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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