- Municipality of Kula
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Construction procedures
- Municipality incentives
- Success stories
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Municipality of Kula
Kula is a town and municipality in the West Backa District of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located within the fertile flatland of Vojvodina, on a crossroad between Novi Sad (52 km away), Sombor (40 km away) and Subotica (60 km away).

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN KULA
- Easy access to local incentives for investors
- Ample fertile & high-quality agricultural land
- Well established industry with a high number of SMEs
- Great renewable energy potential & geothermal capacity
- Fully equipped industrial zone & excellent geographical position
Kula Logistics
Total area: 481 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 67 km
- CRO - 38 km
- ROM - 107 km
- BUL - 469 km
- B&H - 174 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 17 km
- E-70 - 97 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 129 km
- Osijek - 79 km

Energy potential in Kula
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 100 million
- Local pipeline lenght: 383.5 km
- Presure on main pipeline 36 bar
- Presure on local pipeline 2 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 48,100 ha
- Agricultural land: 43,000 ha
- Arable land: 33,000 ha
- Most common crops: maize, wheat, soy, sunflower, sugar beet
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substations: 160
- Total power (kVA): 8,650
- Total network length (km): 80
- Energy supplied in 2013/14: 3,000,000 kW
OIL
Oil deposits can be found
GEOTHERMAL
30-70°C temperature | at 500 - 1,200 m |
Infrastructure in Kula
ROADS
Higway road: 11.5 km
Regional road network: 106 km
Local road network: 44 km
WATERWAY
River Danube distance: 38 km
- Port in Bogojevo
Canal network:: 52,070 m
- Danube - Tisza - Danube
- Vrbas - Bezdan
- Becej - Bogojevo
- Kosancic - Mali Stapar
RAILWAY
Railway network length: 58 km
- Sombor - Sivac - Crvenka - Kula - Vrbas
- Rail freight track
- Warehouse capacities - 210 m², 2,400 m²
Axial pressure: 20 t
SEWAGE
Sewage systems: 20 - 25%
Sewage network: 15772 km
Population, education and labor cost in Kula
Number of inhabitants 43,101
Employed (2020) 7,959
Unemployed (July 2021) 2,987
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Kula (April, 2020)
NET Salary | 413 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 43 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 113 |
GROSS Salary | 567 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 95 |
TOTAL Cost | 665 |
From July 1st, 2014 the employers have the right for refund on the paid personal income tax & social 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 | 226 | 58 |
Commerce | Business Admin | 164 | 48 |
Finance | 108 | 24 | |
Commerce | 93 | 23 | |
Economics | 118 | 30 | |
Trade | 19 | 8 | |
Culinary | 58 | 29 | |
Hospitality | 49 | 19 | |
Specialized | Horticulture | 56 | 20 |
Agriculture | 104 | 23 | |
Car mechanics | 8 | 8 | |
Technical | Electrotechnical - Computers | 205 | 49 |
Electrotechnical - Energy | 41 | / | |
Electrotechnical - Automatics | 44 | 21 | |
Electrotechnical - Vehicles | 13 | / | |
Electrotechnical - Instalation | 35 | 14 | |
Electromechanics - A/C equipment | 7 | 7 | |
Computer Systems | 73 | 24 | |
Car Mechanics | 42 | 13 |
Key sectors in Kula

Agribusiness
Main advantages:
- 41 ha of top-quality arable agricultural land – 91% of total territory
- Dominant higly fertile black soil and carbonated chernozem with distinctive layer of humus
- High number of local first-rate agricultural producers
- Ongoing know-how initiatives for local agricultural producers
- Wide network of potential local suppliers
- Developed agricultural cooperatives network (20 cooperatives) and support on municipal level to stimulate the sector competitiveness
- Agribusiness development identified as a strategic priority for the West-Backa district
- Most developed food processing - internationally renowned local companies
Crops:
- Favorable natural conditions - the number of sunny days provides agricultural products with exceptional nutritional and morphological characteristics
- Significant production of industrial crops
- Half of all agricultural production is sugar beet providing inputs for several sugar refineries with 100 years of tradition
- Significant area under: maize, wheat, pepper and potatoes
- Fruits with largest annual yield include nuts, apples, cherries, pears
- Excellent storage capacities

Renewable Energy
Main advantages:
Biomass potential – 43,000 ha of agricultural land
- Project: Biomass as resource for energy production
- Untapped & abundant geothermal resources
- Geothermal springs & wells with temperatures measured at 30-70°C (max. 90°C) at 500 - 1,200m
Investment projects:
- MK Fintel – Joint Venture Company - Italy/Serbia
- Wind Farm - EUR 15 mil investment – 9.9 MW capacity – to be finalized by the end of 2015

Metal & Automotive
Main advantages:
- Large industrial center in the past
- Labor pool - ready to meet the needs and expectations of high-quality seeking investors
- Many of metal industry companies from the 1990s have undergone bankruptcies – FA Istra Kula – used to employ 2,000 workers
- Labor costs – substantially lesser and more competitive compared to regional and EU standards
Investment opportunities:
- Automotive Components Industry - competitive costs
- Brownfield locations – 7,800 m² production hall – electricity substation 630 kVA

Tourism
Main advantages:
- Untapped & abundant geothermal resources
- Geothermal springs & wells with temperatures measured at 30-70°C (max. 90°C) at 500 - 1,200 m
- Water characteristics – health benefits for: locomotor system, rheumatic conditions, sterility, digestive system, skin conditions
Investment opportunities:
- Detailed project of hydrogeological analysis at Location Razvala – in municipal ownership - planned 9 ha – with total of 25 ha allocated for relaxation, sport, and recreational activities
- Spa center – project documentation for spa tourism development in progress for one of the locations
Top 10 Employers in Kula
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
JAFFA CRVENKA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 430 |
FIORANO | Textile | Italy | 345 |
TS STORK GROUP | Trade | Serbia | 343 |
CRVENKA - SUGAR FACTORY | Agribusiness | Greece | 217 |
EURO | Footware | Italy | 180 |
DP-ZALIV | Logistics | Serbia | 143 |
METALOPROMET | Metal Processing | Serbia | 104 |
ŽITO MEDIA | Agribusiness/Trade | Serbia | 97 |
ŽITO BAČKA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 82 |
BLAŠKO | Construction | Serbia | 59 |
Edited on 02/02/2020
Greenfield locations in Kula
Location 1
Industrial zone - Block 66
Land size: 25.47 ha
Available: 12.87 ha
Ownership: state
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For Sale & Lease
* Bezdan-Vrbas canal is to the Northand NorthWest of the zone
* M3 main road Kula-Vrbas is near the South West section

Land size: 10.32 ha
Available: 10.32 ha
Infrastructure: none
Ownership: state


Location 2
Industrial zone – Ruski Krstur
Land size: 7.5 ha
Available: 5.2 ha
Ownership: municipality
Infrastructure: electricity, water, optical cable
For sale
Edited on 02/02/2020
Brownfield Locations in Kula
Location 1
Kalenic Crvenka
Land size: 700 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas
Ownership: private
For sale & lease


Location 2
Eko Snack ltd.
Land size: size:6758 m²
Facilities: 2880 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale and lease
Location 3
Eko Snack ltd - Kennel
Land size: 20,801 m²
Facilities: 4531 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, 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 Kula
For land purchase & lease municipality is offering favorable rates depending on the number of the employees
- for 100+ employees - discount rate 100%
Discount up to 50% for land development fee for investments that create new employment
- for 100+ employees - discount rate 50%
- for 10 - 100 employees - discount rate 35-45%
0% water & sewage system fee for facilty newtwork access
0% communal & environmental fee (for two years period)
- for company name display
- for environmental protection
Success Stories in Kula
