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45o46’n, 19o06’e www.sombor.rs

Location North West

Population 85,903

Territory 1,178 km²; 82.65% arable land, 13.99% forests, 3.36% roads and other

budget RSD 2.5 billion; 15.1% capital investments

Contact 1 Trg cara Uroša, 25000 Sombor, +381 25 468 111, [email protected]

e City of Sombor is located in the far north-west of Serbia, in the proxi- BudaPest (223 km) mity of border crossing with (25 km) and Hungary (28 km). Road ProXimity to nearest Vienna (345 km) Border crossinGs Corridor X is approximately 60 km away, while the river (Corridor Croatia 25 km VII) and international river port in are at 18 km distance. e city somBor Hungary 28 km has a developed network of main, regional and local roads, and a railroad Thub for passenger and cargo transport towards Subotica, Vrbas, and . Military airport, 1 km away  om the city, has the least number of BelGrade (175 km) foggy days in Serbia. e investors have at disposal available locations in the Industrial zone, along the south-east part of the city, as well as other green eld and brown eld locations covering the area of 38,000 m2. Sombor is the largest local government in Serbia, with 1,178 km of territory and the biggest area

of arable land, thus representing an excellent location for investing in agricu- sofia (573 km) istanBul (1,138 km) lture production. Sombor has already welcomed foreign investors in textile (Fiorano), food (Somboled/Lactalis) and footwear industry (Proge i). Well

known Sombor theater, city galleries, beautiful architecture and several castles thessaloniKi (813 km) near the city make Sombor one of the most signi cant cultural centers of Serbia.

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human resources Work force: 58,785 Education structure: 12.52% college and university degree, 50.89% high school, 36.59% elementary and lower Education profiles / schools and faculties: Faculties in the field of pedagogy and business studies, high schools in the field of agriculture and food industry, technical education, medicine, economy, textile Number of unemployed: 8,017, unemployment rate 25.22% Average gross salary: € 414 per month

local economy Number of enterprises: 845 companies and 2,386 entrepreneurs Size: 96.2% small, 3.1% middle-sized and 0.7% large Dominant industries: Agriculture, food industry, leather-processing industry The largest domestic companies: Boreli (footwear), Concern Farmakom (car batteries), Severtrans (transport), Meteor komerc (livestock feed), Mara Sombor (food industry), Sombormlin (food industry), Zadrugarka Sombor (livestock feed) The most significant foreign investors: Fiorano (textile industry, Italy), Progetti (footwear industry, Italy), Lactalis (food industry, France), KTC Sombor (trade, Croatia), PP Sombor (agriculture, Ireland), Somboled (food industry, Croatia), Shipyard Bezdan (shipbuilding, Croatia), Hollo Company (briquettes production, Czech Republic), Ferrari Plast (plastics, Italy)

traffic connections Highway (Corridor X): E-662 (connection with Croatia), access to E-75 via main road M-17.1 – 50 km away Main roads: Main roads M-17.1 and M-18, regional roads R-101, R-105 and R-105.1 Railroad lines (Corridor X): Direct lines to Subotica, Vrbas, Bogojevo and Apatin The Danube (Corridor VII): Port Bezdan – 18 km away Airport: Military airport –7 km away, Nikola Tesla Airport, Belgrade – 170 km away

industrial zone Land area and purpose 5,000,000 m², construction land Ownership structure Mixed (private and state ownership) Infrastructure Water, sewerage, gas, high voltage electricity, access road, telecommunications Location 1.5 km from city center, next to main road M-18 Price and type of acquisition Starting price € 9.5 / m², purchase or lease Land development fee Residential facilities ~ € 3.5 / m2, commercial facilities ~ € 3.5 to 28 / m2

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