The Carinthia Statistical Region () is a
statistical region in northern
Slovenia
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along the border with
Austria
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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
heavy industry
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...
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 (, ) is a statistical region in southwest Slovenia. It covers the traditional and historical regions of Slovenian Istria and most of the Karst Plateau, which traditionally belonged to the County of Gorizi ...
. 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
cities and
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
s, the largest of which is
Slovenj Gradec.
Municipalities
The Carinthia Statistical Region comprises the following 12
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
:
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Črna na Koroškem
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Dravograd
*
Mežica
*
Mislinja
*
Muta
*
Podvelka
*
Prevalje
*
Radlje ob Dravi
*
Ravne na Koroškem
*
Ribnica na Pohorju
*
Slovenj Gradec
*
Vuzenica
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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Statistical regions of Slovenia