- City of Subotica
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Municipality incentives
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
City of Subotica
Subotica is a city in northern Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the Pannonian Basin, about 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the border with Hungary, and is the northernmost city in Serbia. It is located in the vicinity of lake Palic. Subotica is the second largest city in the province, following Novi Sad.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN SUBOTICA
- Ideal geostrategic position - in close proximity of E75 highway & EU border crossings
- Proven record of attracting FDI
- Existence of fully-equipped greenfield zones
- Free zone Subotica
- Available skilled and educated workforce
Subotica Logistics
Total Area: 1,007 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 10 km
- CRO - 84 km
- ROM - 101 km
- BUL - 438 km
- B&H - 203 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 10 km
- E-70 - 170 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 175 km
- Osijek - 125 km
- Timisoara - 179 km

Energy potential in Subotica
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 95%
- Local pipeline lenght: 428 km
- Presure on main pipeline 3 bar
- Presure on local pipeline 2.5 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 100,700 ha
- Agricultural land: 83,104 ha
- Arable land: 69,509 ha
- Most common crops: wheat, maize, sugar beet, sunflower
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substations: 1,845
- Total power (kVA): 1,370,000
- Total network length (km): 4,854
- Available capacities: 680,000
WIND
Average speed 0.5 m/s at 10 m
GEOTHERMAL
48 °C temperature | at 701 m |
48 °C temperature | at 750 m |
35 °C temperature | at 650 m |
SOLAR
Insolation 71 days p.a. | 2,025 hrs. |
Infrastructure in Subotica
ROADS
Highway E75 lenght: 28 km
Regional road network: 132 km
- Subotica-Horgos
- Subotica-Kelebija
- Subotica-Bajmok
- Subotica-Cantavir
Local road network: 182 km
- Tavankut, Djurdjin, Novi Zednik, Orom
WATERWAY
Port in Apatin distance 75 km
Irrigation/drainage system network: 3,500 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network length: 92 km
- Subotica-Beograd
- Subotica-Sombor
- Subotica-Budimpesta
- Subotica-Segedin
Axial pressure: 16-22 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system:62%
Sewage network: 339 km
Population, education and labor cost in Subotica
Number of inhabitants 135,678
Employed (2021) 44,750
Unemployed (February, 2022) 4,455
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Subotica (December, 2021)
NET Salary | 589 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 65 |
Contributions (Employee) | 19.9% | 162 |
GROSS Salary | 816 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.15% | 132 |
TOTAL Cost | 848 |
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 | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|
Economics | 670 | 173 |
Chemistry | 581 | 154 |
Polytechnic | 678 | 184 |
Technical | 1269/td> | 306 |
Medical | 611 | 144 |
College
Program | #students |
---|---|
Economics | 3,457 |
Construction | 553 |
Subotica Tech - College of applied sciences | 611 |
Educational Centers
Program | Profile |
---|---|
Linguistics | Courses- English, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, German, French, Russian, Swedish |
Computers | ECDL, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, JAVA, HTML5 |
Business | Accounting, Car mechanics, Typist, Tailor, Baker, Pastry Chef, Culinary |
College
Program | Students |
---|---|
Economics | 3,503 |
Construction | 510 |
Subotica Tech – College of applied sciences | 668 |
Key sectors in Subotica

Agribusiness
Ample resources & easy access
- High quality arable land - 69,509 ha
- 6, 626 registered local farmers
- Long-standing tradition in agricultural processing industry
- Easy access to skilled workforce
- Wide network of potential local suppliers
- Successful companies: Pionir d.o.o., Mlekara a.d., Don don, Mini Pani
- Arable land (69,509 ha): wheat (17,821 ha), maize (34,023 ha), soy (670 ha), sugar beet (367 ha), sunflower (7, 484 ha)

Electronics
Further growth potential
- The sector was operating with over 6,000 qualified workers
- First factory „Sever“ was established in 1923
- Technical high-school with electro profiles ensuring labor market meets the industry need for highly-skilled workforce
- Developed SMEs sector in this area
- Wide network of potential local suppliers
- A number of successful foreign companies: Siemens, ATB Sever, Dunkermotoren - Amatek, Elektroremont, Energomont

Automotive Components
Well-established companies in automotive sector employing more than 1,100 workers
- Qualified workforce eager to expand their competencies
- Technical high-school with large number of required education profiles
- Local suppliers network
- Great potential for export-oriented production due to favorable logistics position
- Existing successful companies: Contitech Fluid Serbia, Norma Group Southeast Europe LLC

Tourism
Wonderful landscapes
- Excellent geographical position- proximity of Hungarian border
- Abundant geothermal potential- 2 boreholes
- Lakes: Palic, Ludas
- Wine-tasting tourism
- Cycling & Hiking
- Hunting grounds spreading over 84,778 ha
- Big & small game: roe, pheasant, rabbit, partridge
- Accommodation capacities: hotels (479 rooms), motels (649 rooms), private accommodation (1,292 beds)
- Geothermal boreholes: 48C temperature at 701m, 48 C temperature at 750 m, 35C temperature an 65n
Top 10 Employers in Subotica
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
SIEMENS | Metal processing | Germany | 1,845 |
GORDON (CALZEDONIA) | Textile | Italy | 1,620 |
CONTITECH FLUID SERBIA | Automotive Components | Germany | 1,112 |
NORMA GROUP | Automotive Components | Germany | 1,245 |
MASTERPLAST | Construction materials | Hungary | 669 |
SWAROVSKI | Glass Industry | Austria | 568 |
8.MART | Textille | Germany | 484 |
ATB SEVER | Machine industry | China | 431 |
AMETEK/DUNKERMOTOREN | Machine industry | USA/Germany | 422 |
GEBI | Animal food industry | Serbia | 411 |
Greenfield locations in Subotica
Location 1
Commercial Zone Petar Drapsin
Land size: 17 ha
Available: 11,6 ha
4 km distance from Corridor 10
International border crossing (Horgos) vicinity
Location is predetermined for investments in commercial sector
Ownership: Municipal
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale

Edited on 11/10/2020
Brownfield Locations in Subotica
Location 1
Block 144, former „Kosta Nadj“
Land size:
BLOK A: 1.94 ha (Shopping mall)
BLOK B: 1.82 ha ( schools and university)
BLOK C: 1.24 ha (multipurpose residential buildings with business)
BLOK D: 1.24 ha (multipurpose residential buildings with business)
BLOK E: 0.91 ha (multipurpose residential buildings with business)
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage, gas, optical cable
Ownership:municipal
For sale and lease


Location 2
Newly built production facility
Land size: 1,742m²; office space 281 m²; useful height 7m
Ownership: Municipal
Infrastructure: water, gas, sewage, electricity, optical cable
Possibility of doing business within the free zone regime With heating,fire protection system and established connections to communal infrastructure
Occupied
Incentives and fees in Subotica
Business Incubator
* Provides organizational environment, management, planning system, monitoring and development of tenants, performance measurement, training and education, assistance in preparing a business plan, marketing, market research, assistance in the development of technical and other documentation, obtaining relevant certificates, etc.
Free Zone
* Benefits for import-export companies, exemption from VAT and customs duties, etc.
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 Subotica

Your partner in Subotica
City Office
Srdjan Parezanin – Project Manager
Phone: +381 24 666 359, +381 64 82 42 102
Email: srdjan.parezanin@subotica.rs