OPŠTINA ŽITORAĐA Investment profile

Investment profile OPŠTINA Žitorađa

Geographic possition History

unicipal Žitorađa is located in irst records of Žitorada, as an the southeastern part of Ser- inhabited region, date from IV M bia, in the region, 10 F century, as an old Byzantine city km far from the corridor ten which “Žitoradsko kale”. The “Latin church” connects with the Foreign located in Glašinac, a village near Ži- Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, torada, dates from this period. In VII Greece and further towards Eastern century “Zitoradsko kale” was inhab- countries. ited by Slavic people. Žitorađa is 35 km to the south-west from Niš,and is Niš centered since it is - 1877. Žitorada is liberated from long the economic political, and cultural term Turkish slavery. This event is centre. considered the founding year of our There are18900 inhabitants in 30 in- municipal. habited places. Arheological exavacion Population amous and extremely interest- a) National structure: ing archeological excavations are „Kale‟ on the mountain Pas- 16899 F jača where you can find the remains Gypsy 1142 of an ancient Roman city ‟Ad Hercu- les‟, then „Glasinska cuka‟ near the Others 169 village Glasinac, and the „Latin church‟ which dates from IV century. Refugees 690 Total 18900

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б) Age structure of the inhabitants Population Ages Population in % 0-10 1945 10,68% 11-20 2090 11,47% 21-30 2259 12,41% 31-40 2182 11,98% 41-50 2204 12,11% 51-60 2201 12,09% 61 & more 5326 29,25

c) Gender structure Male 9235 Female 8972

Culture, education and health care

rimary School in Žitorađa dates from 1873. and today it is a modern educa- tional institution which besides the main school in Žitorađa has Primary P schools in , Crnatovo and Dubavo, whereas other villages usually have only four grades. There are over 1652 pupils. Secondary School in Žitorađa exists from 1978. year. There are three educational profiles: mechanical, agricultural and economic school. The kindergarden ‟First joy‟ takes care of the youngest children and dates from 1981. This kindergarden program involves 90% of pre-school children. There is also a National library with over 35000 books in order to fulfill the needs of its inhabi- tants. Health Centre dates from 1956. Today it is a modern institution which provides the basic health care and only a part of specialistic and consulting health care perse- verance. All bigger villages have their ambulances.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Traffic Energy

he traffic infrastructure repre- he electricity grid is quite satis- sents one of the most important fying. Currently we are working T element for the economic T on the improvement of low volt- growth of the community. Regional age network. The electricity supplies road P-245 Niš-ŽitoraĎa-- are adequate both for the population Priština and P-221 Niš-Pejkovac- and legal entities. There are plans for Prokuplje-Priština, which leads improving of the low voltage network, throug Dobričthe centre of agricultural and ideas how to unburden the exist- production, and road P-223 which ing network– by installing new substa- connects Žitorađa and passing tions. The long-distance power line of throug the village make the 10 kW in Žitorađa has been under con- infrastructure of this region. The total struction in order to reduce burden length of these regional routs is 38 from the existing one. The reconstruc- кm. This community is only 12 km tion of long-distance power line of 10 away from the international road cori- kW from Žitorađa to Drenovac has dor E-75. In the recent years a lot has been in prepare, and possibly there been done in the field of moderniza- would be another one towards Ban- tion of our roads, with the special jevac which is to become a new indus- care of local and rural roads in order trial zone. to facilitate transportation of agricul- Gas line tural products. The year 2005. is marked by the complete renovation itorađa does not have a gas line of 24 km of the communal roads, but we are included in a general followed by this year’s building of 5 Ž plan of the Republic of Serbia for km long new roads, therefore; by the gas line which would go from Niš the year 2008., we expect the com- through Žitorađa and Kuršumlija to plete modernization of not only Priština. This can be considered to be main roads but also of the local significant growth prospect and an streets of the whole region. important factor for development of industry but also a possibility for very profitable foreign investment.

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Plumbing and sewerage system Telecommunications industry

he majority of Žitorađa‟s inhabi- elecommunications infrastruc- tants get water from their own ture of our community consists T wells, except from Žitorađa T of: public system Telecom Ser- which has the plumbing system in- bia and two cellular systems of com- stalled. The water quality is poor, munication Telecom Serbia and therefore the construction of plumb- Telenor. In general this aspect of in- ing and sewerage system in all villages dustry is well covered in Žitorađa is considered to be of main priority. As thanks to the priorly mentioned opera- a result of our co- production with the tor systems. European Union five local communi- The public telecommunications system ties are currently having the pluming in Žitorađa is connected to the Niš– system installed, and similar projects Prokuplje line which is to enable the for all the other villages are in prepa- installation of new communications ration. Throughout the entire region technologies such as (ISDN, ADSL...) bz there are abundant natural resources the end of 2006. of clean spring waters which represent a considerable fortune. Both the cur- rent and planned projects are to be- come a part of the unique plumbing system which is to be connected with the village system.

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ECONOMY he economy of Žitorada is based on agriculture, in which the leading role belongs to the cultivation of early vegetable from greenhouses and growing T of watermelon. Fruit growing as well as farming are also present in this re- gion. Our municipality sees its possibility for rapid growth in cultivation of healthy food from greenhouses and open fields. There is 23.303,89 hectare of arable land. The structure of agricultural production varies according to the market laws of supply and demand. According to the recent records the structure of agricultural production is:

he basic characteristic of our production is hardworking and expert knowl- edge which results in high productivity with minimum usage of herbicides. T Production of healthy food in the following period will rely on the knowl- edge of health experts from the Laboratory, located in the Secondary school in Žitorađa, who examine the quality of land and its products. The basic characteris- tic of our production is hardworking and expert knowledge which results in high productivity with minimum usage of herbicides.

s far as cattle breeding is concerned there is the farm “December 1st” (13,Toplickih heroja street, phone No.027/62-089) with the capac- A ity of 30.000.000 fatten pigs per year. This farm is one of the most success- ful in the whole republic. It is prone to development of its activity, that is, to making the final products for the market, slaughterhouse industry and the produc- tion of food for cattle growing. The privatization of this industry is expected in the year 2008.

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Communal economy raditional agricultural produc- tion is complemented with the e should also mention the T share holders company „Čelik‟ collective farm “Pobeda” Žitorađa (31, Svetosavska Street, W (village phone no. 027/62-046), which builds Donje Crnatovo 18406, phone no. engineering and agricultural tools 027/65-224) with its capacity of 12000 (plow, harrow, sowing and planting battery chicken, a place for mixing machine etc). This firm is well food for cattle growing, 17 ha of fer- equipped to broaden its influence on tile ground and 120 ha under forest, as the market after privatization. well as collective farm “Budućnost This company has gone out to ten- Žitorađa” (49,Topličkih heroja der privatization process and all the Street , phone no. 027/62-145) with interested investors will be provided the capacity of 10.000 battery with all the necessary information chicken, equipment and 65 hа of concerning the price from The Privati- land. zation Agency of the Serbian Govern- The previously mentioned farms are ment or the company itself. prone to renting and further exploi- tation, however the privatization is yet not possible because of the admin- istrative procedure which does not allow selling of collective farms (The law of collective farms).

itorađa was the center of one of the sections of EI NIŠ - „EIDA ŽITORAĐA“, currently operating as a shareholders company “HERKULEM” Žitorađa Ž (Topličkih heroja Street, phone no. 027/62-296), The building is built in recent years with complete infrastructure, connected with the railroad and road network with the possibility of spreading its capacity because it is located in the industrial region. This company is in the process of privatization and all the interested investors will be provided with all the necessary information concerning the price from The Privatization Agency of the Serbian Government or the company.

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Private sector Agriciltural associations

n the territory of Žitorađa gricultural manufacturers are there are 180 small business efficiently organized through O and only a few companies. A local associations such as: They are mainly small retail shops but The association of the agricultural the community is prone to support the manufacturers of the municipality oppening of trade shops with the in- of Žitorađa tention to preserve old trades. The association of fruit and vegeta- On the territory of Žitorađa there are ble farms “Farmer” 180 small business and only a few The association of the agricultural companies. They are mainly small re- manufacturers “Fortesa”Voljčinac tail shops but the community is prone The association of the agricultural to support the oppening of trade shops manufacturers “Stočar” Vlahovo with the intention to preserve old The bee-keeping association “Cvet” trades. Žitorađa. Private company „SerĎo‟ ŽitoraĎa The total number of registered agri- (shoemaker‟s factory), private com- cultural farms is 2200 pany „Amer-prom‟ Vlahovo (herbal teas), private company ‟Nile‟ Ži- THE MUNICIPALITY HAS THE OFFICE toraĎa (wholesales and retail com- FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT pany), „Koni-trade‟ ŽitoraĎa (candy factory), ‟Crystal‟ ŽitoraĎa (glass Production amounts factory), ‟Drvoprerada‟ ŽitoraĎa Tomatos 1000 tona (factory for the manufacture wooden items) etc. Paprika 3000 tona

Cucumbers 250 tona

Watermelon 10000 tona

Greenhouses 3800

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GROWTH CAPABIILLITY OF OUR MUNICIPALITY ground in Zladovac 11 Km, and a beau- Healthy food

ur municipality sees its possibil- ity for rapid growth in cultiva- O tion of healthy food from greenhouses and open fields, for for- eign and domestic markets.

Ethno village & House for hunters

UNTING AS THE MOST IMPOR- TANT SECTOR OF FARM TOUR- H ISM and building of boarding houses which would accommodate hunters. There is a convenient loca- tiful place called „‟ 5,5 km tion for building such premises which from Žitorada. could be another interesting and prof- Hunting itable venture for potential investors. Our municipality has launched a re- hese birds are capable of living search project on THE OPENING OF and surviving only in places ETHNIC VILLAGE WITH BOARDING T where there are no pesticides or HOUSES FOR HUNTERS – to be offered herbicides in the ground. Such a rich to all potential investors. There are hunting ground attracts hunters both numerous suitable locations for build- from our and foreign countries. In the ing of the ethnic village such as: the recent years numerous hunters and outing ‟Glavicica‟ situated on a hill nature lovers from Italy have spent only 3 km above Žitorada, hunting some quality time in Žitorađa.

Water & Brewery

ccording to the records from 1956. Žitorada is rich in underground water supplies with a well somewhere between Žitorada and . This loca- A tion is extemely suitable for CLEAR WATER EXPLATATION and probably opening of a BREWERY.

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BUILDING OF SPORT-RECREATIVE CENTRE

he biggest and the most expensive project is the BUILDING OF RECREATION CENTRE in Žitorađa near the river Toplica whose purpose is needless to ex- T plain. The project has already been made and offered to potential inves- tors. According to the plan one big and two smaller swimming pools, changing rooms, a restaurant and a tea garden are to be built. There would be a football pitch, a basketball court and a running track which would lead along the bank of Toplica. In a place called „‟ (the well) only 5 km from Žitorađa there is a DEEP FRESH WATER WELL which also has its surface part and could be turned into a swimming pool –this could be another tourist attraction. The municipality is the owner of this well and is open for investment.

iver Toplica - clean & unpolluted surrounding ,where the worldwide R famous ”Amer tea” is grown.

THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Involvement in the regional. European integration. The development of small and. medium sized companies. The advancement of agricultural produc- tion. Foreign investment and strategic corpora- tions. The current privatization process.

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ИНДУСТРИЈСКА ЗОНА

he industrial zone R-3 is situ- he reserve industrial zone is ated in the mere entrance to also on the regional road P-245 T the village Žitorada if you are T near the village Badnjevac, 5 coming from Niš. It is the area of 8 ha km from the corridor 10 - only 1 km from the centre of the vil- Skopje-Thessalonica, and only 6 km lage. The industrial zone is connected from Žitorada. We expect the munici- with the regional road P-245 and is pality of Žitorada to issue a govern- only 300 m away from the railroad ment regulation for getting investment station. This area has plumbing, sew- license by the year of 2007. erage and telecommunication infra- The municipality of Žitorada is structure installed. The land is the ready to accept any kind of collabora- private property; however, we are tion or initiative. We have to mention doing everything in our power to buy the need of refrigerator trucks and the land from their owners and offer it fruit and vegetables processing capac- to investors FOR FREE if they could ity as the issues of immense impor- guarantee employment for at least 50 tance. This location is suitable for any workers. kind of business activity because of fully regulated infrastructure. We are ready to make a detailed plan how to divide the zone and make attractive offers to inves- tors , with the possibility of renting the land for free to investors who would employ mare than 50 workers.

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THE ADVANTAGES OF INVESTMENT IN ŽITORAĐA

Respectable investors,

The rapid process of renovation of our mu- nicipality has already started, and is in need of investment which would start the economic growth and reduce the number of unemployed people. If You wonder why You should invest in Ži- toraĎa here are some of the reasons: You are about to encounter a traditionally hardworking, industrious and hospitable people. We produce a great quantity of healthy food. There are no great polluters and the soil is adequate for grow- ing various kinds of agricultural products. We have done our best to simplify the administra- tive procedure for the founding of companies, we have built a stable road infrastructure and connected ŽitoraĎa with neighboring municipality. Our municipality is open for business deals and for taking the initiative. We have an extremely motivated relatively cheep skilled labour force capable of performing any kins of jobs.

We expect You.

An Office dealing with the economic development of the municipality has been founded to assist potential investors and provide any necessary informaion on the investment on the whole territorry of the municipality. The Office dealing with the economic development of the municipality is lo- cated in the building of the municipality of ŽitoraĎa, ofiice number 15 and 15.

53 Topličkih heroja Street 18412 ŽitoraĎa, Serbia

INVEST IN A SMLL MUNICIPALITY - IT IS WORTHWHILW !

WE EXPECT YOU!

THE MUNICIPALITY OF ŽITORAĐA 53 Topličkih heroja Street 18412 ŽitoraĎa, Serbia Phone/fax: +3812762-211

www.zitoradja.org

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