Mezei István: Urban development in Slovakia (Pécs-Somorja, 2010)
3. The settlement structure of Slovakia
Urban structure in Slovakia Table 14. Average population of settlements in the particular counties, 2005 County Number of settlements Population in the county Average population of settlements Population of the county town Population in the county excluding the county town Average population of settlements excluding the county town (people) Bratislava 73 59,9053 8,206 428,672 170,381 2,366 Trnava 251 55,0982 2,195 70.286 480,696 1,923 Trenčín 276 605,503 2,194 57.854 547,649 1,991 Nitra 354 713,237 2,015 87.285 625,952 1,773 Žilina 315 692,343 2,198 85.400 606,943 1,933 Bansk Bystrica 516 662,128 1,283 83,056 579,072 1,124 Prešov 666 790,321 1,187 92,786 697,535 1,049 Košice 440 766,213 1,741 236,093 530,120 1,208 Slovakia total:2,891 5,379,780 1,861 1,141,432 4,238,348 1,470 Source: Štatisticky úrad SR, Bratislava 3. 3 Urban structure in Slovakia The urban structure of present-day Slovakia emerged between the two World Wars. Compared with 1910, the number of towns had almost doubled by 1930. However, this change did not take place over twenty years, since it was the result of a quick decision of the new state, rather than a process of gradual development. The new state power wanted to express its own power by changing the administrative system. The number of the towns specified in this way continued to grow, although at a slower pace. It had not doubled even by 2001, compared with the 77 towns in 1930. 47
