- Municipality of Kovin
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Construction procedures
- Municipality incentives
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Kovin
Kovin is a town and municipality in South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Kovin municipality includes the town of Kovin and the following villages: Bavaniste, Gaj, Deliblato, Dubovac, Malo Bavaniste, Mramorak, Plocica, Skorenovac, Sumarak.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN KOVIN
- Excellent geographic location
- Danube corridor & potential for tourism development
- Industrial zones offering competitive conditions
- Abundant capacity for renewable energy projects
- Highest-quality
- Agricultural land
Kovin Logistics
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 252 km
- CRO - 175 km
- ROM - 56 km
- BUL - 295 km
- B&H - 195 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 11 km
- E-70 - 50 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 55 km

Energy potential in Kovin
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 95%
- Local pipeline lenght: 263 km
- Presure of main pipeline 5-7 bar
- Presure of local pipeline 1-3 bar
- Exploitation field at Mramorak location
*Oil & coal deposits can be found
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substitusions: 150
- Total power (kVA): ?
- Total network length (km): 100
- Energy supplied in 2013/14): ?
- Available capacities: 2,000 kVA
BIOMASS
- Total land: 73,500 ha
- Agricultural land: 51,100 ha
- Arable land: 48,000 ha
- Forests: 11,282 ha
- Most common crops: maize, sugar beat, wheat, soy, sunflower
WIND
Average speed 6.95-7.05 m/s at 120 m
GEOTHERMAL
57°C Surface temperature | at 1,800 m |
Infrastructure in Kovin
ROADS
Regional road network: 68 km
Local road network: 43 km
WATERWAY
River Danube lenght: 46 km
- Port in Smederevo distance 7 km
*Luka Feranex AG doo
Irrigation/drainage canal: 700 km
*highest density
RAILWAY
Subotica-Senta-Coka-Novo Milosevo: 84 km
Axial pressure: ? t
SEWAGE
Sewage system in Kovin settlement
Sewage network length
- Kovin, Gaj locations – completed
- In other locations – sewage system under constructionh
Population, education and labor cost in Kovin
Number of inhabitants 30,852
Employed (2021) 8,757
Unemployed (December, 2022) 1,747
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Kovin (Dec, 2021)
NET Salary | 527 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 56 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 145 |
GROSS Salary | 728 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.15% | 118 |
TOTAL Cost | 846 |
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 | General | 83 | 16 |
Humanities&languages | 32 | 18 | |
Economy | Business Admin | 50 | / |
Economy | 108 | 30 | |
Finance | 53 | 22 | |
Specialized | Tourism | 72 | 18 |
Horticulture | 62 | 19 | |
Vacational | Hospitality | 57 | 17 |
Agricultural producer | 5 | / | |
Horticulture | 8 | / | |
Agri machinery mechanic | 45 | 23 |
Key sectors in Kovin

Agribusiness
Main advantages:
- Abundant premium quality agricultural land – 48,000 ha arable land:
Crops: maize 60%, wheat 15%, soy 12%, sunflower 10%, sugar beet 3% - Optimal climate & high-quality agricultural land – mainly chernozem
- High-density inland waterway network – irrigation/drainage network length 700 km
- Access to qualified workforce – agricultural high-school in Kovin
- Wide network of potential local suppliers: milling companies, farms, storage capacities
- Number of registered local farmers - 3,550
- Institutional support - Agricultural station Kovin cooperation with Institute for cereal & vegetable crops in Novi Sad
Investment opportunities:
- Vegetable Processing
- Cereal Processing
- Flower Growing

Energy
Main advantages:
- Great combination of favorable conditions
- Existing wind potential measurements
- Ecological risk minimized
- Excellent infrastructure ensuring reliable power transmission system
- Current investment project: Wind farm Cibuk, 50 km from Belgrade
- Spreading over 37 km²
- Investment value: € 450 mil
- I phase: installation of 57 wind turbines with capacity of 3 MW each
- II phase: installation of 43 wind turbines = total capacity of 300 MW
Investment opportunities:
- Wind farms – 2 planned locations; average wind speed 4.6 m/s; frequency 276%
- Biomass – 48,000 ha arable agricultural land with additional 15% of forest land
- Geothermal – 2 boreholes with temperature: 57°C at 1,800 m; 65-80°C at 2,012 m

Mining
Main advantages:
- Ample mineral resources base
- Research began in 1976, while coal extraction began in 1995
- Unique exploitation method for coal mining – coal is extracted from the bottom of the lake that is connected with Danube
- Old mines have coal reserves for another 6-7 years, while new mines have reserves for another 25 years
- Annual coal production is 180,000 t with 300-400,000 m³ of gravel
- High number of logistics companies
Investment opportunities:
- Thermal power plant
- Coal extracted belongs to Class Lignite and can be used for a broad range of industrial consumption – with gravel obtained as a by-product of coal excavation
Top 10 Employers in Kovin
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
DOO WESTPHARMACEUTICAL | Rubber | USA | 305 |
UTVA SILOSI | Metal Processing | Serbia | 210 |
DOO STATIK | Construction | Serbia | 105 |
DOO ZLATAR MRAMORAK | Agribusiness | Serbia | 80 |
DOO PREMIL | Animal Feed | Serbia | 75 |
HEMOFARM AD | Pharmaceuticals | Serbia | 70 |
AD NOVA PESCARA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 57 |
DOO SWAN LAKE - ALPIS | Alcohol | Serbia | 56 |
DOO CHAMPICOMP | Agribusiness | Italy | 24 |
DOO CONTINENTAL WIND SERBIA | Energy | Serbia | 21 |
Greenfield locations in Kovin
Location 1
Industrial zone – block 119
Land size: 7 ha
Available: 2,8 ha
Ownership: municipal
Infrastructure: complete
For sale & lease


Location 2
Industrial zone - KLEK
Land size: 4 ha
Land purpose: industrial
Ownership: municipal
Infrastructure: complete
For sale & lease
Location 3
Industrial zone - block 120
Land size: 114 ha
Available: 84 ha
Land purpose: port
Ownership: municipal
Infrastructure: no
For sale & lease

Location 4
Industrial zone - block 121
Land size: 32.1 ha
Available: 9.6 ha
Ownership: state
For sale & 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
Municipality Incentives in Kovin
Subsidized Fees
Special set of incentives for projects contributin to local development
0% Land development Fee
for facilities built for the following purposes:
- public use, communal infrastructure
- production and storage facilities
Success Stories in Kovin

Your partner in municipality of Kovin
Office for local economic development
Sladjana Cirikovacki
Phone: +381 13 742 268; +381 13 742 104; +381 13 742 114;
Extension: 129
Mobile: +381 68 864 16 38
Email: sladja@kovin.org.rs; ler@kovin.org.rs