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R E G I O N S O F S L O V A K I A<br />

Liptovský Mikuláš<br />

55<br />

MUDr. Alexander Slafkovský<br />

Mayor<br />

Contact: MÚ, Štúrova 1989, 031 42 Liptovský Mikuláš,<br />

Tel:+421 44 5621394, Fax: +421 44 5621396<br />

Dear friends,<br />

I am very glad to have the opportunity to invite you to invest in Liptov, a region with<br />

traditionally well-developed and diverzified industries supported by educated workforce.<br />

Unfortunately, the predominant orientation on the markets of the former socialist countries<br />

has caused a stagnation of technology and product innovation. Today, the unemployment<br />

rate in the upper Liptov and in the town of Liptovský Mikuláš, of which I am the mayor,<br />

is about 13%. The municipalities of the town and the neighboring villages were united into<br />

an association in order to prepare the establishment of an industrial park in our cadastral<br />

area. 90% of the land is privately owned and identified. Our town is the seat of the Technical<br />

University, the graduates of which may help the fast development of business and investment.<br />

Investing in Liptov means to succeed.<br />

BASIC DATA<br />

Area: 69.785 km 2<br />

Population: 33 007<br />

out of which:<br />

Pre-productive age 18.2%<br />

Productive age 65,3%<br />

Post-productive age 16%<br />

Economically active inhabitants: 17 354<br />

Economically active inhabitants: 52.6%<br />

UNEMPLOYMENT:<br />

The unemployment rate in the town is about<br />

13 – 15%, with prevailing share of men and<br />

persons with lower education level.<br />

SCHOOL SYSTEM<br />

High Military Technical Academy<br />

Military Academy<br />

Commercial Academy, Hotel Academy<br />

Secondary Technical School of Construction<br />

Secondary vocational schools<br />

Total number of students: about 4 000<br />

EDUCATION LEVEL<br />

Elementary education: 23,5%<br />

Vocational training: 15,5%<br />

Secondary education: 52,5%<br />

University education: 8,5%<br />

INDUSTRY<br />

Tannery 31,7 %,<br />

Textile industry 25,4 %,<br />

Food-processing 12,7 %<br />

Average wage in the industry: 8 500 SKK<br />

The most important companies operating in the<br />

Liptovský Mikuláš district include:<br />

Wood processing<br />

SWEDWOOD Slovakia s.r.o.<br />

TATRA TIMBER s.r.o.<br />

Electronics<br />

ALCATEL Slovakia a.s. -<br />

Engineering<br />

LIPTOVSKÉ STROJÁRNE PLUS a.s. -<br />

Food processing<br />

GELIMA a.s. –<br />

Shoemaking<br />

GÁBOR s.r.o. –<br />

MAIN INVESTORS<br />

Slovak enterprise Parent company Country Industry Number of employees<br />

Swedwood Slovakia, s.r.o. Swedwood Switzerland 100% Wood processing 460<br />

Gabor, s.r.o. Gabor Austria 100% Shoemaking 500<br />

Gelima, a.s. Weishardt holding France Food processing 200<br />

REASONS TO INVEST<br />

• Well-developed and diverzified<br />

industries<br />

• Stabile industrial enterprises with<br />

foreign participation<br />

• Large pool of qualified workforce<br />

• Availability of land for the<br />

establishment of an industrial park<br />

• An active approach of the municipality<br />

to co-operation with potential investors<br />

• Geograhical loaction and climatic<br />

conditions suitable for the development<br />

of tourism in winter, as well as in<br />

summer.<br />

• Existing tourist resorts

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