Bačka Palanka

Municipality of Bačka Palanka

Backa Palanka is a city and municipality located in Vojvodina province of Serbia, on the left bank of the Danube. This municipality belongs to a group of larger municipalities in Vojvodina, with 12 villages (Backa Palanka, Celarevo, Obrovac, Tovarisevo, Karadjordjevo, Mladenovo, Nova Gajdobra, Gajdobra, Silbas, Despotovo, Pivnice, Parage). It also includes two small settlements in Srem (Nestin and Vizic).

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN BAČKA PALANKA

• Favorable strategic location - Bordering Croatia-B&H-Serbia
• International port on Danube - Pan-European Corridor 10 – linking 10 European countries
• Economically developed - Presence of multinational & domestic companies, developed financial sector
• Available skilled workforce
• Abundant natural resources

Energy potential in Bačka Palanka

GAS

• Municipality is gasified: 50%
• Local pipeline lenght: 300 km
• Presure of main pipeline 8 bar
• Presure of local pipeline 1-4 bar

GEOTHERMAL

WIND

Average speed 3.5-4 m/s at > 50 m

BIOMASS

• Total land: 57,900 ha
• Agricultural land: 44,746 ha
• Arable land: 43,516 ha
• Most common crops: soy, maize, wheat, sugar beet

SOLAR

ELECTRICITY

• No. of distribution substitusions: 379
• Total power (kVA): 196,210
• Total network length (km): 760
• Energy supplied in 2013/14: 250,000 MWh
• Available capacities: 58,863 kVA

Infrastructure in Bačka Palanka

ROADS

Regional road network: 119 km

• Subotica-Sombor-Odžaci-B.Palanka-Novi Sad-Zrenjannin-Zitiste-N. Crnja-Romania
• Nestin-Erdevik-Kuzmin-B&H
• B.Topola-Kula-Despotovo-Silbas-B. Palanka-Croatia
• Odzaci-Ratkovo-Silbas-Backi Petrovac-Rumenka-Novi Sad
• Backo Novo Selo-Bac-Ratkovo-Despotovo-Sirig-Temerin-Zabalj
• Croatia (Nestin)-Beocin-Sremska Kamenica
• Gajdobra-Celarevo

Local road network: 252 km

WATERWAY

River Danube length: 35 km

International port in B. Palanka

DTD Canal network length Navigable in 29 km: 32 km

Canal network length (without DTD): 465 km

Reclamation ground: 130,000 ha

Irrigation network: 4,626 ha

RAILWAY

Railway network

Novi Sad-Gajdobra-Bogojevo, Gajdobra-B. Palanka: 29 km

Axial pressure: Novi Sad-Gajdobra-Bogojevo - 20t, Gajdobra-B. Palanka - 16 t (16-20 t)

SEWAGE

Sewage system: 90%

Settlements:

• Backa Palanka 90%
• Gajdobra 100%
• Tovarisevo 100%
• Karadjordjevo 95%
• Mladenovo 35%
• Celarevo, N, Gajdobra 95-98%

Sewage network: 139 km

Water purifier in Nova Gajdobra

Population, education and labor cost in Bačka Palanka

Number of inhabitants 55,528

Employed (2020) 14,431

Unemployed (July, 2021) 4,149

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Bačka Palanka (Dec, 2020)

From July 1st, 2014 the employers have the right for refund on the paid personal income tax & socal insurance contributions:

• 65% refund for employing 1-9 workers
• 70% refund for employing 10-99 workers
• 75% refund for employing 100+ workers

Education

High Schools

Key sectors in Bačka Palanka

Agribusiness

Cereals, Vegetables, Fruits:

• High-quality agricultural land – 43,516 ha of arable land
• Favorable conditions for agro-ecological farming of cereals & vegetables
• No land, air, water pollution and close proximity to abundant water resources – allowing organic production
• 466 km of developed irrigation network for agricultural crops
• Long production tradition & processing expertise
• Great number of cooperatives and individual farmers (5,100) owning 34,200 ha (77%) of land
• 6,000 ha of state-owned agricultural land allocated for leasing

Expansion potential

Meat & dairy:

Meat & dairy:
• Most established farming of pigs, broilers, and hens
• Number of registered facilities for livestock breeding - 60
• Possibility for further development in cooperation with individual farmers
• Livestock count: Cattle 4,000; Milk Cows 2,500; Sheep 12,500; Goat 2,300; Pigs 27,000; Poultry 242,500

Tourism

Main advantages:

• Significant natural resources – river Danube, lakes, hunting grounds
• An established destination for cultural, manifestational, hunting, fishing, sporting activities, nautical, ecological and gastro-tourism
• Geothermal – 4 boreholes in Karadjordjevo 500-1,000m with temperatures 32-36°C. Completed project for detailed hydrogeological research areas of Backa Palanka and deep exploration boreholes BCP -1 / HGT for multipurpose use of thermo-mineral water
• Hunting grounds Karadjordjevo – game and pheasant farm (100,000 of 1-day old pheasants)
• 70% of foreign tourists

Acomodation capacities

• Hotels - 90
• Restaurants lodging - 70
• Hostels - 20
• Resorts - 50
• Villas - 20
• Private - 20

Investment opportunities:

Spa center & Swimming pool complex investment project

• Municipality – land plot ownership
• Possibility for PPP with municipality
• Urban planning documentation for the river coastal zone - under approval
• Swimming pool complex – preliminary design
• Main project developed for: open Olympic swimming pool, grandstand, hydro-center, mineral water well, open-air recreational swimming pool, children's pool, machine room, terrace with basement, catering facility
• River regatta with additional facilities for international competitions.
• Project draft completed, main project in development.
• Marine development – for river cruisers.

Metal Processing

• Longstanding tradition in the field of metal processing and mechanical industry - with regionally well-known industrial systems
• Available skilled workforce
• Number of state owned companies in privatization process – with tradition and good resources
• A number of Brownfield locations: Majevica Holding AD – under privatization
• Available building land , incentives, efficient local administration
• Developed SMEs and entrepreneurship in this area

Companies:

• Majevica AD - Production of machinery for metalworking / under privatization
• Majevica AD -Production of agricultural machinery / under privatization
• Kovis DOO - Production of bearings, gears, gearing elements
• Lival DOO - Production of tools
• Sebastijan limarija Jedinstvo AD -Production of other metal products
• Index VM DOO - Production of metal spare parts and tools for machine industry

Electronics

Main advantages:

• Developed sector of electro- installation and electro- mechanical industry
• Available highly experienced and skilled workers
• Developed SMEs sector in this area
• Available building land , incentives, efficient local administration

Companies:

• Nopal LUX DOO - Production of tools
• Aling-Conel DOO - Production of other electrical equipment
• EL-CO DOO - Production of other electical equipment

Top 10 Employers in Bačka Palanka

Incentives & Fees in Bačka Palanka

Land Development Fee

50% discount fee

for construction of facilities worth over € 1 mil:

• While creating new employment for more than 30 workers
• during a 4-year period

Environmental Fee

100% discount fee

• During the first year of doing business for companies registered in Backa Palanka

70% discount fee

• For taxpayers who invest their funds for the improvement of the environment in proportion to the invested funds - at least 0.01% annual revenues

Agriculture Develoment Fund Incentives

• subsidies for insurance of agricultural production
• interest subsidies to registered farms

Entrepreneurship Development Fund incentives - loans

Upon receiving the investor’s request

the consolidated construction procedures are conducted in the following phases:

• Issuing the location conditions for the cadastre parcel suitable for construction – from the day of obtaining all special conditions, permits and other documents --> no later than 5 working days
• Issuing the construction permit – from the day of the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

Upon receiving the application:

Based on registering the construction work,issuing the verification for receiving the application without delay, provided that the complete documentation has been submitted.

- Registering the construction works to receive acceptance/rejection --> 5 working days

- Subsequently, submitting the request for infrastructure installations --> 3 working days

Issuing the occupancy permit, upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

Issuing the final approval upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

In total: 28 working days

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