Trnava

Capital city :
TRNAVA

Region area - 4 148 km2
Number of population - 554 172 (as at 31.12.2005)
Density of population - 133 pers./km2
Trnava region has 251 locations, within 16 with the town status

Address: Trnavský samosprávny kraj, Starohájska 10, 917 01 Trnava
Tel.: +421-033-5933311, Fax: +421-33-5933336, www.trnava-vuc.sk, urad.vuc@trnava-vuc.sk

Trnava region is spread in the southwest part of the republic on the borders with:Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary. Cultural, economic and administrative centre of the Region is the old town Trnava. It is the first free royal town in the territory of Slovakia with the privileges granted in the year 1238.

The Area of Tourism

Rich resources of thermal and healing waters and developed spa tourism make it attractive. The biggest spa town in the Slovakia Piešťany is often searched for the treatment of rheumatic diseases. A small quiet natural therapeutical spa town Smrdáky lies in the Záhorie lowlands. The springs, have the highest hydrogen sulphide content in Europe. Skin diseases are treated here with the highest percentage of success.

Area of Industry and Business Conditions

Infrastructure and Availability
" Transport

Railway transport: The length of the railway line is 304.45 km. The main transport routes are Bratislava - Žilina and Trnava - Kúty.
Road transport: Motorway D1 and(D4); Speed roads R1 and R7
The Airport: Piešťany airport with one concrete take-off and the landing area, only 85 km from the international airport of Bratislava.
Power Engineering - The Region is an important source of energy owing Jaslovské Bohunice NPP and the waterworks Gabčíkovo. In the future the conversion to ecological renewable energy resources is planned.

Branches of Industrial Production in the Region

Automobile Industry (PSA Peugeot Citroen); Engineering Industry, Metal Production and Metallurgical Secondary Production, Textile Industry, Food Industry, Chemical Industry, Wood Industry, Manufacture of Glass, Paper industry

Planned Industrial Localities and Industrial Parks

Senica; Leopoldov - Červeník - Madunice; Sereď - South; Holíč; Kúty; Sládkovičovo - West; Madunice - Veľké Kostoľany; Dunajská Streda; Gabčíkovo - Danube Industrial Park; Skalica - Dieliky v Jazernom poli.

The priorities for the period up to 2013

Cross-border, transnational and interregional co-operation
Industry and services
Agriculture, wood industry, fishing and country development
Human resources
Infrastructure / transport, environmental infrastructure,
local-citizen: educational, social, health, cultural infrastructure, information society development and village, town and region development/.

Information Centres of the Trnava Self-Governing Region
TINS - Trnava Info Service Trojičné námestie 1, 917 01 Trnava, tel.:/fax: 033/5511022, tins@stonline.sk, www.trnava.sk	INFOSEN - Info Centre Senica Námestie oslobodenia 17, 905 01 Senica, tel.: 034/6516458-8, infosen@stonline.sk, www.senica.sk
PIC - Piešťany Info Centre Pribinova 2, 921 01 Piešťany, tel.: 033/7719621-3, info@pic.piestany.sk, www.pic.piestany.sk	Tourist-Information Centre Skalica Námestie slobody 10, 909 01 Skalica, tel.: 034/6645341 fax.: 034/6600241, www.skalica.sk; skalica@ba.telecom.sk, www.vino-zahorie.sk