- Municipality of Irig
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Construction procedures
- Municipality incentives
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Irig
Irig is a town and municipality in the Syrmia District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality has 10,866 inhabitants. Just 55 km from Belgrade, this municipality is easily accessible via the Novi Sad-Irig-Ruma motorway, just off the E70 highway. It is also located just seven miles from Fruska Gora ridge, one of the most popular excursion sites in the area. Irig offers plenty of options for rest and relaxation.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN IRIG
- Proximity of the highway E70
- Favorable natural resources for wine growing
- Great potential for tourism growth
- Successful companies presence
- Competitive workforce – diverse sector profiles
Irig Logistics
Irig Total Area: 230 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 145 km
- CRO - 65 km
- ROM - 160 km
- BUL - 720 km
- B&H - 85 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 25 km
- E-70 - 15 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 70 km
- Osijek - 180 km
- Budapest - 145 km

Energy potential in Irig
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 40%
- Local pipeline lenght: 20 km
- Presure of main pipeline 6-12 bar
- Presure of local pipeline 1-4 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 22,600 ha
- Agricultural land: 15,739 ha
- Arable land: 15,597 ha
- Most common crops: wheat, maize, soy
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substitusions: 112
- Total power (kVA): 49,440
- Total network length (km): 250
- Available capacities (kVA): 40,000
WIND
Average speed 4.8 m/s at 50 m
GEOTHERMAL
32.8°C temperature | at 600 m |
31°C temperature | at 500 m |
35°C temperature | at 500 m |
SOLAR
Insolation 95 days p.a. | 2,400 hrs |
Infrastructure in Irig
ROADS
Regional road network: 27 km
- Maradik-Irig-Zmajevac
Local road network: 65 km
- Vrdnik-Jazak
- Regional road-Satrinci
- Regional road-Neradin
- Banstol
WATERWAY
River Danube distance: 25 km
- Port in Novi Sad distance 25 km
Irrigation/drainage system network: 18,500 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network distance: 12 km
SEWAGE
Sewage system: 60%
Sewage network: 30 km
Population, education and labor cost in Irig
Number of inhabitants 10,866
Employed (2019) 2, 127
Unemployed (April 2020) 1.020
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Irig (March, 2020)
NET Salary | 407 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 42 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 112 |
GROSS Salary | 561 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 93 |
TOTAL Cost | 665 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Agricultural | Culinary | 55 | - |
Fruit & vine growing | 44 | 9 | |
Tourism | 81 | 26 |
Distance to Novi Sad - 20 km
Distance to Ruma - 10 km
Close proximity to Novi Sad and Ruma where all high-school profiles and universities are available
Key sectors in Irig

Agribusiness
Favorable geographical position
- 15,739 ha of agricultural land – 68.4% of total land
- 20.7% of total land covered with forest, 0.33 ha of greenhouses
- Most of the land is under apple orchards – 40% of total agricultural land
- Wine growing (236 ha) is one of the most important agricultural aspects, excellent geological & climate conditions, longstanding tradition in wine making, quality assurance - Fruska Gora geographical origin
- 1,521 registered individual agricultiral farms
- Beekeeping developed: 982 registered beekeepers societies – 964 hives
- 9 storage facilities for fruits &vegetables – 24,697 t capacity (used:24,271 t)
- 9 grain storage silos with capacity of 437 t – currently used 273 t
- Successful companies operating in the field of apple and wine growing: Atos Fructum, Al Dahra Rudnap, Polino Agrar, Kovacevic Vinery
Investments opportunities: fruit proccesing, wine making, cereals processing

Tourism
Great landscapes - mountain, lakes
- Wine tasting tourism - main driver for tourists visits in the region of Fruska Gora
- Mountain hiking – variety of picturesque landscapes
- Lakes: Bankovci, Dobrodol, Borkovac
- National park sites: Iriski Venac, Zmajevac
- Monasteries: 8 unique monasteries built in the period from 15–18 century
- Ethno–rural tourism locations - Jasak, Neradin, Irig, etc.
- Average number of overnight stays in 2014 – 60,000
- Excellent potential for spa center development
Geothermal boreholes | |
32.8°C temperature | at 600 m |
31°C temperature | at 500 m |
35°C temperature | at 500 m |
Accommodation capacities | |
2 Hotels | 150 rooms |
Motel | 14 rooms |
Private accommodation | 460 beds |
Ethno village spreading over 3 ha |

Metal Processing
Longstanding tradition
- Proven track record of good results – over 50 years of practice
- Expertise in processing of machinery parts for agricultural equipment
- Quick access to skilled workforce – over 300 experienced workers currently unemployed
- Highly competitive labor cost
- Close proximity to Novi Sad and Ruma where metal processing high-school profiles and universities are available
Top 10 Employers in Irig
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
PREMIER AQUA VRDNIK | Hotel/Hospitality | Serbia | 113 |
LIRA MIX IRIG | Animal Feed | B&H | 92 |
SLAUGHTERHOUSE ZMAJEVAC IRIG | Meat Processing | Serbia | 60 |
VINERY KOVACEVIC | Vine production/Hospitality | Serbia | 52 |
JAZAK | Water | Serbia/Russia | 23 |
EKO METAL VRDNIK | Electrical Recycling | Slovenia | 27 |
RUDNAP AGRAR ALDAHRA | Apple Growing | UAE | 23 |
PLANTEN | Greenhouse | Holland | 19 |
ATOS FRUCTUM | Apple Growing | Serbia | 19 |
Greenfield locations in Irig
Location 1
Industrial zone
Land size: 31.5 ha
Available: 1 ha
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, optic cable
*Sewage-project documentation completed
Ownership: municipal
For sale

Brownfield Locations in Irig
Location 1
Wooden crate production hall
Land size: 2.2 ha
Facilities: 2,841 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas
Ownership: municipal
*lease for 99 years


Location 2
Cold storage
Land size: 2.2 ha
Facilities: 471 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, optical cable
Ownership: private
For sale
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
Incentives & Fees in Irig
Land development Fee
Discounts depending on the number of employees
100% reduction for investments of strategoc significance for municipal economic development
Land Development Fee - discount 30%
special offer for lump-sum paymnets
*or in 36 monhtly installments
Success Stories in Irig

Your partner in Irig
Municipality Office
Bogdanka Filipovic Lekic – Development Associate
Phone: +381 22 400 610; +381 69 605 343