Vršac

City of Vršac

Vrsac is a city located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District. It is situated 85 km north-east of Belgrade, on the edge of the Pannonian plain, 14 km away from the Romanian border. The town lies on the international road Belgrade-Timisoara. Municipality includes the settlement of Vrsac and 23 villages.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN VRŠAC

• Favorable geostrategic position
• Developed road and utility infrastructure
• Skilled and competitive labor pool
• Multiculturalism and multiliqualism
• High quality of life

Energy potential in Vršac

GAS

• Municipality is gasified: 85%
• Local pipeline lenght: 198,040 km
• Presure on main pipeline 8 bar
• Presure on local pipeline 4 bar

BIOMASS

• Total land: 81,000 ha
• Agricultural land: 62,323 ha
• Arable land: 57,707 ha
• Most common crops: maize, wheat, sunflower

ELECTRICITY

• No. of distribution substations: 240
• Total power (kVA): 52,000
• Total network length (km): 720
• Available capacities (kVA): 115,000

WIND

Average speed 2-7 m/s at 100 m

SOLAR

Infrastructure in Vršac

ROADS

Highway E-70 lenght: 28 km

Regional road network: 18 km

• Vrsac - Straza

Local road network: 94 km

WATERWAY

River Karas & Moravica lenght: 61 km

- Port in Vlajkovac distance 8 km

Canal network for drainage: 864 m²

Irrigation/drainage system network: 1,350 ha

RAILWAY

Railway network length: 63 km

• Beograd-Vrsac-Vatin (33 km)
• Zrenjanin-Vrsac-Bela Crkva (30 km)

Axial pressure: 20 t

SEWAGE

Sewage system: 95%

Sewage network: 120 km

Population, education and labor cost in Vršac

Number of inhabitants 52,026

Employed (2020) 14,487

Unemployed (July 2021) 3,553

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Vršac (August, 2018)

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

Average Salary for Production sector in Vojvodina, November 2017

NET: € 398

GROSS: € 499

TOTAL COST: € 550

Average salary (total cost) for 2017 €648

Education

High Schools

College

Key sectors in Vršac

Pharmaceutical

The center of pharmaceutical industry

• Well established industry with history of good results- over 50 years of practice
• Know-how & rich experience from the past
• Number of employed workforce in the sector- 2,500
• Easy access to qualified talent pool- existence of specialized educational programs related to pharmaceutical industry
• Number of companies serving the pharmaceutical industry with primary packaging materials (aluminium foils & plastic films)-
• Palladio Group, Lamp East
• Most prominent & large companies presence: Hemofarm Stada, Fresenius Medical Care

Agribusiness

Enduring tradition in confectionery

• 62,323 ha of agricultural land
• 2,853 registered agricultural producers
• Prevailing rural areas providing favorable setting for agribusiness capacities development- processing sector
• Long-standing tradition in confectionery dating back to 1894
• Developed network of potential raw material suppliers
• High export share
• National companies: Swisslion Takovo, Bambi Banat

Wine

Tradition in grape cultivation

• Wine growing tradition dating back to ancient Rome
• One of the most important agricultural aspects
• Exceptional geographical, climate & pedological conditions
• 2,100 ha under vineyards
• Cultivation of indigenous grape varieties
• Large number of small wineries
• Vrsacki vinogradi- wine plantations spreading over 1,700 ha (undergone bankruptcy)
• Great results in cultivation of recognized wine grape varieties: Italian Riesling, Rhenish Riesling, Chardonnay, Souvignon

Top 3 Employers in Vršac

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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