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Approx. duration of areal project 18 years

Planning of the area began in 1992.
Construction of the area begins/began in 1998.
Approx. 25% of the construction is/was completed in . (year)
Approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed in 2005
Approx. 75% of the construction is/was completed in . (year)
Approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed in 2010 (year of the target state of current plans)

Approx. distance from the area to the city centre is 6 kilometres.

Total area 1,1 km2.

from which area by use
Total green area
51 ha current state (year 2005)
40 ha when the planning of the area began
ha when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
45 ha when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total block area
ha current state (year 200)
10 ha when the planning of the area began
ha when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
38 ha when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which block area by use
18 ha residential
1 ha commercial
15 ha industry and educational
ha other (what)

Total street and traffic areas
ha current state (year 200)
ha when the planning of the area began
ha when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
23 ha when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total area for other use
ha current state (year 200)
ha when the planning of the area began
ha when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
ha when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total floor area of buildings
current state (year 200)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which floor area by nature of space
public
private

from which floor area by use of building
shops, hotels, restaurants, etc.
nursing and care
offices and administration
meetings
education
industrial buildings
other buildings

Total number of buildings
current state (year 200)
75 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
134 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which buildings by use of building
90 dwellings
44 other buildings

from which buildings by year of construction.
0 before 1500.
0 between 1500-1700.
1 between 1700-1800.
14 between 1800-1900.
7 between 1900-50’s.
19 between 50-70’s.
1 between 70-80’s.
0 between 80-00’s.
92 between 2000-10. (approx.)
0 between 10-20´s. (approx.)

Building density (floor area of buildings divided by the land area)
current state (year 200)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
0.2-2.0 (average 0.5) when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total road network
current state (year 200)
3,6 km when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
20,4 km when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which roads by type of use
6,2 km motor vehicles.
4,6 km bicycles.
2,4 km pedestrians.
7,2 km other use (as paths).

Total number of parking places
current state (year 200)
150 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
2900 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which parking facilities by type
2600 private parking places.
300 public parking places.

Average speed of local area network
0,5 Mbit current state (year 2005), 10 Mbit in 2006
0 Mbit when the planning of the area began
Mbit when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
10-100Mbit when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total number of cell phones per 1000 inhabitants
1200 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Average number of broadband connections per 1000 inhabitants
current state 60% (year 2005), 100% (year 2006)
0 when the planning of the area began
60% when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
100% when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total number of WLAN hotspots at the area
2 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
10 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which WLAN hotspots by type
2 free.
chargeable.

Distance from the area to the nearest
airport 15 kilometers
harbour 6 kilometers
railway station 6 kilometers
buss terminal 6 kilometers
other international or domestic transportation facility (what) kilometers

Total number of
local and internal public transportation lines with different destinations passing through the area 7
local and internal public transportation stops at the area 18
local and internal public transportation shifts passing through the area per day 387
passengers reaching the area by local and internal public transportation per year 2,9 milj. in 2010

from which local and internal public transportation facilities by means of transportation

Total number of
buss lines with different destinations passing through the area 6
buss stops at the area 13
buss shifts passing through the area per day 288
passengers reaching the area by buss per year 1,1 milj. in 2010

Total number of
tram lines with different destinations passing through the area 1
tram stops at the area 5
tram shifts passing through the area per day 99
passengers reaching the area by tram per year 0,9 milj.

Total number of 0
trolley lines with different destinations passing through the area 0
trolley stops at the area 0
trolley shifts passing through the area per day 0
passengers reaching the area by trolley per year 0

Total number of
metro lines with different destinations passing through the area 0
metro stops at the area 0
metro shifts passing through the area per day 0
passengers reaching the area by metro per year 0

Total number of
other local or internal public transportation lines with different destinations passing through the area
other local or internal public transportation stops at the area
other local or internal public transportation shifts passing through the area per day
passengers reaching the area by other local or internal public transportation per year

Total number of motor vehicles per 1000 inhabitants
257 current state (year 2005)
100 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
290 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total number of passengers reaching the area by
200 foot
250 bike
0 other slow traffic

Total number of cab ranks at the area 0

Total number of dwellings
1200 current state (year 2005)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
3500 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which dwellings by house type
0 1-2 family houses.
0 terraced houses
100 % tall houses
0 other residential buildings

from which housing by tenure status
50% owner-occupied flats
50% rental apartments
from which rental apartments by type of lessor
10% private rental apartments
70% social rental apartments
20 % other (what)
0 job-related housing
0 right of residence housing
30% student apartments
0 other housing

from which housing by residence type
15% 1 room residences
15% 2 rooms residences
20% 3 rooms residences
40% 4 rooms residences
10% residences with 5 rooms or more

Average number of rooms per dwelling, kitchen incl. see above in 2010
Average floor area per dwelling 65 square meters in 2010
Average floor area per person 41 square meters in 2010

Total number of households at the area
1256 current state (year 2005)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
3600 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which households by number of persons
537 1 person households
415 2 persons households
157 3 persons households
99 4 persons households
48 at least 5 person households

Average size of a household
2,0 current state (year 2006)
2,5 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
2,2 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

Total number of companies
300 current state (year 2005)
100 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
500 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which companies by number of personnel working at the area
150 extra small companies
120 small companies
25 medium companies
5 large companies
0 extra large companies

Example grouping
Personnel at the area:
1-10 extra small
11-49 small
50-249 medium
250-499 large
500- extra large

from which companies by lines of business
extractive industry.
secondary production.
from which secondary production by type of production
industry
building
services
from which services by type of service
trade
finance
traffic
social services
other lines of businesses

Total number of workplaces
5000 current state (year 2005)
2000 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
5500 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which workplaces by lines of business
extractive industry.
700 secondary production.
from which secondary production by type of production
700 industry
0 building
other secondary production
4300 services
from which services by type of service
1000 trade
20 finance
0 traffic
50 social services
other services
3230 other lines of businesses

Total number of educational premises
7 current state (year 2005)
1 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
7 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which educational premises by type of premise
Total number of basic education schools 1
Total number of vocational schools 1
Total number of polytechnics 3
Total number of universities 1
Total number of other educational premises secondary level schools 0

Total number of healthcare premises
0 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
0 when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
0 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise 1 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which healthcare by type of premise
Total number of healthcare centers 0
Total number of hospitals 0
Total number of other healthcare premises 0

Total healthcare customer capacity 0 patient places

Total number of social service premises
0 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
0 when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
3 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which social service premises by type of premise
Total number of nurseries 3 in 2010
Total number of old-aged homes 1 in 2010
Total number of other social service premises 3 in 2010(house for mentally disable youngsters, house MS-deseas patience, house for communication disable children)

Total social service customer capacity 300 in 2010

Total number of commercial premises
current state (year 200)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which commercial premises by type of premise

Total number of grocery stores
2 current state (year 2005)
1 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
6 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest grocery store 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which grocery stores by size of premise
1 extra small grocery stores.
0 small grocery stores.
1 medium grocery stores.
0 large grocery stores.
1 extra large grocery stores.

Example Grouping
extra small premises under 200 m²
small premises 200 m²– 400 m²
medium premises 400 – 1000 m²
large premises 1000 m²– 2500 m²
extra large premises over 2500 m²

Total number of special commerce stores
15 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
25 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest special commerce store 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which special commerce stores by size of premise
2 extra small special commerce stores.
6 small special commerce stores.
5 medium special commerce stores.
2 large special commerce stores.
0 extra large special commerce stores.

Total number of department stores
15 current state (year 2005)
1 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest department store kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which department stores by size of premise
2 extra small department stores.
5 small department stores.
5 medium department stores.
2large department stores.
1 extra large department store.

Total number of shopping centers
1 current state (year 2006)
0 when the planning of the area began
1 when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest shopping centers 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which shopping centres by size of premise
0 extra small shopping centres.
0 small shopping centres.
1 medium shopping centres.
0 large shopping centres.
0 extra large shopping centres.

Example Grouping
extra small centres under 5000 m²
small centres 5000 m²– 15 000 m²
medium centres 15 000 – 32 500 m²
large stores 132 500 m²– 75 000 m²
extra large centres over 75 000 m²

Total number of other commercial premises
10 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which other commercial premises by size of premise
5 extra small commercial premises.
5 small commercial premises.
0 medium commercial premises.
0 large commercial premises.
0 extra large commercial premises.

Total number of restaurants and equivalent
11 current state (year 2005)
1 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest restaurant 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which restaurants by type of premise
1 restaurants.
4 cafes.
3 lunch places.
0 bars.
0 night clubs.
0 other restaurant premises (what).

Total restaurant customer capacity 50 seats

Total number of premises
0 current state (year 2006)
0 when the planning of the area began
0 when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
1 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest premise kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which premises by type of premise
0 luxury hotels.
0 mid-range hotels.
0 low cost hotels.
0 hostels.
0 bed and breakfast premises.
0 other premises.

Total number of rooms 0
Total number of beds 0
Total number of overnight stays 0

Total number of cultural premises
6 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest cultural premise 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which cultural premises by type of premise
2 museums.
1 galleries.
0 premises for opera.
0 theatres.
0 dance theatres.
1 concert halls.
0 movie theatres.
0 artworks and architectural sights.
2 libraries.
0other cultural premises.

Total cultural customer capacity 400
Total number of cultural events etc.

Total number of indoor recreational premises
2 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest indoor recreational premise 0 kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which indoor recreational premises by type of premise
1 gyms.
0 swimming halls.
0 indoor ice-skating rings.
0 other indoor recreation premises..

Total indoor recreational customer capacity
Total number of indoor leisure events etc.

Total number of outdoor recreational premises
4 current state (year 2005)
0 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed
OR approx. distance from the area to the nearest outdoor recreational premise kilometers when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which outdoor recreation premises by type of premise
0 beaches.
1 outdoor ice-skating rings.
3 other outdoor recreation premises (football ground, athletics ground, tennis lane).

Total outdoor recreational customer capacity 100
Total number of outdoor leisure events etc.150

Total number of inhabitants
2196 current state (year 2005)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
7183 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which population by sex
1050 male.
1146 female.

from which population by age
361 0-6 years
184 7-15 years.
47 16-17 years
655 18-29 years
699 30-44 years
175 45-64 years.
45 65-74 years
30 over 75 years

from which population by citizenship
2156 European
20 African
15 North American
5 Latin American or Caribbean
0 South-East or East Asian
0 Central or Western Asian
0 Australian or Oceanian
0 citizenship unknown

from which population by education
No statistics available
high school education
some college
associates degree
bachelors degree
graduate degree
PhD / post doctoral degree

Average income level euros per month

Unemployment rate %

Total number of workers
current state (year 200)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which workers by lines of business
extractive industry.
secondary production.
from which secondary production by type of production
industry
building
services
from which services by type of service
trade
finance
traffic
social services
other lines of businesses

Total number of students
6000 current state (year 2005)
3000 when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
6200 when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which students by type of education
500 basic
700 vocational
3000 polytechnic
2000 university
from which university student by type of degree
- post-graduate
- graduate
other institutes

Total number of visitors
No statistics available.
current state (year 200)
when the planning of the area began
when approx. 50% of the construction is/was completed
when approx. 100% of the construction is/was completed

from which visitors by reason for visiting the area
healthcare.
social services.
retail.
restaurants and equivalent.
hotels and equivalent.
culture.
indoor recreational premises.
outdoor recreational premises.
other reason.

from which visitors by citizenship
were from abroad/tourists
were local

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