Figure 1
Number of municipal splits and mergers after 1989
Note: For dissolutions of municipalities, only the actual surplus of local units is calculated. Due to regulations, the splits approved during 2000 and 2001 came into practice in 2002 on the day of the local election. Source: Berčík and Lovecký 2003
Table 1
Population size of new municipalities
| Population | Number of municipalities | Percentage share |
|---|---|---|
| Below 500 | 140 | 51.1 |
| 500 – 999 | 81 | 29.6 |
| 1,000 – 1,999 | 42 | 15.3 |
| 2,000 – 4,999 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 5,000 and above | 1 | 0.4 |
[i] Source: Berčík and Lovecký, 2003
Table 2
Growth in number of municipalities since 1950
| Year | Municipalities | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,334 | |
| 1970 | 3,091 | −243 |
| 1989 | 2,669 | −422 |
| 1991 | 2,834 | +165 |
| 2002 | 2,891 | +57 |
| 2020 | 2,891 | 0 |
[i] Source: Berčík and Lovecký 2003; Statistical Office of Slovak Republic
Table 3
Municipal splits after 1990 versus legal provisions in 2002
| New municipalities with less than 3,000 inhabitants | New municipalities with at least 3,000 inhabitants | |
|---|---|---|
| Abandoned municipalities with less than 3,000 inhabitants | 134 (57.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Abandoned municipalities with at least 3,000 inhabitants | 95 (40.8) | 4 (1.7) |
[i] Source: Berčík and Lovecký 2003; author's calculation
Table 4
Per capita expenditure of new and abandoned municipalities
| Ratio new / abandoned | Number of municipalities | Percentage share |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 0.49 | 53 | 23.7 |
| 0.50 – 0.75 | 46 | 20.5 |
| 0.76 – 1.00 | 43 | 19.2 |
| 1.01 – 1.24 | 26 | 11.6 |
| 1.25 – 1.49 | 29 | 12.9 |
| 1.50 – 1.99 | 15 | 6.7 |
| 2.00 and more | 12 | 5.3 |
[i] Source: Berčík and Lovecký 2003; author's calculation
Table 5
Access to grants for individual needs of municipalities and the environmental fund
| Grants for Individual Needs of Municipalities | Environmental Fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Std. E | B | Std. E | |
| Mayor from governing party | 1.48 | 0.05 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| Independent mayor | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.05 |
| Population (log) | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Unemployment | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.00 |
| Share of Hungarians | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| New municipality | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.17 | 0.08 |
| Abandoned municipality | −0.21 | 0.08 | −0.08 | 0.08 |
| (Intercept) | −1.39 | 0.13 | −0.57 | 0.16 |
| N | 20,567 | 14,532 | ||
| AIC | 21,725 | 17,058 | ||
[i] Note: Binary logistic regression models are calculated. Dependent variable is binary, with value one for municipalities that received subsidies, and value zero otherwise. Source: author's calculation
Figure 2
Population ratio of new and abandoned municipalities
Source: Berčík and Lovecký 2003; author's calculation