Nova Crnja

Municipality of Nova Crnja

Nova Crnja is a village and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Nova Crnja municipality includes the following villages: Nova Crnja,Aleksandrovo, Vojvoda Stepa,Radojevo, toba and Srpska Crnja, which is the largest of these villages.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN NOVA CRNJA

• Excellent geographical position: EU border (Romania),Timisoara airport proximity
• Developed road infrastructure
• Existing Brownfield & Greenfield Zones
• Available skilled & competitively priced workforce
• Favorable conditions for agribusiness & energy investments

Energy potential in Nova Crnja

GAS

• Municipality is gasified: 87%
• Local pipeline lenght: 165 km
• Presure on main pipeline ? bar
• Presure on local pipeline ? bar

BIOMASS

• Total land: 27,300 ha
• Agricultural land: 24,750 ha
• Arable land: 22,600 ha
• Crop residuals - 62,000 t per year
• Most common crops: wheat - average yearly yield 30,000 kg, maize

WIND

Average speed 4-5 m/s at 50 m

VESTAS wind analysis

GEOTHERMAL

SOLAR

ELECTRICITY

• No. of distribution substitusions: 81

- 100/20 kV: 1 (installed capacity 20 MVA)

- 20/04 KV: 53 (municipal) + 27 (others)

• Total network length (km): 244

- Medium voltage network: 91 km
85 km overground + 6 km underground

- Low voltage network: 153 km
146 km overground + 7 km underground

Infrastructure in Nova Crnja

ROADS

Regional road network: 55 km

• Subotica-Sombor-Odzaci-Backa Palanka-Novi Sad-Zrenjanin-Zitiste-NovaCrnja-Romania
• Novi Knezevac-Banatsko Arandjelovo-Mokrin-Kikinda-Vojvoda Stepa-Srpski Itebej-Romania
• Basaid-Nova Crnja

Local road network: 22 km

WATERWAY

Port in Senta distance 72 km

Canal network length: 120 km

*Drainage system:

- Itebej-Nova Crnja: 85 km

Distance to closest railway in Kikinda: 30 km

SEWAGE

Currently no sewage system

Population, education and labor cost in Nova Crnja

Number of inhabitants 10,272

Employed (2020) 1,424

Unemployed (July 2021) 1,143

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Nova Crnja (March, 2020)

From July 1st, 2014, until December 31st 2019, 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

In addition, students from Nova Crnja are attending the following high-schools in nearby cities Kikinda and Zrenjanin:

• Agricultural
• Electrpo-Technical
• Chemics
• Technical
• Medical
• Economics

Key sectors in Nova Crnja

Agribusiness

Main advantages:

• Long-standing tradition in processing: oils, sugar, flour, and meat products
• Industrial zones ready for agribusiness investments
• Savings to transportation costs - easy access to necessary raw materials
• Possibility of agricultural land lease with favorable conditions via public auction
• Crop production on 23,000 ha
• Highest yields from wheat & corn
• Wheat yield 30,000 t (Companies & Cooperatives: 7,000t, Farmers: 23,000 t)
• Great number of potential local suppliers
• Investment opportunities: cereal, fruit, meat processing

Meat & Dairy

• Livestock breeding has significant development potential due to high number of population living in rural areas
• Currently predominant livestock: pigs and milk cows
• No abattoir in the municipality – investment opportunity

*Incentives: co-financing interest rates for agricultural loans, grants for livestock procurement

Renewable Energy

Main advantages:

• Possibilities: biomass, wind, solar, and geothermal energy
• Renewable Energy Sources Zone 1,000 ha - Municipality Spatial Plan
• WIND strength measurements – performed by VESTAS – confirmed investment profitability for construction of wind farms – construction of a wind power plant planned
• SOLAR – insolation 1,326 hrs – solar power plant with capacity of 250 MW in development
• GEOTHERMAL sources suitable for heating, greenhouses, energy production, spa tourism – temperatures 45-78°C at 450-1,500 m
• AGRI-BIOMASS – biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas production

Tourism: Geothermal

Main advantages:

• Excellent geographical position, proximity to Romanian border, abundant geothermal potential
• SPA TOURISM thermal water springs: 400-1,500 m depth with temperatures 45-78°C
• Mineral water analysis at 600 m showing significant concentration of elements with therapeutic effects (iodine, bromine, lithium, silicon); completed “Study on thermal wells and quality“
• Architectural and historical sites: Kastel – luxurious castle dating back from 1943 with restaurant & accommodation capacities
• Ethno tourism potential: renovation of existing ethnic estates at minimal cost
• Investment opportunities: Spa center development

Tourism: Hunting

Main advantages:

• Hunting & fishing in the municipality is well organized with several organizational unites per every cadaster
• Hunting grounds with: deer species, rabbits, pheasants, quails, wild boars, wolves, foxes
• Hunting Associations in every municipal settlement
• Forest Kostanac size of some 200 ha near Vojvode Stepe location
• Hunting grounds Kostanac – 25,300 ha – roe deer, rabbit, pheasant, partridge, occasionally deer, wild boar - roe deer 1,420; rabbit 7,140; pheasant 2,200
• Many foreign hunters are repeatedly coming back for hunting
• Hunting facilities: 14 ground shelters, 2 tree shelters, 44 feeding roe deer stations, 51 water troughs, 132 pheasant & partridge feeding stations

Textile

Main advantages:

• Long-standing tradition acquired through formerly operated companies in the sector
• Existing suitable Brownfields with both lease & sale possibilities: “Maja“ - Vojvoda Stepa “Mimoza“ - Aleksandrovo
• Skilled & quality workforce with extensive experience
• Investment opportunities: Existing Brownfield facilities

Top 10 Employers in Nova Crnja

Incentives & Fees in Nova Crnja

Land Development Fee

discount 30%

*special offer for lump-sum payments
or in 36 monthly installments

Facility Construction Fee

up to 50%

for projects with significant development impact
*Municipal Council approval needed

Land Development Fee

up to 0%

for facilities built for the following purposes:
*public use, communal infrastructure,
*production and storage facilities
* Municipal Council approval needed

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

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Contact Us

Municipality Office