- City of Vršac
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Top 3 employers
- Greenfield
- Greenfield and brownfield
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
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
Vršac Logistics
Vrsac total area: 800 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 250 km
- CRO - 220 km
- ROM - 14 km
- BUL - 200 km
- B&H - 210 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 84 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 110 km
- Osijek - 256 km
- Timisoara - 88 km

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
Insolation 86 days p.a. | 2,200 hrs |
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)
NET Salary | 438 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 48 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19.9% | 121 |
GROSS Salary | 607 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 17.9% | 109 |
TOTAL Cost | 782 |
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
School | Profile | #students | #graduates |
---|---|---|---|
Gymnasium | Science-Mathematics | 192 | 45 |
Humanities | 218 | 50 | |
General (Romanian) | 82 | 12 | |
Industrial Pharmaceutical | 111 | 28 | |
Chemical & Medical | Pharmacy | 132 | 36 |
Environmental Protrection | 88 | 17 | |
Nurching Tech | 135 | 37 | |
Agriculture | Agricultural Tech | 91 | 26 |
Food-Tech | 73 | 16 | |
Tourism | 119 | 29 | |
Baker | 41 | 9 | |
Culinary | 80 | 24 | |
Butcher | 8 | 8 | |
Specialized | Electrotech - Automatics | 74 | 24 |
Mechanical Tech- Computer Engineering | 81 | / | |
Mechanical Tech for Motor Vehicles | 75 | 26 | |
Electro-mechanics - AC Equipment | 55 | 22 | |
Electrotech- Energy | 27 | / | |
Computer Management Technician | 22 | / | |
Gas & Pneumatics Mechanic | 14 | / | |
Economics | 96 | 32 | |
Finance | 93 | 33 |
College
Program | #students |
---|---|
Business | 200 |
SMATSA Aviation Academy | 116 |
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
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
HEMOFARM STADA | Pharmaceutical | Germany | 1,571 |
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE | Pharmaceutical | Germany | 900 |
SWISSLION TAKOVO | Agribusiness | Serbia | 589 |
Greenfield locations in Vršac
Location 1
Road Vrsac-Zrenjanin
Land size: 9,634 m² of agricultural land
Ownership: Private
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas
For sale and lease


Location 2
Uljma settlement
Land size: 155,343 m²
Ownership: Municipal
Infrastructure: electricity, eater, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale and lease
Location 3
Road Vrsac-Pancevo-Beograd
Land size: 16,000 m²
Ownership: Private
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale


Location 4
Technology Park
Land size:
Free parcel 1.58 ha
(0.85+0.25+0.47)
Ownership: City of Vrsac
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
For sale
Location 5
Eurocons Logistic Center
Land size: 32,144 m2
Available land for new investor 16,000 m2
Facilities: 4,728 m2
warehouse with racks 2,000 m2
ground warehouse 1,200 m2
production facilities 1,500 m2
workshop 160 m2
guard house 100 m2
Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, sewage, optical cable
Ownership: private
For sale and lease

Location 6
Industrial zone Sever
Land size: 2,895 ha m²
Ownership: City of Vrsac
Infrastructure: none
Location 7
Techology park Jarak
Land size: 11.74 ha
Ownership: City of Vrsac
Infrastructure: none
Location 8
Lajkovac Port – third component of intermodal terminal
Land size: 215.24 ha
Ownership: Municipal local office Vlajkovac
Infrastructure: none
Location 9
Technology park Vrsac free parcel
Land size: 20.27 ha
Ownership: Public property „2.oktobar“
Infrastructure: none
Location 9
SRPC Exit
Free parcel: 10 ha ha
Ownership:City of vrsac
Infrastructure: none
Greenfield and Brownfield Locations in Vrsac
Location 1
Eurocons Investment Location
Land size: 11,000 m²
Office building with parking: 300 m²
Ownership: private
Infrastructure: water, gas, electricity, sewage, optical cable
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 Vršac

Your Partner in City of Vršac
Contact Us
City Office
Aleksandar Cirin – Head of the Local Economic Development Office
Phone: +381 13 800 561; +381 60 80 70 202
Email: acirin@vrsac.org.rs