Zrenjanin

E 75
business friendly municipality
E 70
Zrenjanin
45o23’N, 20o23’E
Geographic Location
Population
Territory
2010 Budget
Address
www.zrenjanin.rs
Vojvodina, Mid-Banat Distric
132,051
1,326 km² - 82.5% of arable land, 3.78% forests, 13.72% roads and other
2.58 billion dinars
Trg slobode 10, 23000 Zrenjanin, +381 23/315-0095, investments@grad.zrenjanin.rs
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* According to the NALED verification committee
E 75
The City of Zrenjanin is among pioneers of local economic development
in Serbia and a rare example of a local government which opted for
developing its industrial zones, aimed at encouraging investments and
employment, by means of credit funding. Zrenjanin’s success today is used
as best practice of entrepreneurial financial management in the public sector. The City’s investing is continued – planned reconstruction of the Ecka
Airport, development of a transport center and a pier at the Begej River.
One of 6 duty free zones is in Zrenjanin and the City is running it together with a Slovenian partner – firm Kolpa. Businesses in the zone are
free from custom fees and taxes which may help them make up to 40%
of savings in costs. Zrenjanin has established a business incubator with
successful operations which is something very few municipalities managed
to achieve. Considering that Zrenjanin is the second largest municipality
in Serbia in terms of area size where as much as 80% is fertile land – one
may conclude that their agricultural potential is large.
2011 © National Alliance for Local Economic Development
budapest (306 km)
proximity to nearest
border crossings
Towards Romania 43 km
Towards Hungary
140 km
vienna (545 km)
zrenjanin
belgrade (76 km)
sofia (465 km)
thessaloniki (708 km)
istanbul (1.046 km)
invest in
zrenjanin
human resources
Work force: 91,104 (man: 45,225, women: 45,879)
Education structure: 10.65% 4 and 2 year college, 48.08% high school, 40.75% elementary and lower, 0.52% not available
Education profiles: Economist, shop assistant, technologist, IT specialist, textile technician, chemical, agricultural and
food processing technician, medical worker, electrical technician, civil construction technician
No of unemployed: 12,673 unemployed; 29% unemployment rate
Average gross salary: 482.8€ / per month
local economy
No of enterprises: 4,800
Size: 25% companies, 75% entrepreneurs
Dominant industries: Agriculture, food processing, oil and gas production, chemical, textile. And metal processing industry
The largest domestic companies: Dijamant, Mlekoprodukt, Žitoprodukt (food processing), Alpin (trade, car parts), Bomex
(ship yard), Luxol, Beohemija Inhem (cosmetics and house cleaning agents), Radijator (metal processing industry)
The most significant foreign investors: Pompea, Fulgar (textile), Draexlmaier (automotive industry), Mehler-Baps (ballistic
protection equipment), Geze (mechanics and automatics), Kolpa-san (plastic processing), Pecocar Holland (construction)
traffic connections
Highway (Corridor X): 50km away from E 70, access by M-7; E 75; 75km away, access by M-24
Main roads: M7 – Connection to Romania, M24 and M 7.1
Railroad lines: Line no. 46 - Pančevo-Zrenjanin-Kikinda, line no 88 Zrenjanin-Plandište-Vršac-Bela Crkva
The Danube (corridor VII): Danube port – 30 km away by the Tisa River, Danube’s largest tributary
Airport: Nikola Tesla Airport– 90km away; Ečka Airport– 5,9 km away
Industrial zone
Ownership structure
Location
Proximity to traffic lines
Price and type of acquisition
Land development fee
Local incentives
720,000 m², construction land with infrastructure
100% owned by the City of Zrenjanin
3 km away from the city center
Main road M 24, Begej river (0.5 km), Ečka airport (2 km)
8.75-14€ / m², purchase
4.4-16-€ / m²
Duty Free Trade Zone–up to 40% lower business costs
NALED, Zetska 4a/2, 11000 Belgrade, +381 11/334 76 34, naled@naled-serbia.org www.naled-serbia.org