- Municipality of Žitište
- Logistics
- Energy potential
- Infrastructure
- Population education and labor cost
- Key sectors
- Greenfield locations
- Brownfield locations
- TOP 10 Employers
- Municipal incentives
- Construction procedures
- Success stories
- Your partner in municipality
Municipality of Žitište
Žitište is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. This municipality includes the town of Žitište and the following villages: Banatski Dvor, Banatsko Višnjićevo, Banatsko Karađorđevo, Međa, Novi Itebej , Ravni Topolovac, Srpski Itebej, Torak, Torda, Hetin, Čestereg.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN ŽITIŠTE
- Agribusiness – fruit and vegetable growing
- Agribusiness – cattle breading
- Tourism – geothermal sources
- Renewable energy
- Tourism – hunting /fishing/accomodation capacities
Žitište Logistics
TOTAL Area: 525 km²
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 115 km
- CRO - 112 km
- ROM - 37 km
- BUL - 174 km
- B&H - 152 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 70 km
- E-70 - 95 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 95 km
- Osijek - 165 km
- Timisoara - 91 km

Energy potential in Žitište
GAS
- Municipality is gasified: 78.85%
- Local pipeline lenght: 266 km
- Presure of main pipeline 6 bar
- Presure of local pipeline 2 bar
GEOTHERMAL
44 °C temperature | at 720-745m |
44°C temperature | at 920-955 m |
45°C temperature | at 765-780 m |
53°C temperature | at 882-918m |
ELECTRICITY
- No of distribution substitusions: 137
- Total network length (km): 317.5
BIOMASS
- Total land: 52,000
- Agricultural land: 52,000 ha
- Arable land: 46,130 ha
- Most common crops: corn, wheat, sunflower, beans, sugar beets, alfalfa
WIND
Average speed 6 m/s at 200 m
SOLAR
Insolation – no.of sunny days | 84 hrs |
Infrastructure in Žitište
ROADS
Regional road network: 380 km
Subotica-Sombor-Odzaci-Bačka Palanka-Novi Sad-Zrenjanin-Žitište-Nova Crnja-state border with Romania
Novi Kneževac-Banatsko Aranđelovo-Mokrin-Kikinda-Vojvoda Stepa-Srpski Itebej-state border with Romania
Novi Bečej-Bašaid-Banatsko Karađorđevo
Local road network: 33 km
Žitište-R.Topolovac
Banatski Dvor-Torda
Rajć-Hetin
WATERWAY
River lenght: 53 km
Port in Novi Sad
The drainage network include meliorative systems
Total of land area coverd with drainage and irrigation system
Population, education and labor cost in Zitiste
Number of inhabitants 2,903
Employed (2020) 3,097
Unemployed (July 2021) 1,865
Labor cost structure
Average salary in Apatin (August 2018)
NET Salary | 338 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10% | 34 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 19,9% | 92 |
GROSS Salary | 464 | |
Contributions (Employer) | 17,15% | 80 |
TOTAL Cost | 543 |
From July 1st, 2014, until December 31st 2019, the employers have the right for refund on the paid personal income tax & socal insurance contributions:
Average salary (total cost) in Zitiste (August 2018) € 600
- 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
Primary Schools
School | Profile | #students | |
---|---|---|---|
Sveti Sava | Primary School | 487 | |
Nikola Tesla | Primary School | 322 | |
Miloš Crnjanski | Primary School | 333 | |
Key sectors in Zitiste

Agribusiness
- Agriculture is a dominant economic activity
- High quality land , presence of water resources and favorable climate.
- Maize is dominant plant species, it grows on more than 30% of the arable land (13,000-18,000 ha).
- In addition to maize, wheat grows on an area of around 8,600-13,000 ha / year.
- Because of the proximity of the oil factory "Dijamant", sunflower is the most important industrial culture in the municipality. It grows on an about 7,400 ha of land.
- Dominant production in our minicpality is production of agricultural crops and industrial plants.
- 2,718 agricultural farms
- 45,400 ha are fields

Renewable energy
- Biomass represents very important energy potential of our municipality.
- Beside biomass, other energy potentials that are important for our municipality are: wind and sun energy, as well as geothermal water.
- The municipality has issued a permit for the construction of a bioelectric power plant for the production of electricity.
- There are possibilities for the production of bioethanol and biodiesel.
- It is planned to build 3 photovoltaic power plants with a goal to use renewable energy sources. Documentation for this project is ready.

Geothermal sources
- Our municipality is positioned in zone of favorable geothermal potentials and resources.
- Heat flow is above European average 80 mW/m2- 120 mW/m2.
- The most interesting lawyers with thermomineral waters in our municipality are: Žitište (depth of interval 920-955 m2), Torak (depth of interval 720-745 m2), Banatski Dvor (depth of interval 765-780 м2), Torda (depth of inteval 882- 918 m2)

Tourism
Hunting
- Hunting field „ Stari Begej“, covers almost the entire surface of municipality, which is about 47,000 ha
- Huntable species in the hunting area are: deer, rabbit, pheasant, partridge, quail, wild duck and the occasional wild boar
- The hunting seasson begins on 1. September. Beside domestic tourists there are also tourists from Italy, Australia, France, Spain,Greece and Germany
Fishing
- Municipality has a long tradition in sports fishing
- River and canal Begej flows through rhe municipality, there is also many other canals, lakes and ponds that are rich with fish. Sorts of fish that you can catch in our municipality are: white fish, carp, crucian carp, catfish, pike, and other
- Investment opportunities: Accomodation facilities- 2 restaurants with accomodation capacity, total of 80 beds
Edited on 05/17/2021
Greenfield locations in Zitiste
Location 1
Zone 6
Land size: 15.03 ha
Available: 15.03 ha (5.40 ha+4.73 ha+4.50)
Ownership: public property
For sale


Location 2
Zone 4
Land size:5.15 ha
Available: 5.15 ha (agricultural land
Ownership:state
For sale
Location 3
Banatski dvor
Land size: 6.08 ha
Available: 6.08 ha
Ownership: municipality
For sale

Edited on 05/17/2021
Brownfield Locations in Žitište
Location 1
Srpski Itebej
Land size: 1, 179 m2m²
Facilities: 465 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage
Ownership: state
For sale


Location 2
Plastics-Feromont
Land size:6,101 m² + 17,514 m²
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage
Ownership: state
For sale
Location 3
MB Mibras
Land size: 15 ha
Facilities: 467 m2
Infrastructure: electricity, water, sewage
Ownership: private
For lase

Top 10 Employers in Žitište
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
ZZ MRKŠIĆEVI SALAŠI | Agriculture | Serbia | 307 |
„M.B.S. – CETEX DOO | Textile | Serbia | 129 |
VAN DRUNEN FARMS EVROPA DOO | Food processing | USA | 107 |
DOO BB COMPANY | Meet processing and cheese production | Serbia | 77 |
ZZ YUKO BEGEJCI | Poultry raising | Serbia | 34 |
ZZ BRATSTVO I JEDINSTVO | Agriculture | Serbia | 27 |
ZZ TORDA | Agriculture | Serbia | 327 |
LIGHT PLASTIC DOO | Recycling | China | 26 |
SINS DOO | Agrobusiness | Serbia | 19 |
ZZ BUDUĆNOST | Agrobusiness | Serbia | 16 |
Incentives in Žitište
Employment subsidies
Subsidies for employment of unemployed persons in the category of hard-to-employ
A subsidized employment program
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 Žitište
