Towns

 

The regional centre is Postojna  (15,000 inhabitants) connected with the coastal town of Koper and Ljubljana by the motorway (a 20 minute drive) and railway.

 

Other principal towns include Ilirska Bistrica (14,200) and Cerkno  (10,600).

 

 

Economy

 

The most vigorous economic growth is enjoyed by metal-processing industry that also accounts the largest market share. It is followed by the wood-processing industry and given the fact that timber is the region’s natural resource, this is a long-term factor of the economic development. The chemical industry is the region’s second best attribute. Due to bankruptcies of a few of the region’s leading companies (some of them in the wood-processing industry), the region has lost its economic strength and is trying to revive entrepreneurship, particularly as regards services. In 2007 small businesses presented almost a half of all enterprises in industry and services (45.9%). Thanks to good transport connections, the share of daily migration to other regions, particularly those with high qualifications, is quite high.

 

There is plenty of potential for the development of tourism thanks to relatively scarce number of people per square kilometre and pristine nature. One can hardly get enough of the natural beauties and the phenomena such as Postojna Caves  or Cerkniško jezero (lake).

 

 

Companies

 

The most important companies operating in the region include:

• Javor Pivka d.d. (manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels)
• Ydria Motors d.o.o. (manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers)
• LIV hidravlika in kolesa d.o.o. (manufacture of bicycles and chairs for disabled persons)
• Brest-pohištvo d.o.o. (manufacture of furniture)
• Pivka perutninarstvo d.d. (raising of poultry)
• Kolektor LIV d.o.o. (manufacture of electric domestic appliances)
• GGP d.o.o. (logging)
• Plama-PUR d.d. (manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles)
• Kovinoplastika Lož d.d. (manufacture of locks and hinges)

 

 

 

Contact:

 

Regional Development Agency of Inner-Karst Region 

Prečna ulica 1

SI-6257 Pivka

Phone: +386 (0)5 72 12 240

Fax: +386 (0)5 72 12 245

E-mail: info[@]rra-nkr.si