- Municipality of Kovačica
- 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 Kovačica
Kovacica is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality has a population of 25,274 inhabitants. Kovacica municipality includes the following villages: Debeljaca, Idvor, Padina, Putnikovo, Samoš, Uzdin, Crepaja.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN KOVAČICA
- Good transportation connections with industrial centers & favorable conditions for development of large enterprises
Belgrade 50 km, Novi Sad 80 km, Pancevo 30 km - Excellent resource base for agribusiness production
42,000 ha of most fertile arable land
3,000 registered agricultural farms - Available skilled and educated workforce in the field of agriculture, metal processing, hospitality, admin, economics
- Recognizable brand in tourism with potential for further accommodation development
Hunting, naive art, Mihajlo Pupin - Multiculturalism and multilingualism with economic connections with other countries
Twin towns, municipalities, Chambers of Commerce
Kovačica Logistics
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 192 km
- CRO - 123 km
- ROM - 98 km
- BUL - 380 km
- B&H - 160 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 50 km
- E-70 - 50 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 71 km
- Osijek - 197 km
- Timisoara - 111 km

Energy potential in Kovačica
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 12,5%
- Local pipeline lenght: 36.9 km
- Presure of main pipeline12 bar
- Presure of local pipeline up to 3 bar
- Settlement Crepaja is gasified
BIOMASS
- Total land: 41,900 ha
- Agricultural land: 36,368 ha
- Arable land: 33,688 ha
- Most common crops: cereals, industrial crops, vegetables, forage crops
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substitusions: 149
- Total power (kVA): 67,550
- Total network length (km): 235
WIND
Average speed 5-6 m/s at 100 m
SOLAR
Insolation 92 days p.a. | 2,213 hrs |
Infrastructure in Kovačica
ROADS
Regional road network: 63 km
- Kac-Sajkas-Titel-PerlezKovacica-Secanj—Jasa Tomic
- Ecka-Kovacica-Jabuka-Pancevo
- Samos-Dobrica-Seleus-Alibunar-B. Karlovac-Deliblato
- Padina-Seleus
Local road network: 13.6 km
- Tripic-Debeljaca;Uzdin-Putnikovo
- Idvor-Kovacica-Debeljaca
International road border crossing with Romania Nakovo - Lunga
WATERWAY
River Tamis lenght: 17 km
- Port in Pancevo distance 30 km
Canal network: 127 km
- Drainage system network: 100,000 ha
- Irrigation system network: 29,200 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network length: 30 km
- Pancevo-Zrenjanin-Kikinda
Axial pressure: 16 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system in Kovacica and other surrounding settlements is under construction
Population, education and labor cost in Kovačica
Number of inhabitants 25,274
Employed (2020) 4,455
Unemployed (July, 2021) 2,438
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Kovačica (Dec, 2020)
NET Salary | 427 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 43 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 117 |
GROSS Salary | 587 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 98 |
TOTAL Cost | 685 |
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
Average Salary for Production sector in Vojvodina, November 2017
Average Salary for Production sector in Vojvodina, November 2017
NET: € 398
GROSS: € 550
TOTAL COST: € 648
Average salary (total cost) for 2017 €499
Education
High Schools
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
Gymnasium | General | 272 | 67 |
Only 30 km to Pancevo and 50 km to Zrenjanin where all high school profiles are available
High school profiles attended by students from Kovacica:
Technical, Agriculture, Electro-Technical, Civil Engineering
Key sectors in Kovačica

Agribusiness
Expertise & tradition in agriculture
- Excellent conditions for processing capacities development
- Mainly rural areas with 60% of the municipality population is engaged in agricultural production
- 3,100 registered farms – with 5% of livestock farming activity
- Storage capacities – companies: Almex, Pokrok, Fotos, Granexport, Matijevic, Agrodomus, Agrosvak, BCM Trade, Hemos, J&M corn, etc.
- Average yield t/ha: maize 5.5, sunflower 1.8, soy 2.2, sugar beet 50, wheat 2.5, barley 2.3
- Potential for livestock count expansion – in cooperation with individual farmers

Tourism
Invest in accommodation capatities
- Hunting tourism – "Uzdin" hounting grounds 462 ha
Small game: rabbits, pheasant, fox, wild boar. Hunting season from October to January - Hunting association events
- Accomodation capatities: Rooms 100+beds / Rural households 100 beds / Tourist visits 5,500 / Overnight stay 9,000
Investment opportunities:
- Accommodation capacities development
- Brownfield location - Hotel Park – 308 m² (bankruptcy)
- Adaptation of the river bank - Tamis
- Camping zone development

Renewable Energy
Excellent wind resources
- One of the strongest wind potential localities in Serbia, according to the wind potential map
- Gross wind potential, observing the intensity of the wind in January and June, is never below 250 W/m²
- Currently under development – construction of the wind power plant at the cadastral locations Kovacica, Debeljaca, and Crepaja spreading over an area of approximately 3,711 ha – with the elevation increasing from about 80 m to a maximum of 115 m
Investment opportunities:
- Construction of the wind power plant
Top 10 Employers in Kovačica
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
JEDINSTVO KOVACICA (SUNOKO GROUP) | Agribusiness | Serbia/Holland | 140+120 |
ROLOPLAST DOO | Construction | Serbia | 124 |
FMO UKUS | Footwear | Serbia | 61 |
POKROK DOO | Agribusiness | Serbia | 37 |
ZZ POLJOPRIVREDNIK | Agribusiness | Serbia | 37 |
PALETA DOO | Textile | Serbia | 35 |
GRADJEVINAR PETROVIC DOO | Construction | Serbia | 30 |
EKV DOO | Construction | Serbia | 24 |
KONKAB DOO | Automotive | Serbia/Austria | 22 |
PADINA KOMERC DOO | Furniture | Serbia | 12 |
Greenfield locations in Kovačica
Location 1
Industrial zone – Blocks 43-45
Located in the South-West part of Kovacica
Access to road, eailway, canal
Land size: 86.35 ha
Available: 66.41 ha
Ownership: private (99%)
*will be available from March, 2016
For sale


Location 2
Industrial zone – Block 12
Land size: 10.32 ha
Available: 7.4 ha
Ownership:private
*will be available from March, 2016
For sale
Location 3
Industrial zone – Blocks 11
Land size: 58.46 ha
Available: 58.46 ha
Ownership: private
For sale


Location 4
Industrial zone – Block 15
Land size: 7.86 ha
Available: 7.86 ha
Ownership:private
For sale
Location 5
Industrial zone – Blocks 5
Land size: 54.57 ha
Available: 54.57 ha
Ownership: private
For sale


Location 6
Industrial zone – Block 8, Block 9
Land size – B8: 64.7 ha
Land size – B9: 72.6 ha
Ownership:private
For sale
Location 7
Industrial zone „Crepaja“
Land size: 18.19 ha
Avaliable:8.30
Ownership: Municipality
For sale and lease

Brownfield Locations in Kovačica
Location 1
Production hall - Debeljaca
Land size: 1 ha
Facilities: 1,070 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water
Ownership: private
For sale and lease


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 Kovačica
0% Land development fees
Environmental Protection Fee - discount 100% during the period od 1 year
*applies for the year the company was established
Company name dispplay Fee - discount 100% during the period of 1 year
*applies for the year the company was established
Local Employment Action Plan traineeship programs
*for eligible companies registeres in the municipality of Kovacica
Success Stories in Kovačica

Your partner in Kovačica
Municipality Office
Daniel Magdu – Investment Manager
Phone: +381 13 661 122; +381 63 10 20 627
Email: daniel.magdu@kovacica.org