Investor Guide

Investor Guide
Zamosc - The Salt Market (photo Wieslaw Lipiec)
Ladies and Gentlemen
Photo: Łukasz Halczak
Lots of expensive projects which have been successfully realized so far in order to
renew the Town of Zamosc, have proved that the town is a place worth changing its
image. I am convinced that it is high Ɵme to treat Zamosc as a town with bright future
and at the same Ɵme to bring to an end thinking of it just as a small, ordinary town
located in the poor eastern part of Poland.
From 2006 to 2012 Zamosc is going to spend more than 125 million EUR on
revitalizaƟon of the Old Town’s monuments and buildings, as well as to make
investments on infrastructure and environment. Also, private entrepreneurs are
making more and more investments with every year. They usually decide to invest in
trade and hotels. We, ciƟzens of Zamosc, have ambiƟon to live, study and work in the
Town where modernity, innovaƟons, enterprise and excepƟonal history and tradiƟons
mix all together in harmony. Launching the Subzone Zamosc Special Economic Zone
Euro-Park Mielec proved that the idea of Jan Zamoyski, the founder of the Town – to
create the ideal town – can be realized now just as it was more than 400 years ago. It is
my pleasure and pride to invite you to Zamosc, the Town which is unique, perfect, just
ideal to invest in. We are ready.
Marcin Zamoyski
The Mayor of Zamosc
Author: Piotr Rogalski
Translation: Iwona Gałka (English), Halina Moteka (Russian), Małgorzata Kielan-Antończak (German), Krystyna Szczepanik (French)
Print:
Drukarnia „Attyla” s.j.
22-400 Zamosc, ul. Partyzantów 61
tel./faks 84 627 19 16, 84 639 12 13
www.attyla.eu e-mail:drukarnia@attyla.eu
Ordered by:
Urząd Miasta Zamość
22-400 Zamość, ul. Rynek Wielki 13
www.zamosc.pl
Zamosc 2011
1st Edition
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Copyright © Urzad Miasta Zamosc.
Zamosc Subzone – exempƟons and preferences
Investment sites
The Town of Zamosc has many investment sites in attracƟve locaƟons. Szczebrzeska District – covers 27,1494
ha, the plot no 12 and 14/40 on the ground map 7. Starowiejska District – covers 7,5716 ha, the plots no 243/4,
243/5, 243/13 on the ground map 18.
The both Districts are located near naƟonal roads. The
Starowiejska District is a brown eld - the eld aŌer former factory of houses. There is no possibility for further
expansion. The Szczebrzeska District is a green eld located next to the area of Zamosc Community.
The Subzone Zamosc spreads on the area of almost 35 ha
of land and there is the intenƟon of extending the Szczebrzeska District. The administraƟve procedures for adding
another 19 ha to Szczebrzeska District are in progress.
InvesƟng in the Special Economic Subzone Zamosc is very benecial since entrepreneurs conducƟng business acƟvity can obtain public assistance in the
form of income tax exempƟons as well as other preferences. The public aid is
granted due to expenditure on: new investment and the creaƟon of new jobs.
The corporate tax exempƟon based on investment is: 50% of the total expenditures for large entrepreneurs, 60% for medium size and 70% for small size
entrepreneurs.
The investment expenditures within the Subzone Zamosc that qualify for aid
are:
• purchase of parcels ownership or perpetual usufruct rights,
• purchasing or own fabricaƟon of xed assets,
• development and modernizaƟon of exisƟng xed assets,
• the purchase intangible assets associated with technological transfer through
the acquirement of patents, licences, know-how, or technical knowledge.
In case of entrepreneurs other than small and medium size the investment expenditures can be increased maximum up to 50% .
The condiƟon for obtaining the aid is conducƟng business acƟvity and sustaining
xed assets for at least 5 years for large and 3 years for small and medium size
entrepreneurs.
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Zamosc - downtown plan
Starowiejska District
ZAMOSC SUBZONE
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Szczebrzeska District
ZAMOSC SUBZONE
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The maximum amount of corporate tax exempƟon based on the creaƟon of new
jobs is 50% of the total value of two-year labor costs resulƟng from hiring of new
employees for large entrepreneurs, 60% for medium size and 70% for small size
entrepreneurs.
Large entrepreneurs must keep newly created jobs for a period of Ɵme no shorter than 5 years, while small and medium size ones for 3 years.
The tax exempƟons menƟoned above are given only for acƟvity undertaken in
the area of the Special Economic Subzone Zamosc.
From 26 October 2009 the Subzone Zamosc oīers special public support, called
regional support for investors. The Town Council, which passed the resoluƟon
decided that acƟve businessmen who will make new investments and employ
new staī can be given exempƟon from property tax.
„We want to pay tribute to the Town Council in Zamosc for professional assistance, great help and content-related support during
diĸcult business negoƟaƟons. We appreciate Ɵming, accuracy and
creaƟng friendly atmosphere to invest in Zamosc. People working
in the Town Hall proved their care of making the diĸcult process
of lling up all the procedures and documents as smooth and fast
as possible.”
Jaroslaw Wawerski, president of Tradis Ltd.
Another facility for investors is complete and cheaper infrastructure that makes
investments expenditures much lower. The informaƟon about the specicaƟon
and infrastructure of the grounds that belong to the Subzone Zamosc is available
on the website:
www.investoneast.eu
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Legal Acts
Act of October 20th 1994 on special economic zones (Journal of Laws 2007 No
42, Item 274 with further amendments).
The Decree by the Council of Ministers on the Mielec Special Economic Zone of
the 15 December 2008 (Journal of Laws No 232, item 1555).
(Journal of Laws 2009 nr 112, poz. 919 AMENDMENT)
(Journal of Laws 2010 nr 39, poz. 208 AMENDMENT)
(Journal of Laws 2010 nr 114, poz. 762 AMENDMENT)
RegulaƟon of the Council of Ministers on public aid of the 10 December 2008
(Journal of Laws No 232, item 1548).
(Journal of Laws 2010 nr 15, poz. 78 AMENDMENT)
RegulaƟon of the Council of Ministers concerning the criteria for including some
areas into the Special Economic Zone of the 10 December 2008 (Journal of Laws
No 224, item 1477).
(Journal of Laws 2010 nr15, poz. 79 AMENDMENT)
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The Decree of the Council of Ministers dated November 15th 2004 on procedure, terms and condiƟons
of bids or negoƟaƟons and criteria for evaluaƟon of
the intensions of economic enterprises, which are to
be undertaken by entrepreneurs in Special Economic
Zone EURO-PARK MIELEC (Journal of Laws No 254,
Item 2538).
(Journal of Laws 2010 nr108, poz. 695 AMENDMENT)
The Decree of the Council of Ministers dated July 2th
2009 on entrusƟng the Industrial Development Agency with granƟng permits for economic acƟvity and
conducƟng regular inspecƟons of entrepreneurs’ acƟvity in Special Economic Zone EURO-PARK MIELEC and
determining the scope of these inspecƟons (Journal of
Laws No 112 Item 922).
Act of April 30th 2004 on the procedure in issues related to public aid (Journal of Laws No. 123 Item 1291).
Procedure of investment
Procedure for granƟng license for business acƟvity in
the Subzone Zamosc covers the submission of applicaƟon form with a detailed descripƟon of the investment project.
The special form in WORD enƟtled “iniƟal declaraƟon”
– submission of ApplicaƟon Form is available on the
website: www.investoneast.eu
This document should be sent by a potenƟal investor to
the Town Council.
In development of the Subzone Zamosc, the staī works closely with the local insƟtuƟons and organizaƟons which use transparent procedures pursuant to obligatory
law and general pracƟces.
The local authoriƟes of Zamosc and the staī that administer the Subzone are aware
of the fact that the Special Economic Zone increases investment aƩracƟveness and
gives prospects for development.
Friendly aƫtude of local authoriƟes is revealed by their quick decision-taking, by
creaƟng a friendly atmosphere and by meeƟng investors’ expectaƟons.
PosiƟve aƫtude of the local society is easily to recognize as well. New investment
projects are awaited by the inhabitants due to the fact that they represent new job
perspecƟves and further development of the region.
Weeks
Tasks
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1
2
3
4
5
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IniƟal declaraƟons (submisions of ApplicaƟon Form)
Announcement of „invitaƟon for negoƟaƟon” in naƟonal press
Submission of oīer
Oīer analysis
GranƟng license for acƟviƟes in Zamosc Subzone
Investor
Town Council
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Starowiejska District The Subzone Zamosc, November 2010,
eastward direcƟon (photo Jacek Kardasz)
Starowiejska District
Starowiejska District
LocaƟon
Area of property
Property informaƟon
Land specicaƟon
Site name
Starowiejska, Zamosc, Poland
GPS
N: 50o43’49 E: 23o16’42
Max. area available (as one piece) [ha]
2
The shape of the site
Rectangle
Possibility for expansion
N
Percentage of the area [%]
60
Approx. land price [PLN/m2] + 23% VAT
Info: centre@investoneast.eu
Owner
The Town of Zamosc
Valid zoning plan (Y/N)
Y
Zoning
Industrial and commercial area
Soil class with area [ha]
Ba - 6,2194, Bp-1,1676, dr- 0,1846
The land is excluded from agricultural
producƟon
Diīerences in land level [m]
3,5
Present usage
Brown Fields, the area aŌer former factory of houses
Soil and underground water polluƟon (Y/N)
N
Underground water level [m]
5-10
Were geological research done (Y/N)
N
Risk of ooding or land slide (Y/N)
N
Underground obstacles (Y/N)
N
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Site check list
Starowiejska District
Y
Objects aŌer former factory of houses/
stores, bases of cranes and other objects
Ecological restricƟons (Y/N)
N
Buildings/other construcƟons on site (Y/N)
Y
Buildings aŌer former factory of houses,
store of basic producƟon, store of
complementary elements, administraƟve
building, building of data-ow line, garage
building, boiler house, other buildings
and rooms.
Access Road to the plot (type and width of access
road)
8,5 metre-wide naƟonal road no.17 and
no.74
Nearest motorway/naƟonal road [km]
The property is situated directly at the
NaƟonal Road no.17 and no.74
Sea and River ports located up to 200 km
N
Land specicaƟon
Transport links
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Ground and overhead obstacles (Y/N)
Railway line [km]
Zamosc – 3,8
Railway siding [km]
Zamosc – 0,2
Broad Gauge Metallurgical Railway Line siding [km]
Zamosc Bortatycze – 9
Nearest internaƟonal airport [km]
Rzeszow Jasionka Airport – 160
Lublin Swidnik – 80 (planned to be open
in December 2012 r.)
Other nearest airport [km]
Zamosc Mokre – 4 (landing ground)
Nearest province capital [km]
Lublin – 89
Site check list
Starowiejska District
ELECTRICITY
Electricity (Y/N)
Y
Energy network and transformer stadion
are placed In the property
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
–
Voltage [kV]
15/0,4
Available capacity [MV]
0,4 with capability of boost of force
to 4
GAS
ExisƟng infrastructure
Gas (T/N)
N
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
22 from border of the property
Caloric value [MJ/Nm3]
35,5
Pipe diameter [mm]
Ø 100
Available capacity [Nm /h]
3
3500
WATER AND SEWAGE DISCHARGE
Water supply (Y/N)
Y
Water-supply system about Ø 100 mm
diameter is located in the property (watersupply system network for household and
industrial purposes)
Available capacity [m3/24h]
300
Sewage discharge (Y/N)
Y
Diameter Ø 100 mm and 200 mm
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Site check list
Starowiejska District
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
Sanitary commutator Ø 800 mm is
located at distance of 65 from border of
property
Available capacity [m3/24h]
Available capacity without limitaƟons
thanks to the sanitary commutator
Treatment plant (Y/N)
N
TELEPHONE
ExisƟng infrastructure
Comments
Telephone (Y/N)
Y
Network is placed In the area of property
Mobile telephone (Y/N)
Y
Without limitaƟons
FTTH Network (Y/N)
Y
Possibility of connecƟon to the local FTTH
or FTTB Network
The site is a part of the SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE EURO-PARK Mielec
The current regulations about investing in the Subzone Zamosc Special Economic Zone
EURO-PARK Mielec are available on the website:
www.investoneast.eu
More further information will be given by Investors’ Service Centre and the Town Council.
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Site check list
Szczebrzeska District
Szczebrzeska District
LocaƟon
Area of property
Property informaƟon
Site name
Szczebrzeska, Zamosc, Poland
GPS
N: 50o42’48 E: 23o13’15
Max. area available (as one piece) [ha]
16, with capability of increase
to 65
The shape of the site
Clipping of circle (quarter circle)
Possibility for expansion
Y in western direcƟon, elds are ownership
of City of Zamosc
Percentage of the area [%]
45
Approx. land price [PLN/m2] + 23% VAT
Info: centre@investoneast.eu
Owner
The Town of Zamosc
Valid zoning plan (Y/N)
Y
Zoning
Industrial and commercial area
Soil class with area [ha]
R IIIa -13,6018, R IIIb - 8,0123, RIV 1,4572, BII- 3,3379,
W- 0,3223, dr - 0,4179
The land is excluded from agricultural
producƟon
Diīerences in land level [m]
3
Present usage
Agriculture
Soil and underground water polluƟon (Y/N)
N
Land specicaƟon
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Szczebrzeska District The Subzone Zamosc, November 2010,
eastward direcƟon (photo Jacek Kardasz)
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Site check list
Szczebrzeska District
Land specicaƟon
Transport links
Underground water level [m]
3-4
Were geological research done (Y/N)
N
Risk of ooding or land slide(Y/N)
N
Underground obstacles (Y/N)
N
Ground and overhead obstacles (Y/N)
Y Electrical lines and melioraƟon ditches
Ecological restricƟons (Y/N)
N
Buildings/other construcƟons on site (Y/N)
N
Access Road to the plot (type and width of access
road)
10 metre wide NaƟonal Road no.74
Nearest motorway/naƟonal road [km]
The property is situated directly at the
NaƟonal Road no.74
Sea and River ports located up to 200 km
N
Railway line [km]
Zamosc – 1,6
Railway siding [km]
Zamosc – 1,6
Broad Gauge Metallurgical Railway Line siding [km]
Zamosc Bortatycze – 8,6
Nearest internaƟonal airport [km]
Rzeszow Jasionka Airport – 160
Lublin Swidnik – 80 (planned to be open
in December 2012 r.)
Other nearest airport [km]
Zamosc Mokre – 4
(landing ground)
Nearest province capital [km]
Lublin – 89
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Site check list
Szczebrzeska District
ELECTRICITY
Electricity (Y/N)
Y
Overhead lines
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
100 from the property there is
a transformer staƟon
Voltage [kV]
15/0,4
Available capacity [MV]
0,2 with capability of boost of force
to 3-4
GAS
ExisƟng infrastructure
Gas (T/N)
N
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
5 from the property
Caloric value [MJ/Nm3]
35,5
Pipe diameter [mm]
Ø 110
Available capacity [Nm /h]
3500
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WATER AND SEWAGE DISCHARGE
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Water supply (Y/N)
N
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
30 from the property. Water for both
household and industrial usage
Available capacity [m3/24h]
500
Sewage discharge (Y/N)
Y
Diameter Ø 250 mm
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
–
Site check list
Szczebrzeska District
Available capacity [m3/24h]
At the end of the pipe there is a sewage
pumping stadion. Available capacity 3000
Treatment plant (Y/N)
N
TELEPHONE
ExisƟng infrastructure
Comments
Telephone (Y/N)
N
ConnecƟon point (distance from boundary) [m]
35 from the property
Mobile telephone (Y/N)
Y
Without limitaƟons
FTTH Network (Y/N)
Y
Possibility of connecƟon to the local FTTH
or FTTB Network
The site is a part of the SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE EURO-PARK Mielec
In close proximity of the land the Customs House is planned to be built
The current regulations about investing in the Subzone Zamosc Special Economic Zone
EURO-PARK Mielec are available on the website:
www.investoneast.eu
More further information will be given by Investors’ Service Centre and the Town Council.
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Zamosc - The Great Market (photo Piotr Rogalski)
We are ready
More than 400 years ago Jan Zamoyski, Chancellor and Hetman, founded Zamosc – the IDEAL TOWN. The Town designed by an Italian architect Bernardo
Morando is called “ideal” – not only because of its excepƟonal architecture, but
also thanks to its special atmosphere and spirit. Zamosc located in the centre of
contemporary Poland, in the place where the roads of European and Asian trade
met, was open for merchants from all Europe.
Z A M O S C – G E N E R A L D ATA
Today Zamosc is a tourist aƩracƟon, the local trading centre, a town with friendly
and peaceful atmosphere and a huge oīer of cultural aƩracƟons. It is also open
to every branch of enterprise. In years 2010 – 2011 local and coming from other
regions of Poland entrepreneurs invested in Zamosc more than 35 million EUR.
Area
30,3 km2 (3 034 ha)
PopulaƟon
66 613
Residents employed (total number)
17 600
services
13 800
industry
3 800
Residents unemployed
4 600
People with higher educaƟon
15 760 (23,4%)
Students
6 000
People with vocaƟonal educaƟon
3 600
Registered enterprises
8 000
Average monthly gross wages and salaries
2 700 PLN
(675 EUR)
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Two major communicaƟon lines of the town: naƟonal
road No. S-17 and Linia Hutniczo-Szerokotorowa (The
Broad-Gauge Metallurgical Railway Line) which joins
Upper Silesia to the Ukrainian and Russian railway
systems. 60 km from Zamosc there are three border
crossings with Ukraine.
Nowadays, Zamosc is the main regional centre of services in the south part of Lubelskie province. The most
important branches for the region are: tourism and
trade. The town has got a long tradiƟon in the local industry, especially in food and furniture industry. Zamosc
is the centre of trade for all the smaller regional towns
and communiƟes. Hundreds of people – 450 000, including Zamosc – are potenƟal customers, who pay a
signicant role in increasing the local trade.The close
cooperaƟon with the EURO-PARK Mielec Special Economic Zone and the creaƟon of the Zamosc Subzone
aim to recover economic development of the town.
In Zamosc there are about 18 000 professionally acƟve
ciƟzens. Employment by sectors:
• services – 14 000 (public services – 7 000 (39% of
the all employed)),
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• industry – 3 700.
Although, there is visible increase in hotels/restaurants
and property sectors, the number of employed in such
companies persons dropped from 3,4 to 2,4.
In spite of increase in standard of living in Zamosc, the inhabitants are paid about 12 percent less, compared to an
average place in Poland. Thus, the average, monthly gross
wage in the town is about 675 EUR. (January 2011)
also comprehensive schools, vocaƟonal and technical schools, 9 high- and 12 primary schools in Zamosc.
Zamosc , the town which in 1992 was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, is visited- every year- by more than 200 000 tourists from Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Israel and Japan. Annually, during cultural season - from May to
September, there are lots of arƟsƟc events-fesƟvals and celebraƟons- organized on
the Great Market Square.
The registered unemployment rate in Zamosc is higher
than average in Poland – from 1% to 3%. In the end of
2010 the general number of the unemployed was 4 600.
From among the unemployed 2 200 were women.
In Zamosc the percentage of people with higher educaƟon is bigger than in average Polish town. According to
the latest data, while in Poland every twelŌh Polish ciƟzen is a graduate, in Zamosc every Ōh person graduates
from higher educaƟon schools.
Nowadays, in Zamosc there are 5 higher educaƟon
schools where study about 6 000 students. There are
PEP Biomasa Energetyczna SA - the similar factory will be built
in the Zamosc Subzone (in the picture: the factory in Zabkowice Slaskie)
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Available work-force
The percentage of well-educated people in Zamosc is higher than average in
the Lubelskie Region and also in Poland. In the town there are much less people without educaƟon compared to other polish regions.
Higher educaƟon schools
In 1594 Jan Zamoyski, the founder of Zamosc, established The Zamosc Academy
– the fourth high school in Poland (opened in 1595). Nowadays, educated staī
works for the success of every enterprise. The following higher educaƟon schools
in Zamosc have about 6 thousand students at present who study the arts and the
sciences:
• Higher School of Management and AdministraƟon in Zamosc
www.wszia.edu.pl
• The Jan Zamoyski Higher School of Economics and the Arts based in Zamosc
www.wshe.zamosc.pl
• Higher EducaƟon VocaƟonal School in Zamosc www.pwszzamosc.pl
• Department of Agricultural Sciences, Universyty of Life Sciences in Lublin
www.wnr.up.lublin.pl
• Teacher Training Colleges in Zamosc www.zknzamosc.edu.pl
There are also comprehensive schools, vocaƟonal and technical schools, 9 highand 12 primary schools in Zamosc.
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Students from Higher School of Management
and AdministraƟon in Zamosc (photo Slawomir Bialas)
Employment
On the regional labour market there are professionally acƟve about 18 000 people.
Employment by sectors: services – 14 000 (public services – 7 000 (39% of the all
employed)), industry – 3 700. Although, there is visible increase in hotels/restaurants and property sectors, the number of employed in such companies persons
dropped from 3,4 to 2,4.
Unemployment
The registered unemployment rate in Zamosc is higher than average in Poland
– from 1% to 3%. In the end of 2010, the general number of the unemployed was
4 600. From among the unemployed 2 200 were women.
Laboratory of machine tool CNC of Higher EducaƟon VocaƟonal School in Zamosc,
on the right: CKF Stylowy in Zamosc (photo Piotr Rogalski)
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Contact
INVESTORS SERVICE CENTRE
Working Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Address: Szczebrzeska 3, 22-400 Zamosc, Poland
Tel. +48 722 111 998
e-mail: centre@investoneast.eu
Town Council
Mr. Tomasz Kossowski, Vice-Mayor of Zamosc
Mr. Karol Garbula, PlenipotenƟary to the Subzone Zamosc
Address: Rynek Wielki 13, 22-400 Zamosc, Poland
tel. (+48 84) 677 2497, fax (+48 84) 639 3054
tomaszkossowski@zamosc.um.gov.pl
karolgarbula@zamosc.um.gov.pl
AGENCJA ROZWOJU PRZEMYSBU S.A.
The agency managing Special Economic Zone EURO-PARK MIELEC
Address: Partyzantow 25, 39-300 Mielec, Poland
tel. + 48 17 788 7236
www.europark.com.pl, europark@europark.com.pl
www.investoneast.eu
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Zamosc - bird’s-eye view (photo Jacek Kardasz)