Bačka Topola

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

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

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 (2019) 8.064

Unemployed (April 2020) 1.737

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Bačka Topola (March 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

Higher Education Institutions

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

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

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