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The Urban/Rural Community Divide Based on a Geo-Economic Perspective: An Analysis of Work Contracts in Slovakia

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|Jul 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

urban and rural areas in Slovakia.
Bratislava Commuter Zone, Urban and Commuter Zone – red colour; Micropolitan Centre – dark blue colour; Rural – light blue colour.
urban and rural areas in Slovakia. Bratislava Commuter Zone, Urban and Commuter Zone – red colour; Micropolitan Centre – dark blue colour; Rural – light blue colour.

Fig. 2

Rural areas where more than half of the residents also work in a rural area. Rural areas – light blue colour.
Rural areas where more than half of the residents also work in a rural area. Rural areas – light blue colour.

Rural ZIP codes and their connection to work ZIP codes by geographic type_

RegionWork HQ in the same rural ZIP as HomeWork HQ in different rural ZIP than Home∑ Work HQ in rural ZIP (R – R)Work HQ in micropolitan or commuter area (R – M+C)Work HQ in urban area / excluding Bratislava / (R – U)Work HQ in Bratislava or its commuter zone (R – UBA + UBAc)∑ Work HQ in urban area (R – U + UBA + UBAc)Total number of work contracts
Žilina33,730 (19.0%)35,860 (20.2%)69,590 (39.2%)32,665 (18.4%)50,417 (28.4%)24,854 (14.0%)75,271 (42.4%)177,525 (100%)
Trnava25,098 (11.8%)42,964 (20.2%)68,062 (32.0%)35,520 (16.7%)62,958 (29.6%)46,155 (21.7%)109,113 (51.3%)212,695 (100%)
Trenčin27,225 (14.2%)60,778 (31.7%)88,003 (45.9%)38,537 (20.1%)43,139 (22.5%)22,049 (11.5%)65,188 (34.0%)191,728 (100%)
Prešov36,222 (15.4%)68,916 (29.3%)105,138 (44.7%)39,515 (16.8%)64,447 (27.4%)26,108 (11.1%)90,555 (38.5%)235,207 (100%)
Nitra45,424 (14.3%)97,518 (30.7%)142,942 (45%)56,224 (17.7%)75,918 (23.9%)42,565 (13.4%)118,483 (37.3%)317,649 (100%)
Košice29,700 (15.2%)64,284 (32.9%)93,984 (48.1%)19,735 (10.1%)57,250 (29.3%)24,424 (12.5%)81,674 (41.8%)195,393 (100%)
Banská Bystrica30,115 (15.8%)59,086 (31.0%)89,201 (46.8%)33,546 (17.6%)44,791 (23.5%)23,063 (12.1%)67,854 (35.6%)190,600 (100%)
∑ of work contracts227,513 (15.1%)429,406 (28.0%)656,920 (43.1%)255,741 (16.8%)398,920 (26.3%)209,217 (13.8%)608,136 (40.1%)1,520,797 (100%)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 137 - 147
Submitted on: Dec 30, 2024
Accepted on: May 22, 2025
Published on: Jul 2, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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