- Municipality of Bela Crkva
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Municipality incentives & Fees
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Bela Crkva
Bela Crkva is a town and municipality in the South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 8,868, while the Bela Crkva municipality has 17,367 inhabitants.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN BELA CRKVA
- Low cost land lease
- Prices for leasing 4.68 acre land plot in industrial zone – RSD 0.10* per month
*(ca. RSD 1 = EUR 0.01) - Large pool of available skilled workforce
- Close proximity to Romanian border
- Well connected to the road network and Danube
- Rich agricultural area enabling easy access to cereals, fruit & grapes
Bela Crkva Logistics
Toral area: 353 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 296 km
- CRO - 211 km
- ROM - 11 km
- BUL - 340 km
- B&H - 237 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 78 km
- E-70 - 117 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 125 km
- Osijek (Croatia) - 340 km
- Temisoara - 110 km

Energy potential in Bela Crkva
GAS
- Municipality is being gasified
- Complete gasification by the end of 2016
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substitusions: 74
- Total power (kVA): 36,850
- Total network length (km): 266.62
BIOMASS
- Total land: 35,645 ha
- Agricultural land: 27,717 ha
- Arable land: 23,514 ha
- Most common crops: corn, wheat, sunflower
WIND
Average speed 5.5 m/s at 50m
SOLAR
Insolation 243 days p.a. | 1,458 hrs |
Infrastructure in Bela Crkva
ROADS
Regional road network: 39,6 km
- Zrenjanin-Bela Crkva
- Kovin-Bela Crkva
- Vracev Gaj-Bela Crkva
Local road network: 46.7 km
- Bela Crkva-Kruscica
- Bela Crkva-Kusic
- Vracev Gaj-Crvena Crkva
- Crvena Crkva-Cesko Selo
- Jasenovo-Kajtasovo
WATERWAY
River network length: 60 km
Danube – 8 km
Karas – 30 km
Nera – 22 km
- Port in Kovin distance 45 km
Canal network: 25.5 km
DTD – 15 km
Jaruga – 10.5 km
Irrigation system network: 2,100 ha
Drainage system network: 15,000 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network length
Vrsac-Bela Crkva: 14.6 km
Axial pressure: 16 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system only in Bela Crkva settlement: 95%
Sewage network: 92 km
Population, education and labor cost in Bela Crkva
Number of inhabitants 15,790
Employed (2021) 3,530
Unemployed (February, 2021) 1,782
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Bela Crkva (Dec, 2020)
NET Salary | 498 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10% | 52 |
Contributions (Employee) | 19,9% | 137 |
GROSS Salary | 687 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16,15% | 111 |
TOTAL Cost | 797 |
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/Economics | General | 80 | 20 |
Economics | 120 | 28 | |
Technical | Vehicle Mechanical Tech | 76 | 14 |
Tourism | 45 | 15 | |
Road Traffic Tech | 120 | 30 | |
Car Mechanics | 35 | 12 | |
Hairdresser | 50 | / | |
Culinary | 19 | / | |
Locksmith | 8 | / |
Key sectors in Bela Crkva

Agribusiness
Access to ample resourcess
- Ample agricultural land – 77% of total area – 21,817 ha
- 40% of total population is engaged in agricultural activities
- 1,673 of registered individual farms – 1,206 for livestock breeding
- Industrial crops: 22,390 ha
- Cereals
- wheat 5,065 ha; maize 8,773 ha; sunflower 5,036 ha; soy 366 ha; barley 400 ha
- Yields in t/ha – wheat (22,000); maize (48,065); sunflower (8,561); soy (800); barley (1,500)
- Grain storage capacities – 12,000 t
- Fruits: 1,800 ha
- Yields per ha – apple (70,000 kg), plum (30,000 kg), cherry (30,000) - Roughage: 600 ha
- Vineyards: 300 ha
- Vegetables: 950 ha
Investment opportunities:
- Processing and storage capacities development
- Meat and milk processing
- Animal Feed production

Tourism
Plentiful breathtaking landscapes
- Beautiful nature in a fertile wine-growing valley, historic streets, Baroque style architecture, rich local cuisine - offering a relaxed atmosphere to all visitors
- High water network density with 3 rivers (Danube, Karas, Nera) 7 lakes (150 ha), canal (DTD)
- Hunting grounds Deliblato (33,610 ha) known as European Sahara in South Banat surrounded by rivers Danube, Tamis, Karas over an area of 1,850 ha is located a fenced hunting-breeding center Dragicev Hat (big game: deer, roe deer, wild boar)
- 2,500 ha of swamp terrain, river islands and Danube for small game hunting during autumn/winter season (wild ducks, wild geese)
- birdwatching
- number of hunting associations
Investment opportunities:
- Accommodation capacities development
Accommodation capatities

Danube Marina
1,076 km of Danube River - left bank
- Marina development for small and medium-sized vessels – on the 1,076 km of River Danube‘s left bank
- Planned area of 29.36 ha – urban plan for: administration building, information service center, catering facility, restaurants, shops, service overhauling workshops, sports fields, beaches, parking, etc.
- Well connected with the regional road network and central and northern Banat, Romania border in 26 km - shortest connection with Bucharest, industrial railway in 10 km
- Completed:
- Environmental impact assessment study
- Detailed regulation plan for marine development
- Danube marines network in Vojvodina region study
- Preliminary design for hydrological projects within the Marine for small and medium-sized vessels on the left bank of the Danube near Stara Palanka and additional coastal protection from backflow of "Djerdap I“
- Feasibility study for the Marina on the Danube River in Bela Crkva
- The main project for for hydrological projects within the Marine for small and medium-sized vessels
Top 10 Employers in Bela Crkva
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
PIK JUZNI BANAT AD | Agribusiness | Serbia | 207 |
ECO BELFRUIT DOO | Agribusiness | Serbia | 98 |
IDEA FPM DOO | Wood Processing | Serbia | 60 |
ECOAGRI SERBIA DOO | Agribusiness | Serbia | 45 |
PEKARA AD | Agribusiness - Bakery | Serbia | 30 |
FLAMMAT DOO | Firelighters Production | Germany/Serbia | 20 |
LOLA | Textile | Serbia | 20 |
VLATOX DOO | Construction | Serbia | 18 |
METALING DOO | Metal Processing | Serbia | 12 |
TRKI SPZR | Construction | Serbia | 12 |
Greenfield locations in Bela Crkva
Location 1
Industrial park NERA
Land size: 13.93 ha
Available: 13.40 ha
Ownership: municipality
Infrastructure: electricity, water


For sale & lease
*possibility of a lease for the period of up to 99 years with registration of property rights in case the tenant builds a facility and obtains the use permit
Lease price RSD 0.10/sqm
(RSD 1 = cca. EUR 0.01)
100 sqm = EUR 0.08
Connected to regional road network River Danube and DTD Canal nearby – 12 km; Romanian border crossing – 11 km; Current tenant – German/Serbian company Flammat
Incentives & Fees in Bela Crkva
- EUR 1, 688 per every job created
- up to 30% Land Development Fee
for projects with significant development impact (municipal council approval needed discount for lump-sum payments)
- 0% Land Development Fee
for production & warehouse facilities
- Land Purchase & Lease Discounts
favorable rates for municipal land (for investment that create new employment)
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 Bela Crkva

Your partner in Bela Crkva
Municipality Office
Gordana Timotijevic - Associate in the Office for Local Economic Development
Phone: +381 13 853 346; +381 61 882 5646
Email: gordanatimotijevic@gmail.com