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Medzilaborce District

Coordinates: 49°16′16″N 21°54′13″E / 49.27111°N 21.90361°E / 49.27111; 21.90361
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Medzilaborce District
Map
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Prešov Region
Area
 • Total
427 km2 (165 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
11,056
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Medzilaborce District (okres Medzilaborce) is a district in the Prešov Region of northeastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín. It has a population of roughly 11,000 and as such is the least populated of Slovakia's 79 districts.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
197015,840—    
198014,586−7.9%
199113,122−10.0%
200112,668−3.5%
201112,450−1.7%
202111,056−11.2%
Source: Censuses[1][2]

Economy and infrastructure

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Mainly glass and machinery industry have the largest tradition in small town Medzilaborce.

From 1970s it had been a branch of Jablonecke sklarne which had employ approximately 600 people in the glass industry. Since 1999 Glass LPS has been a follower of 45 years old tradition in glass industry in Medzilaborce and still manufacture crystal chandeliers, grind crystal trimmings and export them around the world.

It was Transporta, later Vihorlat which had 1200 employees in machinery industry in small town Medzilaborce. Privatization and global financial crises had destroyed the structure of the whole factory. Nowadays companies Kovostroj and Labstroj continue in machinery industry.

Major employers

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Glass LPS - producer of crystal chandeliers.

Municipalities

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Medzilaborce District (2020)
Municipality Area (km2)[3] Population[4][5]
Brestov nad Laborcom 6.04 115 (Increase)
Čabalovce 21.4 341 (Decrease)
Čabiny 38.84 325 (Decrease)
Čertižné 23.72 327 (Decrease)
Habura 27.81 483 (Decrease)
Kalinov 13.78 260 (Decrease)
Krásny Brod 15.11 488 (Decrease)
Medzilaborce 47.48 6,504 (Decrease)
Ňagov 9.64 399 (Decrease)
Oľka 31.45 266 (Decrease)
Oľšinkov 7.65 21 (Decrease)
Palota 24.11 198 (Decrease)
Radvaň nad Laborcom 20.12 545 (Decrease)
Repejov 18.32 107 (Decrease)
Rokytovce 7.37 169 (Decrease)
Roškovce 12.54 144 (Decrease)
Sukov 8.18 157 (Increase)
Svetlice 31.63 90 (Decrease)
Valentovce 2.2 44 (Decrease)
Volica 5.37 265 (Decrease)
Výrava 20.24 185 (Increase)
Zbojné 18.15 159 (Decrease)
Zbudská Belá 15.97 116 (Decrease)

Source

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  • Lacika, Ján (2005). Slovaquie en bref. Priroda. ISBN 80-07-01377-6.

References

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49°16′16″N 21°54′13″E / 49.27111°N 21.90361°E / 49.27111; 21.90361