 16 – Histo- I believe that both the cultural and natural beauty of our region will impress you, as well as our rical Building), Regional Tourism Organization Bratislava, MDVRR SR, Creativ line s.r.o. favourable business environment. We look forward to meeting you. © The Bratislava Self-Governing region 2015 Pavol Frešo 01 president of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region About Slovakia Bratislava Region The Bratislava Region covers the western part of the Slovak Republic and the longest part of its border Slovakia – a country in central Europe with an area of 49 036 km² and around 5. 41 millions is with Austria. It includes parts of the Danube Lowlands, the Záhorie Lowlands and the hills of the Little inhabitants. Carpathians. Interesting facts: The area of the Bratislava Region is 2,052.6 km2. Its territory is made up 8 districts: 5 municipal Slovakia produces THE MOST CARS PER HEAD of any country in the world (181 cars per districts within the city of Bratislava (BA I-V) plus the districts of Malacky, Senec and Pezinok. The 1,000 inhabitants) region includes 73 villages and 7 towns (Bratislava, Malacky, Stupava, Pezinok, Sv. Jur, Modra, Senec). THE LARGEST wooden altar in the world – St James' church in Levoča 82.07% of the population is urban. THE LARGEST castle complex in Europe – Spis Castle A UNIQUE cold-water geyser in Europe – Herlany Geyser The Bratislava Region covers 4.19% of the area of the Slovak Republic, making it the smallest region in Slovakia. THE SMALLEST Alpine mountain range – the High Tatras 6,200 known caves more than 1,200 mineral water springs Malacky PL CZ Pezinok UA A BratislavaSenec H 03 International Context Population CENTROPE – the Central European Region is a unique international economic area Population density is 301.2 inhabitants per km2; the overall population is 618,380 A population of 6.5 million in 8 federal provinces, regions and counties, Pre-productive age: 14.79% speaking 4 languages Productive: 70.54% 2 Territory covering 44,500 km Post-productive: 14.67% 2 capital cities – Bratislava and Vienna, Twin City agglomeration (60 km) Percentage of population in Bratislava: 67.49% Percentage of the overall population of Slovakia living in the region: 11.42% Composition by nationality: Slovak – 89.9%, Hungarian – 3.9%, Czech – 1.4%, German – 0.3% & other – 4.5% Prague CZ SK CENTROPE Bratislava Vienna A Budapest DO YOU HAVE A FEW DAYS OFF H AND FEEL LIKE GOING ON A TRIP? 417,389 Malacky 67.49% The Danube Strategy brings together 9 Member States of the Pezinok Senec European Union and 5 non-members. Its main pillars are: Bratislava Connecting the Danube Region Environmental protection in the Danube Region Developing prosperity in the Danube Region 69,222 11.19% Strengthening the Danube Region 59,602 72,167 9.64% 05 11.68% D 2 Transport and Accessibility Transport and Accessibility Brno, Prague Brno, Prague Morava Malacky Bratislava Region, especially the city of Bratislava, is a good location for access to Vienna, The density of the road network in the region is BRATISLAVA Trenčín 0.391km/km², which is slightly above the Slovak SELF-GOVERNING a Žilina Budapest Brno. REGION D 1 average, 0.366 km/km² Vienna Bratislava is an important transport hub that can be reached by all forms of transport Pezinok Trenčín Žilina Vienna Passau Senec Štúrovo The total length of roads in the region is 802,4 km Budapest E 58 BRATISLAVA 3 TEN-T corridors cross the region: Vienna From 2015 construction of the D4 motorway bypass and D 2 The Baltic-Adriatic Corridor: Vienna Štúrovo, Budapest the R7 express road are planned in the territory of the Győr, Budapest Vienna – Bratislava – Žilina region. These new roads will relieve the Bratislava's Győr, Budapest The Orient/East – Med Corridor: Berlin 644 km Warsaw 631 km overloaded existing bypass and provide faster access TARIFNÉ ZÓNY IDS BK / FARE ZONES / TARIFZONENPLAN Prague – Bratislava – Budapest plán / plan / Konzept Brussels 1182 km to Bratislava, especially from the direction of Dunajská stav / state / stand: London 1602 km Prague 324 km PL 319 Prievaly LEGENDA / LEGEND / LEGENDE The Rhine – Danube Corridor: Bílkove Humence železničná linka / rail line / Bahnlinie Kúty linka RegioBus / RegioBus line / Regionalbuslinie S 297 299 Plavecký Peter CZ Streda. A new connection between the D4 and the R1 20 linka MHD č. 61 / Bus line Nr. 61 / Buslinie Nr. 61 Sekule Borský Sv. Jur Lakšárska stanica / station / Bahnhof Vienna – Bratislava – Budapest Nová Ves zastávka / bus stop / Haltestelle 286 287 289 Plavecký Mikuláš centrum / city centre / Zentrum Strasbourg 900 km 285 Moravský Sv. Ján hlavná stanica / main railway station / Hauptbahnhof to Nitra is being planned. Studienka autobusová stanica / bus station / Busbahnhof Plavecké Podhradie Paris1266 km Závod SLOVAKIA 277 279 letisko / airport / Flughafen UA 30' 275 Stud.,,háj. Vlčie jamy Sološnica Stud.,,Holbičný výhon Rohožník,,KZ 299 tarifná zóna / fare zone / Tarifzone Stud.,,Tančibocký výhon Malé Leváre 101 Veľké Leváre 269 100 BRATISLAVA 100+101 Bratislava Rohožník 101 Malacky,,háj. Červený kríž A Gajary 265 neintegrovaná trať / other rail line / andere Bahnlinien 260 Vienna 62 k m Kostolište 259 Kuchyňa There is 49.5 km of single track railways and 199.3 Malacky 255 Kuchyňa,,VÚ 550 H Malacky,,Hotel Spark Doľany Dlhá Košolná Suchá nad ZvončínParnou Suchohrad Záhorská Ves 245 249 Pernek Trnava S 25 Jakubov S 50 Plav. Štvrtok,,háj. Kozánek 540 Budapest 196 km Píla Štefanová km of double track railways in the region 250 Zochova chata Častá Jablonové Baba 235 239 Dubová Jablonec Dúbrava Plavecký Štvrtok Budmerice Láb 531 Modra 545 Cífer 240 Vištuk