The Carinthia Statistical Region ( sl, Koroška statistična regija) is a statistical region in northern

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along the border with

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. The region is difficult to access and is poorly connected with the central part of Slovenia. The environment has been strongly affected by

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in the valleys. The importance of agriculture is shown by the fact that the farms in the region are among the largest in the country. More than 90% of farms in the region are engaged in breeding livestock. Farm owners in the region have the youngest average age in Slovenia (53 years); they average eight years younger than farm owners in the

Coastal–Karst Statistical Region The Coastal–Karst Statistical Region ( sl, Obalno-kraška statistična regija, it, Litorale-Carso) is a statistical region in southwest Slovenia. It covers the traditional and historical regions of Slovenian Istria and most of the Karst Platea ...

. In 2013 the registered unemployment rate was higher than the national average. The difference between the registered unemployment rate for men and women was the highest among the statistical regions: for women it was 7 percentage points higher than for men. The share of five-year survivals among new enterprises was the highest here (59% of all new enterprises in 2012).

Cities and towns

The Carinthia Statistical Region includes 5

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and

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s, the largest of which is Slovenj Gradec.

Municipalities

The Carinthia Statistical Region comprises the following 12

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Črna na Koroškem Črna na Koroškem (; german: Schwarzenbach) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Črna na Koroškem. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia, close to the border with Austria. Since 2005 it has ...

Dravograd Dravograd (; german: Unterdrauburg) is a small town in northern Slovenia, close to the border with Austria. It is the seat of the Municipality of Dravograd. It lies on the Drava River at the confluence with the Meža and the Mislinja. It i ...

Mežica Mežica (; German: ''Mießdorf'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Mežica. It lies on the Meža River in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia) near the Austrian border. The town developed close to ...

* Mislinja * Muta * Podvelka *

Prevalje Prevalje (; German language, German: ''Prävali'') is a settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Prevalje. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia, Slovenia, Carinthia. Prevalje lies in a valley wh ...

Radlje ob Dravi Radlje ob Dravi (, in older sources ''Marbeg'', german: Mahrenberg) is a town in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. The settlement lies on a terrace on the left bank of the Drava Rive ...

Ravne na Koroškem Ravne na Koroškem (; until 1952: ''Guštanj''; german: Gutenstein in Kärnten) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem, and the largest town and the capital of Slovenia's Carinthia region. The tow ...

Ribnica na Pohorju Ribnica na Pohorju () is a settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju. It lies in the Pohorje Hills west of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Ca ...

* Slovenj Gradec *

Vuzenica Vuzenica (, german: Saldenhofen) is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River and extends south into the Pohorje Hills. The municipality is included in the Carinthia Statistical Region, which i ...

Demographics

The population in 2020 was 70,755.

Economy

Employment structure: 46.6% services, 49.6% industry, 3.8% agriculture.

Tourism

The region attracts only 1.1% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (66.7%).

Transportation

* Length of motorways: 0 km * Length of other roads: 1,620.7 km

Sources

Slovenian regions in figures 2014

References

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