Slovenská pošta, a. s. (literally Slovak Post) is a state-owned company responsible for providing postal service in Slovakia established on 1 January 1993 when Slovakia became an independent state and became a public limited company owned by the state on 1 October 2004. It operates over 1,500 post offices throughout the country.[2] It is also the third largest employer in Slovakia.[citation needed] The headquarters are located in Banská Bystrica.[2]

Slovenská pošta
IndustryPostal service
PredecessorCzechoslovak Post
Founded1 January 1993; 31 years ago (1993-01-01)
Headquarters
Area served
Slovakia
ProductsMail, EMS, Postage stamps
Decrease 342,000 (2017)[1]
Websitehttp://www.posta.sk/en
A Slovenská pošta building at námestie Slovenského národného povstania in Bratislava

Among the organisation's responsibilities are providing a universal postal service, express and courier delivery, operating temporary post offices, issuing postage stamps and a postal museum.[2]

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  1. ^ Účtovná závierka 2017 [2017 Financial Statement] (PDF) (Report) (in Slovak). Banská Bystrica: Slovenská pošta, a. s. 22 March 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Slovenská pošta - Subject of activity". Slovenská pošta. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

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