HUMENNÉ AND VICINITY INVESTOR’S GUIDE THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR YOUR BUSINESS INVESTOR’S GUIDE We are a city with one of the best addresses Thanks to the surplus budget management, the for both new and established investors. In city has enough funds for regular investment in the reconstruction and modernization of its assets. It Humenné, they find all the key factors necessary POSITION is obvious that full cooperation is also part of for the development of their business. We offer the self-government services, as well as efforts for them an almost ideal mix of educated and cooperation with new and existing enterprises accessible workforce, a favorable location close and companies throughout the Humenné district. Humenné has its vision. We want it to further develop AND TRANSPORT to eastern Slovakia with good connections as a modern, prosperous city in which everyone will to markets in Poland, Hungary and Ukraine, feel at home. Therefore, we also invest in projects as well as an excellent business infrastructure. VICINITY OF EASTERN MARKETS in the fields of social security, development of CONNECTIONS TO RAILWAY Thanks to the responsible economy, Humenné education, sports, culture and public order, along AND AIR TRANSPORT can realistically help investors to start their with business support. At the same time, we care business and offer excellent conditions not only about our living environment, the preservation of PLANNED CITY BYPASS for working life, but also for spending leisure natural beauty, cleanliness and order. We want every citizen and visitor of our region to feel that Humenné is located in Humenné district in the Prešov region, time with family and friends. this is really a place for work and life. We will also in the northeast of Slovakia. The location is convenient due be happy to welcome you to Humenné. The wealth of the whole Upper Zemplín region, whose to the proximity of other countries (Poland, Ukraine, and center is Humenné, lies mainly in its inhabitants. Hungary). The city is an important traffic junction toward Also thanks to years of industrial tradition, advanced Ukraine via Snina and Poland via Medzilaborce. secondary and vocational education, as well as recognized universities in nearby Košice and Prešov, we can offer businesses a high-quality, well-qualified, ROAD TRANSPORT 71 75 474 km km km labor-intensive labor force. Humenné lies at an important road junction: HUMENNÉ HUMENNÉ HUMENNÉ Humenné offers an excellent infrastructure to • 1st class road no. 74 investors. We have been running our own industrial PREŠOV KOŠICE BRATISLAVA (Strážske – Humenné – Snina – Ubľa – border with Ukraine) park for more than a decade, and there are plenty of • 2nd class road no. 558 other suitable locations in the city for the placement (Vranov nad Topľou – Humenné) of various industries and services. It is not necessary • 2nd class road no. 559 BUS TRANSPORT to emphasize that rent, real estate, as well as the (Humenné – Medzilaborce – Palota – border with Poland) Humenné has a good bus connection for short and longer amount of local taxes and fees is very advantageous • 1st class road 79 A compared to locations in Western Slovakia. (Humenné – Trebišov – Slovenské Nové Mesto – border with distances, as well as public transport, which is provided by DZS Hungary) M.K. TRANS. Company DZS M.K. TRANS provides: • URBAN BUS TRANSPORT • SUBURBAN BUS TRANSPORT CAR TRANSPORT From Humenné to cities in Eastern Slovakia (Medzilaborce, Snina, Stropkov, Svidník, Vranov nad Topľou). You can reach all the surrounding places by car in just 1 hour: • REMOTE NATIONAL TRANSPORT • to Snina (22 km) 102508 Bratislava – Bánovce nad Bebravou – Martin – Poprad – • Medzilaborce (43 km) Prešov – Svidník, 702502 Humenné – Košice – Rožňava – Banská BASIC INFORMATION • Michalovce (26 km) Bystrica – Zvolen – Nitra – Bratislava, 713503 Vranov nad Topľou • Vranov nad Topľou (23 km) – Prešov – Levoča – Poprad – Tatranská Lomnica. • Prešov (71 km) • Košice (75 km) • REMOTE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT 702701 Snina – Humenné – Prešov – Žilina – Brno – Prague The planned bypass for Humenné will improve the traffic 702702 Humenné – Prešov – Košice – Zvolen – Nitra – Bratislava • the district town of Humenné brings together 62 municipalities situation and traffic safety. – Brno D1 highway section passes near the city (Košice – • 46% of the district’s population lives in rural settlements – Prešov – Poprad – Liptovský Mikuláš – Bratislava). Humenné is regularly connected with European metropolises via other transport companies with a focus on international bus • developed industry, construction, energy, D1 can be accessed in Košice or Prešov. transport (Vienna, Prague, Amsterdam, Geneva, Venice, Brussels) water management, telecommunications, transport, and other economic and human potential, BORDER CROSSINGS IN EASTERN SLOVAKIA: established conditions and business support Roads without restrictions: AIR TRANSPORT • favorable natural, soil-climatic conditions • Slovenské Nové Mesto – Sátoraljújhely (HU) Humenné is connected to air transport through an airport of • historical and cultural potential for tourism, • Vyšný Komárnik – Barwinek (PL) regional importance via Kamenica nad Cirochou, which is in the enough natural sites with significant aesthetic • Vyšné Nemecké – Užhorod (UA) administration of the Ministry of the Interior of the SR. The airport and biological values near the city has a fixed track of 1,300 meters with adequate equipment for Roads with restrictions: irregular commercial operation using small aircraft. NUMBER OF INHABITANTS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS • Palota – Lupków (PL) up to 7.5 t The nearest airports with international operation is in Košice As of 31/12/2018 32,534 average annual temperature 9 – 10 °C • Ubľa – Malyj Bereznyj (UA) up to 3.5 t (75 km). Košice airport provides charter flights to seasonal average annual rainfall 600 – 700 mm i destinations as well as several regular flights: Bratislava (Czech POPULATION DENSITY Airlines), Bristol (Wizz Air), Doncaster Sheffield (Wizz Air), Istanbul More information Ataturk (Turkish Airlines) since 16 June, Kiev (Czech Airlines), km2 FIRST WRITTEN MENTION RAILWAY TRANSPORT 1,158.11 about Humenné London Luton (Wizz Air), Prague (Czech Airlines), Warsaw (LOT year 1317 can be found at The city is connected to the railway network by the single- Polish Airlines), Vienna (Austrian Airlines). TOTAL CITY ACREAGE www.humenne.sk track route Michaľany – Strážske – Humenné – Medzilaborce. ha 2,863.17 The Humenné – Snina – Stakčín route is of local importance, Other available international airports are in Krakow (PL), 282 km serving for the regular transport of the labor force from away, and in Budapest (HU) 332 km. From Kraków Airport im. the whole region. The national concept of rail transport Jana Pawla II and Budapest-Ferenc Liszt International Airport, development for Humenné envisages the electrification of there are regular flights to all European countries as well as to the main route Bánovce nad Ondavou – Strážske – Humenné. many overseas destinations. 3 HUMENNÉ AND VICINITY INVESTOR’S GUIDE EDUCATION OF JOBSEEKERS AVAILABLE NUMBER OF JOBSEEKERS IN THE HUMENNÉ REGION WORKFORCE Source: Office for Work, Social Affairs and Family The age distribution of jobseekers is equal to approximately a one-quarter share in all state as of Month-on-month Year-on-year productive age groups. Unemployment among 31/07/2019 comparison comparison young people under the age of 20 is negligible. AND SALARIES A third of the applicants have secondary Humenné 2,075 23 people 208 people vocational education and a third full secondary district (-1.10%) (-9.11%) THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT IS SLIGHTLY DECREASING vocational education. IN THE REGION MORE THAN 50% HAS SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Snina 1,438 50 people 145 people district (-3.36%) (-9.16%) THE REGION HAS THE LOWEST AVERAGE SALARIES IN SLOVAKIA Region 3,513 73 people 353 people The Humenné district has an area of 754.24 km² with over 62,000 inhabitants and an average density of (-2.04 %) (-9.13 %) 82,5 inhabitants per km². It brings together 62 municipalities. The seat of the district is the town of Humenné. Of the total population in the district, there is a slight prevalence of women (51,02 %; in absolute terms it is 31,740, according to the Statistical Office of the SR, as of 2Q 2019). RECORDED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Source: Office for Work, Social Affairs and Family Note: recorded unemployment rate calculated from the available number of jobseekers state as of Month-on-month Year-on-year 31/07/2019 comparison comparison Humenné 6,44 % 0.08 % 0,68 % district Snina 7,75 % 0.29 % 0,83 % district Region 6,96 % 0.14 % 0,70 % STRUCTURE OF JOBSEEKERS BASED ON AGE AS OF 31/07/2019 Source: Office for Work, Social Affairs and Family Territory under 21–29 y. 30–39 y. 40–49 y. 50 up total 20 y. Humenné 32 630 529 566 738 2495 POPULATION IN HUMENNÉ DISTRICT AS OF 31/12/2018 Snina 30 409 326 424 520 1709 Source: Statistical Office of the SR, DATAcube Region 62 1039 855 990 1258 4204 percent. 1.48 24.71 20.34 23.55 29,92 district year 2013 year 2014 year 2015 year 2016 year 2017 year 2018 share (in %) total 63,905 63,614 63,390 62,845 62,642 62,438 men 31,369 31,221 31,097 30,831 30,691 30,598 women 32,536 32,393 32,293 32,014 31,951 31,840 STRUCTURE OF JOBSEEKERS BASED ON THE HIGHEST ACHIEVED EDUCATION AS OF 31/07/2019 Source: Office for Work, Social Affairs and Family Territory jobseekers in it (level of education) AGE STRUCTURE OF POPULATION AS OF 31/12/2018 AVAILABILITY OF THE WORKFORCE total Source: Statistical Office of the SR, DATAcube IN THE HUMENNÉ REGION 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Source: http://www.upsvar.sk Humenné 2495 175 342 8 690 769 95 8 59 343 6 Gender Amount Age group in % (State as of 31/07/2019, Humenné district) Snina 1709 40 257 0 530 547 70 11 50 199 5 0 – 14 15 – 64 65 + Region 4204 215 599 8 1120 1316 165 19 109 542 11 Men 15,598 13.91 73.45 12.64 In 2019 there were 50,767 economically active inhabitants percent.