The Prešov Region, also Priashiv Region ( sk, Prešovský

kraj A kraj ( ''kraje'') is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as "province", "region", or "territory", although it approxi ...

, ; hu, Eperjesi kerület; uk, Пряшівський край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 13 districts (okresy) and 666 municipalities, 23 of which have town status. The region was established in 1996 and is the most populous of all the regions in Slovakia. Its administrative center is the city of Prešov.

Geography

It is located in the north-eastern

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and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has a predominantly mountainous landscape. The subdivisions of Tatras – High Tatras and

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lie almost entirely in the region and include the highest point of Slovakia – Gerlachovský štít (2,654 ASL). Other mountain ranges and highlands in the region are Šarišská vrchovina, Čergov, Ondavská vrchovina, Slanské vrchy, Pieniny, Levoča Hills, Laborecká vrchovina, Bukovské vrchy, Vihorlat Mountains and Eastern Slovak Lowland. The basins in Prešov Region are Podtatranská kotlina, Hornadská kotlina and Košice Basin. Major rivers in the region include the Poprad in the west, which is the only major Slovak river in the

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watershed, a small part of Hornád in the south-west, a small part of Dunajec in the north, the Torysa in the centre and the Ondava and Laborec in the east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders on the

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and Subcarpathian voivodeships in

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in the north, Zakarpattia Oblast of

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in the east, Košice Region in the south,

Banská Bystrica Region The Banská Bystrica Region ( sk, Banskobystrický kraj, ; hu, Besztercebányai kerület, ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest region by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystri ...

in the south-west and

Žilina Region The Žilina Region ( sk, Žilinský kraj; pl, Kraj żyliński; hu, Zsolnai kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts ( okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region ...

in the west.

Demographics

The population density in the region is (2020-06-30/-07-01), which is below the country's average (110 per km²). The largest towns are Prešov, Poprad,

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, Bardejov and

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. According to the 2011 census, there were 814,527 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of Slovaks (90.7%), with minorities of

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(4.0%),

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(2.7%) and there are small minorities of

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(<1%) and

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(<0.5%).

Politics

Current governor of Prešov region is

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( KDH). He won with 40,4 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament :

2017 elections

Administrative division

The Prešov Region consists of 13 districts. There are 666 municipalities, of which 23 are towns, where about half of the region's population live. List of districts * Bardejov *

* Kežmarok * Levoča *

Medzilaborce Medzilaborce ( rue, Міджілабірцї, ''Midzhilabirtsyi''; uk, Міжлабірці, ''Mizhlabirtsi''; hu, Mezőlaborc) is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko (in ...

* Poprad * Prešov *

Sabinov Sabinov ( la, Сibinium, hu, Kisszeben, german: Zeben, russian: Сабинов) is a small town located in the Prešov Region (north-eastern Slovakia), approximately 20 km from Prešov and 55 km from Košice. The population of Sabinov i ...

* Stará Ľubovňa *

Stropkov Stropkov (; rue, Стропков, hu, Sztropkó, , yi, סטראפקאוו) is a town in Stropkov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia. History The first written data about the town is from 1404, when Stropkov was already labeled as an ''oppid ...

* Svidník *

Vranov nad Topľou Vranov nad Topľou ( Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: ''Vranov''; german: Frö(h)nel / ''Vronau an der Töpl'' (rare); hu, Varannó; rue, Воронів над Топлёв) is a city of approximately 22,500 inhabitants in eastern Sl ...

References

External links

Prešovský samosprávny kraj
Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Presov Region Regions of Slovakia Rusyn communities