- Municipality of Vrbas
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 10 employers
- Greenfield
- Brownfield
- Construction procedures
- Municipality incentives
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Vrbas
Vrbas is a city and municipality located in Serbia, in the South Bačka District in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Vrbas municipality includes the city of Vrbas and the following villages: Backo Dobro Polje, Zmajevo, Kosancic, Kucura, Ravno Selo and Savino Selo.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN VRBAS
- Proximity of Corridor 10 - Danube
- Long-standing tradition & expertise in food processing industry
- Available skilled and educated workforce
- Abundant resource base - High quality agricultural land
- WEll-built access to markets
Vrbas Logistics
VRBAS – Total Area: 376 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 92 km
- CRO - 50 km
- ROM - 99 km
- BUL - 380 km
- B&H - 140 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 3.5 km
- E-70 - 83 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 120 km
- Osijek - 90 km
- Timisoara - 135 km
- Budapest - 209 km

Energy potential in Vrbas
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 90%
- Local pipeline lenght: 273 km
- Presure on main pipeline 6-16 bar
- Presure on local pipeline 4 bar
BIOMASS
- Total land: 37,600 ha
- Agricultural land: 33,989 ha
- Arable land: 33,789 ha
- Most common crops: maize, soy, wheat, sugar beet, barley
ELECTRICITY
- No. of distribution substations: 238
- Total power (kVA): 129,680
- Total network length (km): 240,962
- Available capacities (kVA): 66,570
WIND
Average speed 4m/s at 100 m
GEOTHERMAL
37.2 °C temperature | at 1,033 m |
51 °C temperature | at 932 m |
56°C temperature | at 947 m |
Infrastructure in Vrbas
ROADS
Regional road network: 25 km
- Feketic-Vrbas
- Backo Dobro Polje-Vrbas
- Backo Dobro Polje-Zmajevo
- Zmajevo-Sirig
- Zmajevo-Stepanovicevo
- Zmajevo-Ravno Selo
- Ravno Selo-Despotovo
- Savino Selo-Despotovo
- Savino Selo-Kula
- Savino Selo-Kucura
Local road network: 18.5 km
- Ravno Selo-Kulpin
- Savino Selo-Kosancic
- Kucura-Zmajevo
WATERWAY
Port in Novi Sad distance 45 km
Canal network for drainage
Danube-Tisza-Danube Canal
Irrigation system network: 5,982 ha
Drainage system network: 30,000 ha
RAILWAY
Railway network length: 25 km
- Beograd-Novi Sad-Subotica
- Vrbas-Sombor
Axial pressure: 22 t
SEWAGE
Sewage system:
* Vrbas 98 %
* other settlements 20-85%
Sewage network: 80 km
Population, education and labor cost in Vrbas
Number of inhabitants 42,092
Employed (2020) 10,0037
Unemployed (July 2021) 3,887
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Vrbas (Avgust 2018)
NET Salary | 362 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 37 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 99 |
GROSS Salary | 499 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 17.9% | 89 |
TOTAL Cost | 588 |
From July 1st, 2014, until December 31st 2019, 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: € 648
Average salary (total cost) for 2017 €563
Education
High Schools
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
Specialized | Food Tech | 73 | 18 |
Industrial Pharmaceutical | 87 | 28 | |
Environmental protection | 79 | 25 | |
Computer Management Technician | 33 | 17 | |
Mechanical Tech-Computer Engineering | 70 | 20 | |
Car Mechanics Mechanics-AC Equipment Gas&Pneumatics Mechanics |
35 | / | |
Driver | 71 | 25 | |
Road Traffic Tech | 130 | 53 | |
Baker | 10 | 3 | |
Butcher | 8 | 2 | |
Gymnasium | General | 211 | 61 |
Science-Mathematics | 195 | 53 | |
Humanities | 235 | 62 | |
Medical | Nurcing Tech | 67 | 20 |
Pharmacy | 37 | 8 |
Key sectors in Vrbas

Agribusiness
One of the main economic branches
- High quality agricultural land- 33,789 ha of arable land
- 3,289 registered local farmers
- High-density inland waterway network (Danube-Tisza-Danube Canal) ensuring excellent irrigation/drainage possibilities
- Long-standing tradition & impressive expertise in agricultural processing industry
- Easy access to skilled workforce
- Farmer cooperatives & associations development
- Wide network of potential local suppliers
- Significant part of production is export-oriented
- Successful companies: Carnex, Medela, Vital, Trivit-pek, Sugar refinery Backa

Biomass
Easy access to ample resources
- 33,989 ha of agricultural land
- Significant crop residues- available for biomass cogeneration
- Annual production amounts to 86,246 tons per year
- Estimated power capacity- 197,893 MWh
- Biomass type: crop biomass, fruit-wine growing biomass, manure, food processing, forestry-wood processing, communal waste
Top 10 Employers in Vrbas
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
CARNEX d.o.o. | Meat processing | Serbia | 846 |
VITAL a.d. | Agribusiness | Serbia | 349 |
RPD-FTO d.o.o. | Service | Serbia | 302 |
SAVA KOVACEVIC a.d. | Agribusiness | Serbia | 296 |
MEDELA a.d. | Agribusiness | Serbia | 131 |
EXTRA UTO TRANSPORT DOO. | Transport | Serbia | 126 |
ŠARČEVIĆ CO | Transport | Serbia | 73 |
PNEUTECH | Rubber | Serbia | 61 |
JUROŠEVIĆ DOO | Transport and trade | Serbia | 60 |
MANYU DOO. | Textile | Italy | 38 |
Edited on 11/10/2020
Greenfield locations in Vrbas
Location 1
Industrial Zone Kucura
Land size: 73 ha
Located in the North area of the municipality
Access to road
Urban Plan is adopted
* Possibility of conection to existing infrastructure network
Ownership: Municipal
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas
For sale and lease


Location 2
Industrial Zone Savino Selo
Land size: 45 ha
Located in the South-East area of the municipality
Access to road
Detailed regulation plan is adopted
* Possibility of conection to existing infrastructure network
Ownership: Municipal
Infrastructure: gas
For sale and lease
Location 3
Industrial Zone Blok 5
Land size: 2.11 ha
Possibility of linkage to existing infrastructure network
In close proximity to Vrbas-Kula road
Access to DTD Canal
General Urban Plan is adopted
Ownership: Municipal
No infrastructure
For sale and lease

Brownfield Locations in Vrbas
Location 1
Beton NSD d.o.o.
Land size: 6.71 ha
Facilities: 1,360 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water
Ownership: Private
For sale and lease


Location 2
Florida d.o.o.
Land size: 400 m²
Facilities: 300 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage
Ownership: Private
For sale and lease
Location 3
Figrad Megamarket
Land size: 67.47 a
Facilities: 3,250 m² + 25 m²
Infrastructure: water,sewag
Ownership: Private
For sale and lease


Location 4
Backa Hotel
Land size: 5,000 m²
Facility: 294 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage
Ownership: Private
For 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
Municipal Incentives
Land Development Fee Discount
For facilities built for the following purposes:
* production & warehouse facilities
* public use, communal infrastructure
Land Development Fee - discount 30%
special offer for lump-sum payments
* or in 36 monthly installments
Land Purchase Price / Land Lease Fee
Possibility of paying in monthly installments
For greenfield investments municipal council approval needed
Success Stories in Vrbas

Your Partner in Municipality
Municipality Office
Igor Milovic – Department of Public Service
Phone: +381 21 7954 000; +381 64 8172 059
Email: igor.milovic@vrbas.net
Tatjana Jovovic – Office for Local Economic Development
Phone: +381 21 706 316; +381 64 805 3198
Email: kler@vrbas.net