Nitra

Capital city:
Nitra

Region area 6 343 km2
Number of population 709 350 (as at 31.12.2004)
Density of population 112 pers./km2
Nitra region has 350 locations, within 15 with the town status

Address: Nitriansky samosprávny kraj, Štefánikova tr. 69, 949 01 Nitra, Tel.: 00421 37 653 43 44, Fax: 00421 37 656 65 36, www.unsk.sk

The Nitra Region stretches in the south-west part of Slovakia. It neighbours with Hungary and within the Slovak Republic it neighbours with the Trnava, Trenčín and Banská Bystrica regions. The regional seat is Nitra that is as well business, economic and cultural centre of the region.

Region for tourist

Theatres:

the Theatre of Andrej Bagar
the Old Theatre in Nitra - the professional marionette play scene
the Theatre of Jókai at Komárno

Museums:

the Nitra Museum at Nitra
the Tríbeč Museum at Topoľčany
the Tekov Museum at Levice
Ján Thain Museum at Nové Zámky
the Museum of the Hungarian Culture and the Danube at Komárno

Galleries:

the Nitra Gallery in Nitra
The Art Gallery Nové Zámky

Observatory: The Tekov Observatory at Levice
Castles, manor houses and chateaux: Levický hrad, Topoľčiansky hrad, Gýmeš, The Fortress Komárno, Chateau Topoľčianky, Chateau Pustý Chotár - Park Hotel Tartuf Beladice, Chateau Mojmírovce, The National Stud Farm Topoľčianky
Natural and other attractions: The Rock Dwellings - Brhlovce; The Shipboard Mill - Komárno district; the Arboretum Mlyňany - Vieska nad Žitavou; the Bison Yard - Lovce, Zlaté Moravce district; Lupka - the nature reserve, district Nitra and The Europe Square in Komárno
Thermal waters and thermal swimming pools: Poľný Kesov, (www.penzionemilia.sk); Margita-Ilona (www.margita-ilona.sk); Strand at Nové Zámky; Podhájska (www.obecpodhajska.sk); Santovka situated 15 km far from Levice; VADAŠ (www.vadas.sk); Patince (www.patince.sk); Diakovce (www.diakovce.sk) and the thermal swimming pool at Komárno (www.komarno.sk)

Industry Conditions

The region belongs to the category of agriculturally - industrial regions. The machine engineering, chemical and food industry are the oldest and the most widespread industrial branches. The location of the other industry in the region has its specific character: Šaľa - the centre of the chemical production (www.duslo.sk), Komárno - the centre of ship-building trade (www.slkb.sk), Tlmače - the centre machine engineering (www.ses.sk), Štúrovo - the centre of the paper and pulp industry (www.kappa-obalysturovo.sk); Mochovce (www.seas.sk) - the nuclear energy complex; Vráble (www.business-park-vrable.com) the first business park in Slovakia and another business park built in Nitra - North.

Information Centres of Nitra self-Governing Region
NISYS Nitriansky info system Stefanikova 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia www.nitra.sk, www.nisys.sk tel.: +421 37 7410906, fax: +421 37 7410907 e-mail: info@nitra.sk	DEKAMPO Tourist Infon Office ul. Sv. Michala 2 934 01 Levice tel.: +421 36 631 78 98, 622 22 19 fax: +421 36 631 78 98 dekampo@stonline.sk
Levice Info Office Holubyho 2 934 01 Levice tel./fax: 00421 36 631 80 37 e-mail: lia7@stonline.sk	Komárno Tourist Information Office Župná 5 945 01 Komárno tel./fax: +421 35 773 00 63 e-mail: tik@komarno.sk
Štúrovo Tourist Information Office Hlavná 23 943 01 Štúrovo www.sturovoinfo.sk tel.: +421 36 752 40 09 info@sturovoinfo.sk	Vieska nad Žitavou Information Office Vieska nad Žitavou 64, 951 52 Vieska nad Žitavou tel.: 00421 37 633 45 60 fax: 00421 37 633 45 61