The
Prešov Region is one of the eight
Slovak administrative regionsSince 1949 , Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje . Their number, borders and functions have been changed several times. There are currently eight regions of Slovakia and they correspond to the EU's NUTS 3 level of local administrative units. Each kraj consists of okresy...
. It consists of 13 districts.
Geography
It is located in north-eastern
SlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and has an area of 8,975 km². The region has diverse types of landscapes occurring in Slovakia, but mostly highlands and hilly lands dominate the area. The Tatras are located in the north-west, along with its subdivisions,
High TatrasHigh Tatras or High Tatra are a mountain range on the borders between Slovakia and Poland. They are a part of the Tatra Mountains...
and
Belianske TatrasBelianske Tatras is a mountain range in the Eastern Tatras in North Central Slovakia. Eastern Tatras are part of the Tatra Mountains, which are part of the Inner Western Carpathians....
, including the highest point of Slovakia - Gerlachovský štít (2,654 ASL). A small part of the Low Tatras reaches into the region. Basins in the western part are
Podtatranská kotlinaThe Podtatranská kotlina is a basin in northern Slovakia, part of the Fatra-Tatra Area, which belongs to the Inner Western Carpathians....
and Hornadská kotlina, and other ranges include
PieninyPieniny is a mountain range in the south of Poland and the north of Slovakia.The Pieniny mountain range is divided into three parts – Pieniny Spiskie and Pieniny Właściwe in Poland; and, Malé Pieniny in Slovakia. The Pieniny mountains consist mainly of the limestone and dolomite rock strata...
and Levoča Hills. The central part is composed of the Šarišská vrchovina,
ČergovČergov is a mountain range in the central part of the Prešov Region of Slovakia.Geologically the range is part of the Outer Western Carpathians, but may be classified as part of the Eastern Beskids, or classified as part of the Western Beskids...
, Ondavská vrchovina, Slanské vrchy and others and the Košice Basin around Prešov. The eastern part is composed of the upper reaches of the
Eastern Slovak LowlandThe East Slovak Lowland is the name of the part of Great Hungarian Plain situated in Slovakia....
, highland Laborecká vrchovina and mountain ranges of
Bukovské vrchyBukovské vrchy is a flysch mountain range in north-eastern Slovakia, part of the Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians ranges belonging to the Eastern Carpathians....
and the
Vihorlat MountainsVihorlat Mountains or colloquially Vihorlat is a volcanic mountain range in eastern Slovakia and western Ukraine. A part of the range is listed as a World Heritage Site.-Vihorlat Mountains in Slovakia:...
. Major rivers in the region include the
Popradthumb|The Poprad by Spišská Belá in Kežmarok districtthumb|The Poprad forming the Polish-Slovakian borderThe Poprad is a river in northern Slovakia and southern Poland, and a tributary of the Dunajec River...
in the west, which is the only major Slovak river in the
Baltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
watershed, a small part of
HornádHornád or Hernád is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.It is a tributary to the river Sajó, which is itself a tributary to the river Tisza. The source of the Hornád is in the Low Tatra mountains under the Kráľova hoľa hill, southwest of Poprad...
in the south-west, a small part of Dunajec in the north, the
TorysaTorysa is a village and municipality in Sabinov District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 449 metres and covers an area of 10.566 km². It has a population of about 1470 people....
in the centre and the
OndavaThe Ondava is a 146.5 km long river in Slovakia, the northern source river of the Bodrog. Its source is in the Low Beskids , near the village Nižná Polianka, close to the border with Poland...
and Laborec in the east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders on the
Lesser PolandMałopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
and
SubcarpathianPodkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
voivodeships in
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in the north,
Zakarpattia OblastThe Zakarpattia Oblast is an administrative oblast located in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uzhhorod...
of
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
in the east,
Košice RegionThe Košice Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in the southern part of eastern Slovakia and covers an area of 6,752 km²...
in the south,
Banská Bystrica RegionThe Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...
in the south-west and
Žilina RegionThe Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...
in the west.
Demographics
The population density in the region is 89 inhabitants per km², which is below the country's average (110 per km²). The largest towns are
PrešovPrešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
,
PopradPoprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...
,
HumennéHumenné is a town in the Prešov Region in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region. It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the Laborec and Cirocha Rivers.-Characteristics:...
,
BardejovBardejov is a town in North-Eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the Šariš region and has about 33,000 inhabitants. The spa town, mentioned for the first time in 1241, exhibits numerous cultural monuments in its completely intact medieval town center...
and
SninaSnina is a town in Slovakia located at the confluence of the Cirocha river and the small river Pčolinka in the valley between the Beskydy foothills and the mountain of Vihorlat. It is the closest town with rail and bus connections to the Poloniny National Park.-History:The oldest written records...
. According to the 2001 census, there were 789,968 inhabitants in the region, with a majority of
SlovaksThe Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
(90.7%), with minorities of Roma (4%),
RutheniansThe name Ruthenian |Rus']]) is a culturally loaded term and has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples who lived in Rus'. Later it was used predominantly for Ukrainians...
(2.7%) and there are small minorities of
UkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
(<1%) and
CzechsCzechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
(<0.5%).
List of districts
- Prešov District
Prešov District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Šariš.- Municipalities :*Abranovce*Bajerov*Bertotovce*Brestov*Bretejovce*Brežany*Bzenov...
- Sabinov District
Sabinov District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Šariš.-Municipalities:*Bajerovce*Bodovce*Brezovica*Brezovička*Červená Voda...
- Bardejov District
Bardejov District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of...
- Svidník District
Svidník District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. Territory Svidník district and his0 location is near of the Dukla Pass and the Republic of Poland....
- Vranov nad Topľou District
Vranov nad Topľou District is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín, apart from an area around Hanušovce nad Topľou which formed part of the county of...
- Levoča District
Levoča District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Spiš.-Municipalities:*Baldovce*Beharovce*Bijacovce*Brutovce*Buglovce*Dlhé Stráže*Doľany...
- Kežmarok District
Kežmarok District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was almost entirely part of the Hungarian county of Spiš, apart from a small area in the...
- Stará Ľubovňa District
Stará Ľubovňa District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was almost entirely part of the Hungarian county of Spiš, apart from a small area in the...
- Poprad District
Poprad District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was almost entirely part of the Hungarian county of Spiš, apart from two small areas in the...
- Medzilaborce District
Medzilaborce District is a district inthe Prešov Region of northeastern Slovakia. It is the least populated of Slovakia's 79 districts...
- Humenné District
Humenné District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia....
- Snina District
Snina District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín.-Municipalities:*Belá nad Cirochou*Brezovec*Čukalovce*Dlhé nad Cirochou*Dúbrava*Hostovice...
- Stropkov District
Stropkov District is a district inthe Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Zemplín, apart from an area in the...
List of municipalities and towns
There are 666 municipalities, of which 23 are towns (in bold), where about half of the region's population live
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