- Municipality of Sečanj
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Sečanj
Secanj is a village and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The Sečanj municipality includes the town of Jasa Tomic and the following villages: Secanj, Banatska Dubica, Boka, Busenje, Jarkovac, Konak, Krajišnik, Neuzina, Sutjeska, Surjan.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN SEČANJ
- Ample resource base
- Excellent geostrategic position: EU border (Romania) proximity
- Skilled workforce at competitive cost
- Industrial Zone
- Efficient, business-friendly administration
Sečanj Logistics
SECANJ – Total Area: 523 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 200 km
- CRO - 120 km
- ROM - 2 km
- BUL - 320 km
- B&H - 160 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 80 km
- E-70 - 60 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 90 km
- Osijek - 159 km
- Timisoara - 59 km

Energy potential in Sečanj
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 99,5%
- Local pipeline lenght: 241 km
- Presure on main pipeline >16 bar
- Presure on local pipeline <16 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 52,300 ha
- Agricultural land: 37,817 ha
- Arable land: 35,748 ha
- Most common crops: wheat, maize, sunflower, soy, barley
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substations: 121
- Total power (kVA): 107,490
- Total network length (km): 183
WIND
Average speed 10-50 m/s
GEOTHERMAL
Number of boreholes | 18 |
74 °C temperature | at 1,223 m |
78 °C temperature | at 1,296 m |
74 °C temperature | at 1,219 m |
SOLAR
Insolation 67 days p.a. | 2,011 hrs |
Infrastructure in Sečanj
ROADS
Regional road network: 58 km
- Zrenjanin-Secanj-Plandiste-Vrsac-State border
Local road network: 18 km
- Boka-Surjan
- Jarkovac-Banatska Dubica
- Jasa Tomic-Busenje
WATERWAY
River Tamis lenght: 38 km
- Port in Novi Sad distance 80 km
Canal network for drainage: 5,625 ha
Irrigation/drainage system network: 4,000 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network length: 35 km
- Zrenjanin-Secanj-Vrsac-Bela Crkva
Axial pressure: 16 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system: 2%
Sewage network: 26 km
Population, education and labor cost in Sečanj
Number of inhabitants 13,267
Employed (2020) 2,108
Unemployed (July 2021) 1,512
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Sečanj (March, 2020)
NET Salary | 421 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 44 |
Contributions (Employee) | 19.9% | 116 |
GROSS Salary | 581 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 97 |
TOTAL Cost | 677 |
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
Average Salary for Production sector in Vojvodina, November 2017
NET: € 398
GROSS: € 550
TOTAL COST: € 527
Average salary (total cost) for 2017 €476
Education
High Schools
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
High school Vuk Karadzic | Gymnasium - General | 73 | 14 |
Economics | 91 | 20 | |
Car mechanics Mechanic of agricultural machinery |
42 | 10 |
Only 36 km to Zrenjanin where all high school profiles are available.
Key sectors in Sečanj

Agribusiness
35,748 ha of arable land
- Abundant premium quality agricultural land- chernozem
- 2,401 of registered individual farms engaged in agriculture
- Most common vegetable crops- 425 ha - peas, sweet corn, green beans, potato
- Developed local suppliers network
- Potential for irrigation system network expansion
- Access to qualified workforce- Agricultural high school in Zrenjanin

Agribusiness
Expansion potential
Meat & Dairy:
- Livestock breeding has a significant development potential
- Pastures spreading over 8,534 ha, meadows 1,948 ha
- Total number of registered farmers for livestock breeding - 1,791
- Tradition in milk production
- Number of pig farms with further growth potential: Massagrar d.o.o. (22,000 fatlings per year), Grmec d.o.o. (5,000 fatlings per year)

Tourism
Excellent conditions for Spa center
- Geothermal resources- 18 boreholes
- Completed Study of possibilities for exploration and multipurpose use of thermomineral resources in Secanj municipality
- Characteristics: iodine, chloride, hydrogen carbonate, strontium, fluor, lithium, bromine, barium- all of significant balneotherapy importance
- Hunting tourism- hunting grounds spreading over 52,220 ha
- Big & small game- roe, wild boar, deer, pheasant, rabbit
- 10 hunting associations
- Great number of fishing areas- River Tamis, Brzava, DTD Canal
- Diverse fish species: pike, carp, perch, catfish
- 5 fishponds

Automotive&Metal
Further development potential
- Longstanding tradition in the field of metal processing and automotive components industry
- 590 workers were employed in metal processing sector in the past
- Available skilled workforce ready to meet the needs and expectations of high-quality seeking investors
- existence of diverse high-school programs in Zrenjanin- only 36 km distance
- Great potential for export-oriented production
Top 10 Employers in Sečanj
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
PRP SVETI NIKOLA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 150 |
FRIGLO | Fruit and vegetable processing | Serbia | 76 |
BMB SOCKS | Textille | Serbia | 78 |
GRMEC | Agribusiness | Serbia | 55 |
PP GRANICAR | Agribusiness | Serbia | 52 |
PP RATAR | Agribusiness | Serbia | 23 |
GIOVANI NORD | Textille | Serbia | 33 |
SUTJESKA | Agribusiness | Serbia | 48 |
MASSAGRAR | Meat & Dairy | Serbia | 50 |
PP BORAC | Agribusiness | Serbia | 35 |
Greenfield locations in Sečanj
Location 1
Industrial Zone- Jasa Tomic
Land size: 43 ha
Located in the North-West area of the municipality
Access to road (Krajisnik-Jasa Tomic)
Detailed regulation plan is adopted
No infrastructure
*Ready project documentation for infrastructure construction (water, sewage)
Ownership: Municipal
For sale and lease


Location 2
Industrial Zone- Secanj
Land size: 451,200 m²
Available: 134,512 m²
Located in the North-West area of the municipality
Railway Zrenjanin-Secanj-Vrsac-Bela Crkva proximity
Detailed regulation plan is adopted
* no infrastructure
Ownership: Municipal
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
Success Stories in Sečanj

Your partner in Sečanj
Municipality Office
Radomir Kovacevic – Urban Planning Department
Phone: +381 23 842 066; +381 69 80 23 411
Dejana Milosevic – Department of Economy
Phone: +381 23 842 066; +381 69 80 23 414
Email: mdejana@beotel.net