Presov

Prešov is a town in eastern Slovakia. It is a seat of the Presov region (Prešovský kraj) (see Regions of Slovakia). With a population of 93,000, it is the third largest town in the country.

Prešov is located at 49°0'0" North, 21°15'0" East ⁵ at an altitude of 255 meters. It is situated at the Torysa river, 38 kilometers north from Košice.

As of 2001, 93.7% of inhabitans are Slovaks; significant minorities include Roma, Rusyns, Ukrainians, and Czechs. The average wage and the employment rate in Presov are below the national average. Significant industries in the town include mechanical and electrical engineering companies and clothing industry. Solivary, the only salt mining and processing company in Slovakia, also operates in the town.

More than thousand students are enroled at the two instutions of post-secondary education in the town, the University of Prešov and the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Kosice. Prešov is also seat of a Greek Catholic bishopric.

References

• Official History of Prešov
• Presov town hall (July 2002), Presov - city profile. Retrieved in June 2004 from http://www.pis.sk/jpis/obsah/html/presov_profile.htm.