THE POPULATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEVOČA MOUNTAINS (SLOVAKIA)

Štefan KYŠELA ^A*

Received: October 10, 2014 | Revised: December 10, 2014 | Accepted: February 2, 2015

^A* University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
s.kysela@gmail.com (corresponding author)

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Abstract
This article analyses the main characteristics of the demographical development and present-state in the Levoča Mountains in Slovakia. Before analysing the population, we develop an approach to determine the number of people residing in the geomorphological mesoregion of Levoča Mountains, which is the key point of this article, since many municipalities lie on the mountains border. For the purposes of the latter we consider municipalities cadastral areas and built-up areas. There are new concepts introduced into geographical terminology: CIN coefficient, COUT coefficient, IN mountains population, OUT mountains population, CORE municipality, BORDER municipality, OUTER municipality.

Key words
Levoča Mountains, Population, Demographical development, People living in the mountains, New geographical concepts

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