Štruktúra vinárskych subjektov v Nitrianskom kraji

The Nitra Region has favorable natural conditions for growing vines. Of the total number of 354 municipalities in the region are 271 of them wine-growing. There are 18 wine-growing districts on its territory, which are part of 3 wine-growing regions. The Nitra wine-growing region (178) has the most wine-growing municipalities, ahead of the South Slovakian (77) and Central Slovakian (16) region. Among the districts, the highest number is in the Zlatomoravecký (31), Vrábeľský (26) and Nitriansky (23) wine-growing districts, which are part of the Nitra wine-growing region. The Nitra Region has 234 registered winemakers, which represents more than 31% of registered winemakers in Slovakia. Natural persons (117) predominate over limited liability companies (94) and cooperatives (14). According to the number of registered winemakers, Nové Zámky (71), Komárno (55) and Levice (53) districts are leading. Of the wine-growing districts, Hurbanovský (45), Strekovský (32) and Tekovský (29) are significant. The aim of the paper was to present the structure of wine entities in the Nitra Region on the basis of legal form at various regional levels. We also focused on the basic characteristics of wine-growing areas in the region. We used several methods in processing the monitored issues. The main method used was the method of analysis. We also used a comparative method and statistical-mathematical methods. We expressed the obtained data graphically and cartographically using cartographic methods.