Irig

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

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

SOLAR

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)

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

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

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

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