Žabalj

Municipality of Žabalj

Zabalj is a town and municipality in South Backa District of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in southeastern part of Backa. Zabalj municipality encompasses the town of Zabalj, and the following villages: Gospodjinci, Djurdjevo, Curug.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN ŽABALJ

• Favorable geographical position vicinity of industrial centers: Novi Sad - 25km, Belgrade - 80km, Zrenjanin - 35km
• Navigable international river Tisza with access to Corridor 10
• Port proximity (Novi Sad) - 20 km
• Designated locations for 16 industrial zones
• Ample high-quality agricultural land & natural potential for tourism development

Energy potential in Žabalj

GAS

• Municipality is gasified: 100%
• Local pipeline lenght: 200 km
• Presure on main pipeline 6-16 bar
• Presure on local pipeline 6 bar

BIOMASS

• Total land: 40,000 ha
• Agricultural land: 33,774 ha
• Arable land: 31,092 ha
• Most common crops: corn, wheat, soy, roughage
• Companies:
• GLOBAL SEED doo has biogas plant for electricity and heating production for the needs of their farms and for the market
• TMD ENERGY production of briquettes

ELECTRICITY

• No.of distribution substations: 83
• Total power (kVA): 39,470,000
• Total network length (km): 134
• Available capacities (kVA): 80

WIND

Average speed 4-5 m/s at 50-100 m

SOLAR

Infrastructure in Žabalj

ROADS

Regional road network: 46 km

• Novi Sad-Zabalj-Zrenjanin
• Becej-Zabalj-Sajkas-E-75
• Odzaci-Despotovo-Zmajevo E-75-Temerin-Zabalj

Local road network: 26 km

• Zabalj-Curug-Djurdjevo-Gospodjinci

WATERWAY

River Tisa & Jegricka lenght: 55 km

- Port in Novi Sad distance 29 km

Canal network for drainage: 34,486 ha

RAILWAY

Railway network length: 23 km

• Curug-Zabalj-Gospodjinci

Axial pressure: 16 t

SEWAGE

Sewage system in Zabalj settlement is under construction

Population, education and labor cost in Žabalj

Number of inhabitants 26,134

Employed (2020) 4,533

Unemployed (July 2021) 1,496

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Žabalj (March, 2020)

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: € 648

Education

High Schools

Key sectors in Žabalj

Agribusiness

Tradition dating back to 1947

• Longstanding history in agricultural conglomerates dating back to 1989 – privatization process completed in 2004
• Developed system of agricultural associations and cooperatives – with operational continuity of 60 years
• Established agricultural community of business entities: SMEs, farmers, cooperatives
• Skilled labor pool – over 5,000 employees in the agricultural sector (agricultural high school – 40 km distance;
• Agricultural University in Novi Sad – 28 km distance)
• Prevalent production: cereals, vegetables; livestock breeding; sugar processing
• Most dominant crops: corn, wheat, soy, roughage
• Registered farms: 4,500 (Family owned 97%, Business entities 3%)

• Highest-quality agricultural land: 20,000 ha of I & II class land – chernozem
• Natural waterways, canal network – no industrial waste water
• Favorable conditions for further farming development of fruits, vineyards, spices, herbs, and organic production
• Fruit crops: apples, plums, cherries
• Livestock breeding can be further developed

Investment opportunities:

• Processing capacities development given the availability of high-quality raw material base
• Meat & Dairy processing capacities development
• Logistics Center development

Tourism

Excellent position & resources

• Highest water resources density in Europe (compared to its surface)
• River Tisza, meander Tisya, meander Vrbica, Jegricka stream,
• Potential for water sport, hunting, fishing tourism development
• Fishing location - Nature park Stara Tisza and Jegricka
  carp, perch, pike , bream , crucian carp
• Hunting grounds Stara Tisza: roe deers, wild boars, pheasants, wild rabbits, quails
• Golf Club Center in Zabalj – 38 ha – meeting highest standards
• Increasing trend of tourist visits

Investment opportunities:

- Accommodation capacities development

Top 8 Employers in Žabalj

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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