TOMISLAVGRAD MUNICIPALITY PROFILE TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile IMPORTNT PHONE NUMBERS Municipality Tomislavgrad tel. 034/356-400 fax. 034/356-444 e-mail: [email protected] Health Center Tel: 034/352-390 Emergency Tel: 034/356-100 Police Tel: 034/352-122 Red Cross Tel: 034/352-247 Social Welfare Tel: 034/352-095 Fire Department Tel: 034/352-123 Veterinary Center Tel: 034/352-360 City Pharmacy Tel: 034/352-955 HBC Assembly Tel: 034/353-632 Post Office Tel: 034/352-322 “Elektra” Tel: 034/352-003 Radio Tomislavgrad Tel: 034/352-909 Bus Station Tel: 034/352-092 Forestry Office Tel: 034/352-105 Publisher of the MUNICIPALITY PROFILE: AMK Tel: 034/352-501 MUNICIPALITY TOMISLAVGRAD Tourist Office Tel: 034/354-627 www.tomislavgrad.gov.ba Editing: Working Group on Development of the LER program LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Contacts: Tel: 034/356-400 GSM: 063/330-129 THE MUNICIPALITY PROFILE WAS DEVELOPED THANKS TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH MUNICIPALITIES VNG INTERNATIONAL. TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile Dear reader, As of this moment, you have the opportunity to get ac- quainted with our municipality through the brochure we named „Municipality Tomislavgrad Profile“. Of course, this refers to those of you who did not have a chance to get acquainted with our town or only knew little about it, but I am sure that even our local person can find useful information he/she did not now before. The Munici- pality Profile was developed by a Working Group consisting of mu- nicipality staff under the supervision of the Municipality Mayor, in cooperation with the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the Federation BiH and VNG Interna- tional, hence I would like to take this opportunity and thank them all, especially Mr. Jim Budds, representative of the VNG International Office in Sarajevo. This brochure is the result of endeavors by the municipal administration to provide basic informa- tion to all persons interested but especially you, future investors and entrepreneurs whom this will have an impact on your decision to choose Tomislavgrad for future business engagements and achievements. With a brief “story”, we tried to go through Tomislavgrad and its surroundings, from a historical point of view to the present and future moments, providing you with an opportunity to influence all ‘tomorrows’ that will come and to create them together - certainly, as much as it is in our power. I know that many of you will have lots of objections to the written material and will most likely find some inaccurate informa- tion. Every comment and advice can only be good and therefore please feel free to say and suggest anything that should be changed, added or corrected. Finally, my dear fellow citizens, I would like to invite all of you and others, no matter where you come from, to carry out your plans and projects here, in Tomislavgrad. Municipal of- fices and the Mayor are at your disposal. We accept and we will approve every in- vestment that must contain two conditions and goals: the first goal is that each busi- ness project is based on joint interest (the Municipality on one hand, where unem- ployment will be reduced and income will be increased, and on the other hand the entrepreneur with generated income); the second condition is that each project meets the highest ecological standards that predominate in western countries. Let’s be fair and honest to each other, give us a reason to help both you and our Municipality. Be the pillars of the future of royal Tomislavgrad! I wish you plenty of success in business and all the best in life! MUNICIPALITY MAYOR Zdravko Prka, dipl.ing.geod. 3 TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile CONTENTS 1. General information ….................................................................... 5 2. Human resources ............................................................................. 7 3. Entrepreneurship—cost and possibilities ........................................ 7 4. Infrastructure ...................................................................................11 5. Demographic overview ................................................................... 15 6. Natural potential and investment perspectives .............................. 16 7. Descriptive Municipality map ......................................................... 17 8. Financial environment ................................................................... 30 9. Quality of life …….......................................................................... 34 4 TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile 1. General Information Tomislavgrad, city, municipal center and municipality is located in the south- ern part of the Herzeg-Bosnian Canton (Canton 10), right next to the border with the Republic of Croatia and Dalmatian hinterland (four border crossings). That is the geographical and historical con- nection between Bosnia, Dalmatia and Herzegovina, and at the same time the joint of the roads Mostar–Bihac-Zagreb, Makarska–Bugojno–Banja Luka and Split–Sarajevo. In a little over a half an hour and across the border crossing time of Croatian and Bosnian rulers it used to be called „Zupanjac“ (according to the place of residence of the gover- nor of the Duvno parish); in the time of the Turkish reign it used to be called „Zupanj“ – river stream; in the time of the Austro-Hungarian reign – „Zupanjac“; in 1928 it was named Tomislavgrad (in honor of king Tomislav) and it lasted until 1945; from 1945 until 1990 it was named Duvno, after which its citizens declared by ref- erendum on renaming it Tomislavgrad (even though citizens of this municipal- ity are still called „Duvno people“). The municipality day is celebrated on 8. „Kamensko”, one arrives at the Adriatic July. highway, which is the direct connec- tion with Europe. The surface of Municipality Tomislavgrad is 965,771,139 m2, i.e. 966 km2! It contains 47 cadastre municipalities and 59 populated towns. Historical facts indicate that in year 925, in Duvanjsko polje, the first Croatian king was crowned - king Tomislav! Tomislavgrad kept changing its name throughout vari- ous time periods. In the Roman pe- riod, it used to be called Delminium, and the root of the name is in the Illyric word “D'lmno” – pasture, or “dalma” (“delma”) – sheep. In the 5 TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile Geologically, according to POVRŠINE ZEMLJIŠTA PO KULTURAMA ( u ha) the composition of the terrain, this is an area of high Dinaric Other; 6338,37 Pastures; karst stretching in parallel with the 8178,36 coast of the Adriatic Sea. Geo- graphically, as well as according to the climate, the mediterranean, continental and mountainous cli- mate meet and collide, sometimes with harsh winters and pleasant summers. Approximately 280 days Forests; Arable lands; in a year are almost equally sunny 19072,70 13432,85 Meadow s; and windy. 9498,30 The landform is characterized by Gardens; 0,80 Vineyards; five highland plateaus representing 2,97 Fruit gardens; a unique rarity. From the Vinice 53,36 vantages of the geographical posi- tion, there are over 600 km2 of non- contaminated pastures, arable land and meadows, an abundance in water potentials (river Suica and 2 lakes; Busko lake opens realistic possibilities for investments in a combination of sea and rural tour- ism, and Blidinje, a unique glacier lake, making an unforgettable im- pression, in the summertime as well as wintertime with the infamous win- ter resort (“Risovac”) and other smaller springs, the closeness of another winter resort “Cajusa” Ku- pres (30 km from the city center), numerous deposits of raw miner- vineyard area (600-650 m.s.l.), via Surface of the municipality 966 km2 Busko Blato (700-750 m.s.l.), Rosko Polje and Duvanjsko polje (860-900 Population number 30000 m.s.l.), Suica plateau (950-1000 Population density 32 st/km2 m.s.l.) all the way to the glaciers of Lake Blidinje (1200 m.s.l.). The entire Ethnic structure H 90% B 10% municipality is surrounded by moun- Number of settlements 59 tains, linked into a chain and are posi- Sea-level altitude of the city 890 m tioned one after the other in a series as follows: Zavelim (1347 m), Gvozd (1304 Annual precipitation 1300 mm m), Lib (1481m), Vran (2074 m), Number of sunny days 280 Ljubusa (1797 m), Paklina (1477 m), Kovac (1323 m), Jelovaca (1525 m) and Number of windy days 363 o Tusnica (1697 m). Aside from the ad- Average annual temperature 10 C 6 TOMISLAVGRAD municipality profile EDUCATION AND AGE STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYEES 250 2. Human resources 200 a) Education background of 150 employees As demonstrated in the graph 100 below, high school education 50 is predominant even though new staff is lately employed 0 that have non-university col- MF MF MF MF MF MF lege degrees. That is espe- BSE SSE Qualified Highly N-UCD Univers ity cially evident with private en- Qualified Degree trepreneurs and even in cer- 20-30 y 34 3 148 145 34 3 17 3 3 67 11 22 tain institutions that are trying 30-40 y 22 8 179 120 64 11 3 3 22 50 31 56 to fill posts with professional 40-50 y 224 56 232 120 190 3 22 3 67 103 50 28 and expert staff. >50 y 84 50 84 56 112 8 56 3 84 50 28 28 b) Education background of als (coal-lignite, bauxite, rock, gravel, clay, unemployed persons etc), high level of usage of wind energy, development of industrial and business zones (in the vicinity of the city and at the border crossing “Kamensko”), are good foun- dations and preconditions for economical development that has lately been showing a