- Municipality of Bačka Topola
- 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 Topola
The Municipality of Bačka Topola is town and municipality in the North Backa District of Vojvodina, at the transportation junction that connects Western and Eastern Europe. Backa Topola municipality covers the area of 596km², with 22 settlements and Backa Topola as the administrative center.
Languages in official use: Hungarian and Serbian.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN BAČKA TOPOLA
- Ideal logistical position for business development -Direct access to E 75 highway, international railway
- High-quality workforce - Developed educational system with various work profiles, possibilities for additional training, industrial tradition
- Greenfield & Brownfield Potentials
- One–stop-shop for administrative procedures
- Easy & duty-free access to global markets
Bačka Topola Logistics
Thanks to its favorable geographic position in terms of traffic and economy, development prospects of the Bačka Topola municipality are very good. Several international and regional roads intersect the area, such as international E-5 and E-75 highways, international railway Belgrade-Subotica-Budapest, Senta-Sombor-Bajmok and Bečej-Kula-Bačka Palanka roads, as well as a large number of important local roads linking twenty municipal settlements with the administrative center.
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 45 km
- CRO - 69 km
- ROM - 68 km
- BUL - 500 km
- B&H - 150 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 0 km
- E-70 - 95 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 140 km
- Budapest - 230 km

Energy potential in Bačka Topola
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 60 km
- Local pipeline lenght: 168 km
- Presure of main pipeline 40 bar
- Presure of local pipeline 4-12 bar
GEOTHERMAL
73°C temperature | at 1,402 m |
4 boreholes:
- temperature range 36.5-72°C
- depth 540-1,400 m
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substitusions: 224
- Total power (kVA): 76,8000
- Total network length (km): 480
- Energy supplied in 2013/14: 139,552 kVA
- Available capacities: 30,000 kVA
BIOMASS
- Total land: 59,586 ha
- Agricultural land: 52,332 ha
- Arable land: 51,938 ha
- Most common crops: maize, wheat, sugar beet, sunflower
*crop residuals - 380.000 t maize, 22,000 sunflower, 66,000 wheat
OIL
Oil deposits can be found
Infrastructure in Bačka Topola
ROADS
Highway road: 11.5 km
Regional road network: 106 km
Local road network: 44 km
WATERWAY
River Tisa distance: 40 km
- Port in Senta
River Danube distance: 52 km
- Port in Apatin
RAILWAY
Railway network length
- Budapest-Subotica-B Topola-Novi Sad - Beograd: 7,4 km
Rail freight track
- Warehouse capacities – 210 m², 2,400 m²
Axial pressure: 20 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system: 20-25 %
Sewage network: 16/72 km
Population, education and labor cost in Bačka Topola
Number of inhabitants 33,321
Employed (2020) 8.033
Unemployed (July 2021) 1.820
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Bačka Topola (Dec, 2020)
NET Salary | 468 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10% | 49 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19,9% | 128 |
GROSS Salary | 645 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 107 |
TOTAL Cost | 753 |
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 | General | 194 | - |
Economy | 204 | - | |
Agricultural | Agri-Technical | 174 | 32 |
Veterinary | 213 | 41 | |
Food-Technical | 174 | 39 | |
Horticulture | 23 | 16 | |
Agri-Machinery | 56 | 16 | |
Other (meat processing, baking...) | 18 | 18 | |
Technical | Metal Processing | 100 | 12 |
ElectroTechnical-Computers | 92 | - | |
Construction | 40 | 12 |
Higher Education Institutions
College | Profile | No. of students |
---|---|---|
Agribusiness | Biofarming | 300 |
Key sectors in Bačka Topola

Agribusiness
Crop Farming:
- 90% of the municipality land represents agricultural soil – mostly used for crop farming – accounting for 60% of total agricultural production
- Premium quality resource base for the processing industry
Renewable Energy:
- Great number of individual farms
- Access to biomass resources: corn, straw, other harvest residuals
- Biogas – potential for energy production
Fruit & Vegetable:
- Long-standing tradition in truck farming exhibiting a high-growth tendency in recent years
- Fruit orchards - occupying 1% of the territory

Meat & Dairy
Main advantages:
- Long tradition in livestock breeding – 50 years
- History of good results in developing cooperative association between meat processing producers and farmers
- Most of the cattle breeding takes place in rural households, with milk collection centers established for milk purchase purposes
- High number of pig farms with further growth potential
- Poultry farming is well developed – both extensive and intensive
Agricultural farms and individual households
Companies: Perutnina Ptuj AD Topiko, 660 employees

Metal Processing
Main advantages:
- Well-established industry with history of excellent results
- Companies specialized in steel foundry, production of wood cutting tools, ironmongery, electrical metal processing, chain & metal production
- High-quality skilled workers
- Developed educational system support for the industry ensuring continuous supply of expert workers – metal processing focused
Successful companies: Lohr doo, Termovent AD Livnica, AD Sila
Investment opportunity:
- Brownfield locations for metal processing industry

Textile
Main advantages:
- Previous long-standing history in high-quality production
- Many companies in the past used to operate in this sector employing an average of 200 workers
- High number of unemployed experienced workers
- Foreign investors are beginning to discover Backa Topola as a great location for setting up their production facilities
- Italian footwear producer – Stillo Italiano
Investment opportunity:
- Brownfield locations for textile industry cca. 2,200 m

Tourism
Main advantages:
- Sporting activities at 4 lakes: Zobnatica, Moravica, Sava, Sveticevo Zobnatica lake (226 ha) – great place for many sporting and recreational activities; hosted European Championship in surfing
- Exceptional conditions for Fishing tourism – carp, catfish, perch, pike
- Established Hunting tourism – number of hunting associations 60,000 ha of hunting ground – roebuck, rabbit, pheasant, quail
- Equestrian tradition - opportunities for further tourism development
- Potential for Rural tourism – number of villages & ethnic ranches
- Thermal spa Pachir – at 1,400 m (72°C) - high salinity and mineral content thermal lake with water temperature 28-32°C
- Thermal well – at 541 m (73°C) surface thermal water temperature 37.5 °C with high-quality water contents: CH4 93.32%, C2H6 0.01%, N2 1.53%, CO2 5.14%
- Accommodation capacities: 196 beds - Overnight stays in 2014: 5,500
Investment opportunity:
- spa center development
Top 10 Employers in Bačka Topola
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
PERUTNINA PTUJ | Agribusiness | Slovenia | 708 |
IM TOPOLA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 341 |
LOHR | Railway Wagons | France | 213 |
TERMOVENT SC LIVNICA CELIKA AD | Steel | Serbia | 201 |
KRIVAJA | Agribusiness | Hungary | 201 |
SILA AD | Metal Processing | Serbia | 186 |
CAPRIOLO | Bicycle Production | Serbia | 156 |
SAT-TRAKT | ICT | Serbia | 123 |
ZOBNATICA AD | Agribusiness | UAE | 111 |
USLUGA AD | Funeral Equipment | Serbia | 101 |
Greenfield locations in Bačka Topola
Location 1
Industrial Park Backa Topola
Land size: 32 ha; available 15 ha
Ownership: municipal
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas
*direct access to railway
**railway station Backa Topola - 5km
For sale and lease
Logistics:
- Belgrade - 145km
- Novi Sad - 71 m
- E-75 - 2km
- Senta Port (Tisza River) - 45km
- Apatin Port (Danube River) - 52km


There are 30-39-53 hectares of building land which are wholly owned by the local self-government.
The shape of the park is more or less rectangular and comprises 20 separate plots from 0,5 to 1,6 hectares of area with the possibility of their attaching.
We would point out a 17 hectares plot, wholly owned by the local self-government, which is situated at the exit of the city towards Subotica and stretches from the regional road to Lake Bačka Topola.
According to the existing concept design which foresees a resort area, the plot is exceptionally good for building an aqua park or for similar projects.
Brownfield Locations in Bačka Topola
Location 1
Pannonia Print DOO
Land size: 1,200m²
Facilities: 1,200 m²
Ownership: private
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For lease
*close to railway


Location 2
Umetnost AD
Land size: 3.2 ha
Facilities:
5,638 m² - 2,446 m²
3,722 m² - 4,377 m²
5,166 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Status: bankruptcy
For Sale
*close to railway
Location 3
Sarfin DOO
Land size: 2,200 m²
Facilities:
1,680 m²
400 m²
220 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, gas, water, sewage
Ownership: private
For sale & lease

Incentives & Fees in Bačka Topola
Land Development Fee - discount 30%
Special offer for lump-sum payments
*or in 36 monthly installments
Fasility Construction Fee - up to 30%
for projects with significant development impact
*municipal council approval needed
Land Development Fee - 0%
for adaptation work on existing facilities
*without changing the net capacity
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 Topola
