AT THE PRESENT TIME
A period after the year 1990 was very dynamic not only for
Kechnec itself, but also for the whole Slovak Republic. Years after revolution
in 1989 brought many changes in the Slovak legislation, implementation of
the new tax system, new budgeting rules for management of economy on the
regional level, property-legal settlement of real estates, agricultural land,
various restitution claims and many others. In spite of all these uncertainty
and new rules, the town of Kechnec began to develop rapidly and today, the
citizens of Kechnec can enjoy wide opportunities for their working life as well
as free time.
Since 1990 Mr. JUDr. Jozef Konkoly has been a mayor of Kechnec. Under
his goal-oriented leadership, deputies of the Town Board and Town Hall employees
achieved many successes which can serve as a model for other towns.
The community of the town is very active in various cultural events and
sports. It already became a tradition to organize a carnival ball of the
Municipality of Kechnec, carnival for children, presentation of gifts on Santa
Claus day; publishing of the local newspapers called Kechnec today, various
sport tournaments and other events. During a year, various recognized state
representatives visit the town of Kechnec.
FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT POPULATION IN KECHNEC
According to the last census from 2006, Kechnec has approximately
1010 inhabitants.
| Citizens in the pre-productive age: 23,7%. |
| Citizens in the productive age: 60,4% |
| Citizens in the post-productive age: 15,8% |
| Percentage of the economically active persons per total number of permanent
citizens in Kechnec: 45,7%. |
During last 10 years, the town of Kechnec registered increase in the
number of new citizens for app. 24%.
| Year |
1869 |
1920 |
1939 |
1965 |
1991 |
2001 |
2006 |
| Number of inhabitants |
516 |
487 |
441 |
621 |
734 |
910 |
1010 |
Registration of unemployed people in Kechnec:
| The year 1996 – 42 people |
| The year 1997 – 49 people |
| The year 1998 – 71 people |
| The year 2001 – 97 people |
| The year 2003 – 123 people |
According to these data, we assume to have app. 6 % unemployment rate in
Kechnec. For your information, the registered unemployment rate in Kosice
district is more than 23 %.
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