Demographics
What is the religious structure in Slovakia? Be specific.
Roman Catholic Church - 68,9 %
Evangelical Church - 6,9%
Greek Catholic Church - 4,1%
no religion - 13%
How many municipalities have city/town status?
141
What was the main function of rural settlements in the past?
agriculture, logging, coal mining, mining
In which cities were precious metals mined?
Kremnica, Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica)
In which cities Volkswagen,, Kia, Peugeot-Citroen and Jaguar Land Rover are located?
Bratislava, Žilina, Trnava, Nitra
What is the national structure in Slovakia? Name at least six nationalities.
Slovaks, Hungarians (9,7%), Romani, Czech, Moravian and Silesian, Ruthenian and Ukrainian, Polish
In 2016 and 2020, three new cities were added to the list of cities. Which ones?
Gabčíkovo, Turany and Nesvady
Give at least three examples of scattered settlements.
kopanice, lazy, rale, štále
What kind of industrial parks take place in Hurbanovo, Nitra and Banská Bystrica?
breweries
Vegum, Matador, Gumon...What type of products do they make?
rubber products
What is the average population density in Slovakia?
110 inhabitants/ km2
The smallest town settlements.
Dudince, Modrý Kameň
The largest and smallest rural settkement.
Smižany, Príkra
What type of production is held in Nové Zámky?
luminaire production
Hydroelectric powerplants are built mainly on river....
Váh
Where are the highest and lowest birth rates? (natality)
highest - eastern Slovakia, Orava, Kysuce
lowest - west and south Slovakia
Give examples of monofunctional cities for these functions:
spa function, recreational,transport, residential only
Piešťany, Starý Smokovec, Čierna nad Tisou, Nová Dubnica/Svätý Jur
What are the current functions of rural settlements?
residential, agricultural, industrial, recreational and tourist
What type of production do Jaslovské Bohunice and Mochovce provide? What is there?
production of electricity, nuclear powerplants
Name at least three companies which make food products and name towns where we can find them.
ex. Tauris - Rimavská Sobota, Nestlé Slovakia - Prievidza, dairies - Liptovský Mikuláš, Bratislava...
In which regions / cities is the highest unemployment?
Rimavská Sobota, Veľký Krtíš, Kežmarok, Revúca
Name the eight largest cities in Slovakia in order. Start with the biggest.
Bratislava, Košice, Prešov, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Trnava, Trenčín
The oldest cities have preserved medieval centres and many are declared urban monument reservations. Name at least three of them.
Kremnica, Banská Štiavnica, Levoča, Bardejov, Kežmarok, Bratislava etc.
Name at least two pharmaceutical industries in Slovakia.
Biotika Slovenská Ľupča, Zentiva Hlohovec, Imuna Šarišské Michaľany, Bioveta Nitra
Prievidza, Handlová, Modrý Kameň - what do they have in common?
brown coal is mined there