Contents List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... 4 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 6 2 Background information ............................................................................................... 7 2.1 Location (geography).................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 General information ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Climate........................................................................................................................................ 10 2.4 Local government (administration) ............................................................................................. 11 2.5 History, tradition and cultural heritage ........................................................................................ 12 3 Natural resources ........................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Relief........................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Hydrography ............................................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Lend ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.4 Mineral potentials........................................................................................................................ 15 3.5 Forest potential ........................................................................................................................... 15 4 Human resources ........................................................................................................ 16 4.1 Population statistics (number of inhabitants and population growth) ......................................... 16 4.2 Population by type of neighborhood ........................................................................................... 17 4.3 Population events ....................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Population by marital status........................................................................................................ 18 4.5 Major age groups........................................................................................................................ 18 4.6 Gender structure of population ................................................................................................... 20 4.7 Ethnic structure of population ..................................................................................................... 20 4.8 Religious structure of population ................................................................................................ 21 4.9 Language structure of population ............................................................................................... 21 4.10 Population by work-ability ........................................................................................................... 22 4.10.1 Structure population by work-ability and gender .................................................................22 4.10.2 Working population by profession and sector of work.........................................................22 4.11 Educational structure of population ............................................................................................ 23 4.12 Families and households ............................................................................................................ 24 4.12.1 Families................................................................................................................................24 4.12.2 Households..........................................................................................................................24 4.13 Migration of population ............................................................................................................... 25 4.13.1 Moved in ..............................................................................................................................25 4.13.2 Daily commuting ..................................................................................................................26 5 Housing resources ...................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Housing statistics........................................................................................................................ 27 5.2 Housing resources...................................................................................................................... 29 5.3 Market prices .............................................................................................................................. 29 6 Economy ...................................................................................................................... 30 Economy structure ............................................................................................................................... 30 6.1 Economy structure by sectors .................................................................................................... 30 6.2 Industry ....................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2.1 Branches ..............................................................................................................................36 6.2.2 Spatial structure ...................................................................................................................38 6.3 Agriculture................................................................................................................................... 38 6.4 Forestry....................................................................................................................................... 41 6.5 Total volume of production ......................................................................................................... 41 6.6 Companies according to number of employees ......................................................................... 41 6.7 Macroeconomic indicators .......................................................................................................... 42 6.8 Foreign trade............................................................................................................................... 43 6.9 Export structure by destination ................................................................................................... 44 City economy ....................................................................................................................................... 45 6.10 City budget revenues.................................................................................................................. 45 6.11 City budget expenditures ............................................................................................................ 45 Institutions............................................................................................................................................ 45 6.12 Public utility enterprises .............................................................................................................. 45 6.13 Public enterprises ....................................................................................................................... 46 6.14 Financial institutions.................................................................................................................... 46 Investments.......................................................................................................................................... 47 6.15 Realized investments in private sector ....................................................................................... 47 Str. 2 6.16 Planned investments in private sector........................................................................................ 47 6.17 Industrial zones and industrial parks .......................................................................................... 48 6.17.1 List of industrial zones and companies in industrial zones................................................ 48 6.18 Other Investment location........................................................................................................... 50 6.19 Benefits and help offered by the community .............................................................................. 50 6.19.1 Workforce Training Programmes....................................................................................... 50 6.19.2 Financial Help .................................................................................................................... 50 6.19.3 Tax relief ............................................................................................................................ 51 6.20 Taxes - local, regional and national..........................................................................................