The County of Przasnysz – Investment Offer
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THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ INVESTMENT OFFER GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSETS Prepared by: INFRASTRUCTURE The Department of Economic Development, Promotion and Labour Market Przasnysz, April 2012 www.powiat- przasnysz.pl promocja@powiat -przasnysz.pl 2 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ …………………………………………………….………….……….. 3 II. TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY ........................…………….……………………………………….…...………….… 4 III. STRONG POINTS OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ ……….………………..……………………………….……..……….. 5 IV. SUPPORT FOR THE ENTERPRISE AND THE LABOUR MARKET ……………………..………………….……….………. 7 V. ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ ……………………………………………………….…………..… 8 VI. CREATING THE FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR INVESTORS ..………………..…………………………………….. 10 AREA NO.1 – THE PRZASNYSZ ECONOMIC ZONE ………………………………………………………….…….……... 11 AREA NO. 2 – LANDS IN THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ DESIGNATED FOR FLAT BUILDING ...... 27 AREA NO. 3–THE PRZASNYSZ ECONOMIC ZONE – THE SUBZONE NO.1 IN CHORZELE ..........…. 29 AREA NO. 4 – THE PRZASNYSZ ECONOMIC ZONE – THE SUBZONE NO. 2 IN CHORZELE .......... 36 6.1. GUARANTEES OF RAILWAY LINES AND GAS NETWORK ON THE INVESTMENT AREA ……...... 43 VII. ASSETS OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ ….……………………………………….………………………………………..…… 43 VIII. MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 53 IX. TOURIST AND LEISURE INFRASTRUCTURE …………………………………………………………………….………………. 54 X. EDUCATION …………….……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….….. 59 3 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer I. CHARACTERISCTICS OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ The County of Przasnysz is situated in the northern part of Mazovia Province. It covers an area of 1.219 square kilometers, which accounts for 0,4 % of the area of Poland and 3,4 % of the area of the province. The county of Przasnysz borders the county of Ostrołęka on the east, the county of Maków Mazowiecki on the south–east, the county of Cieachanów on the south –west, the county of Mława on the west, the county of Nidzica on the north-west and the county of Szczytno The emblem of the on the north. county of Przasnysz Map. Transport system on the investment areas in the county of Przasnysz. 4 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer II. TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY Altogether in the years 2005-2011 within the framework of investments co-financed by EU funds 233,295 kilometers of roads were rebuilt. The amount of 66.037.142,04 zlotys was spent on this investment, out of which the amount of 53.147.594,96 zlotys was co-financed. Map of the transport system on the area of the county of Przasnysz 5 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer Roads: Road network on the area of the county of Przasnysz consists of: - national road No. 57 with total length of 47 km, - provincial roads No. 544, 614, 616, 617, 625 with total length of 65 km, - county roads with total length of 424,720 km, - commune roads with total length of 623 km. Administrative area of the county of Przasnysz includes 7 communes, 2 towns (Przasnysz and Chorzele), 186 villages with the right of solectwo (the smallest administrative unit in Poland) and 255 villages. The county includes the following communes: Przasnysz, Chorzele with the town of Chorzele, Czernice Borowe, Jednorożec, Krasne, Krzynowłoga Mała and the urban commune of Przasnysz. According to the statistical division(NTS 3) the county belongs to the ostrołęcko – siedlecki subregion. The county’s area is often called „The gate to the Masuria region”. The area of the county of Przasnysz is inhabited by 52.252 people (there are 26.254 women and 25.998 men). 37,5% of the residents live in towns, 62,5% in villages. The average population density amounts to 43 people per 1 square km, what makes it almost the lowest population density in Mazovia region. Most of the area is typically agricultural (66,5%). Woods cover 29,9% of the area; 2,7 % of the area is developed and 0,2% is flooded. Slightly more than 3% of the area is under legal protection, since it’s an area of exceptional natural assets. On the area of the county there are 3.478 business entities registered in REGON (companies registration office); that is 665,5 per 10 thousand people. Among the business entities, 80,6% are natural persons engaged in business activity and 95% are microenterprises employing less than 10 people. Income of the county’s budget per 1 inhabitant amounts to 1 168 zlotys and is higher by 396 zlotys than the average income of counties in Mazovia province. Such index puts the county of Przasnysz on the 1st place in Mazovia province. III. STRONG POINTS OF THE COUNTY OF PRZASNYSZ. Economic sphere: > Dynamic growth of big enterprises (ABB, Bel, Kross, Zipp, Wimest) – increase in production, export, capital investment, employment. > Constant increase in the number of small and medium enterprises. > Growing finacial and organisational potential of institutions supporting businesses. > Low prices and significant amount of investment areas belonging to the county. > Relatively low costs of economic activities in comparision to the costs in big agglomerations. > Large reserves of electrical power (southern part of the county). > Considerable potential of alternative sources of energy. > Good telecommunications infrastructure. > High productivity of agricultural lands, adapting the production to different classes of soil. > Specialisation of production enabling the development of food and agriculture industry. > Improvement of the area structure of agricultural farms. > Good natural conditions for the development of agritourism and ecological production in agri- culture. > Closeness of the markets for agricultural produce. > Availability of natural resources deposits for construction industry and road building. 6 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer > Significant improvement of the county’s road infrastructure (in the years 2005-2011 county roads with total length of 223 km were rebuilt and modernised). > Adapting the fields of education in upper secondary schools to the needs of county’s and region’s economy and dynamic growth of post-secondary schools (Medical Schools Complex) and higher education(College of Foreign Languages and Practical Education Centre). > Obtaining funds from the EU (from 2004 to 2011 - on average 1st place in Poland). > The highest financial expenditures in the province per one inhabitant (2nd place in Poland). > Pro-investment budget and lack of any debt. > Significantly increased and constantly growing (investments and modernisations) county’s fixed assets. Social sphere: > High percentage of people at working age. > Growing level of education and of professional qualifications of county’s inhabitants. > Constant decrease in unemployment rate. > High rate of population growth. > Modern health care centre and easy access to basic medical care. > High standard of educational base and of sports and leisure complexes. > Steadily increasing number and activity of organizations and clubs popularising and organizing a healthy lifestyle and sport and recreation. > Dynamic development of professional artistic creativity (photography, film, painting, prose, poetry) and increasing importance and popularity of amateur artistic creativity. > Increasing openness of the rural population to the use of modern financial instruments and activation centers. > High level of personal safety of the inhabitants, significant reduction of crime. Territory: > Location on the area known as “The Green Lungs of Poland”. > Bordering the Great Masurian Lakes District – being “the gate to the Masuria region” > High natural values of national and European ecological system, especially of: • southern part of Kurpiowska Forest incorporated into the area of "Natura 2000", • the Omulew River Valley and Krośnicko-Kosmowski Area of Protected Landscape. > Enabling the development of tourism, leisure and agritourism. > Low degree of land degradation. > High quality of air. > Extensive network of hiking trails, including approximately 60 km of bicycle paths. > Favourable location in respect to the existing and planned national and regional road infrastructure. > Developed network of county roads that not only makes the area of the county easily accessible to both investors and tourists but also improves communication between the communes. > Significant historic assets: several religious buildings listed in the register of monuments and the World Worship Center of St. Stanislaw Kostka in Rostkowo. 7 The County of Przasnysz – investment offer IV. SUPPORT FOR THE ENTERPRISE AND THE LABOUR MARKET. Among the largest companies operating on the area of the county are: • Bel Poland in Chorzele. It is part of a group Fromageries Bel, the largest producer of processed cheese in Europe and America. • ABB (ZWAR) S.A. Przasnysz. The plant belongs to the international corporation ABB that employs more than 100 thousand employees around the world. • ZIPP - it’s a distributor of scooters, quads and motorcycles on the area of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. • KROSS in Przasnysz is a leading manufacturer of bicycles in Poland. • Wimest S.j. in Przasnysz. Significant producer of equipment for water supply and a national leader among manufacturers of booster tanks. • Dairy Cooperative "Mazovia" in Chorzele. Apart from those previously mentioned large companies, in the county of Przasnysz also exist: 607 stores, 11 pharmacies, five banks (and bank branches), 8 sawmills, 13 bakeries, 7 aggregate mines, 5 butchers, 3 mills, 10 petrol stations, 16 companies assembling