- Municipality of Bačka Palanka
- Logistics
- Energy Potential
- Infrastructure
- Population Education and Labor Cost
- Key Sectors
- Top 10 Employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Municipality Incentives
- Construction Procedures
- Success Stories
- Your Partner in Municipality
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
Bačka Palanka Logistics
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 78 km
- CRO - 2 km
- ROM - 135 km
- BUL - 300 km
- B&H - 51 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 50 km
- E-70 - 42 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 110 km

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
32°C temperature | 1,134 km |
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
Insolation - 267 days per year | 2,198 hours |
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)
NET Salary | 490 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10% | 52 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19,9% | 135 |
GROSS Salary | 677 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16,65% | 113 |
TOTAL Cost | 789 |
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
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
Gymnasium | Mathematical-Scientific | 16 | - |
General | 183 | 56 | |
Social Linguistics | 100 | 30 | |
IT | 77 | 24 | |
Economics, Law, Admin | Economics | 244 | 289 |
Finance | 117 | 30 | |
Business Admin | 56 | - | |
Trade, Hospitality, Tourism | Tourism | 107 | 25 |
Trade | 62 | 22 | |
Culinary | 102 | 26 | |
Hospitality | 6 | 8 | |
Tehnical | Computer Network Admin | 80 | 20 |
Mechanical Tech-Computer Engineering | 88 | 15 | |
Electrotech - Computers | 44 | 18 | |
Electrotech - Energy | 40 | 12 | |
Computer Management Tech | 83 | 14 | |
Electrotech - IT | 49 | 10 | |
Electromechanics - AC Equipment | 25 | 10 | |
Car Mechanic | 36 | - | |
Locksmith | 3 | - |
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:
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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
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
TARKETT DOO | Construction | France | 1,074 |
NEKTAR DOO | Agribusiness | Serbia | 650 |
CARLSBERG SERBIA | Agribusiness | Sweden | 527 |
DIV TRADES AD | Textile | Serbia | 232 |
REAL KNITTING DOO | Textile | Hong Kong | 180 |
ALING-CONEL DOO | Electrics | Serbia | 170 |
UNIVEREXPORT BACKA AD | Agribusiness | Serbia | 148 |
DUNAV PREVOZ AD | Transportation | Serbia | 145 |
NPAL LUX DOO | Electrics | Serbia | 127 |
SEBASTIJAN LIMARIJA JEDINSTVO AD | Metal processing | Serbia | 112 |
Greenfield locations in Bačka Palanka
Location 1
Industrial Zone – Nova Gajdobra
Land size: 16,6 ha
Ownership: 16,6 ha state
Available: 11,85 ha
*electricity substation under construction
Tenants: Lival, Aling-Conel, Alwag, Al Rawafed
For sale & lease


Location 2
Industrial Zone - Celarevo
Land size: 3.14 ha
Ownership: municipality
*electricity, water, gas, sewage – nearby
Tenants: Carlsberg
For sale & lease
Location 3
Industrial Zone – Obrovac
Land size: 4.6 ha
Land plots: 17 parcels: 300-4,250m²
Ownership: municipality
*electricity substation power 2 x 630 kVA
*gas – nearby
*sewage – under construction
*port on Danube distance – 10 km
*highway distance – 35 km
*Croatia border distance – 10 km
Tenants: Aretol doo, MK Commerce
For sale & lease

Brownfield Locations in Bačka Palanka
Location 1
AD Merkur
Land size: 2.78 ha
Facilities: 16,099 m²
Ownership: municipality
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale & lease

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
Success Stories in Bačka Palanka

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Municipality Office
Anna Feketeova – Local Economic Development Office
Phone: +381 21 2101 156; +381 64 8610 374
Email: ler@backapalanka.org.rs