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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

ZgorzelecOława

ProchowiceNowogrodziec

StrzegomLubań

Dzierżoniów

Piotrków Trybunalski

KietrzKędzierzyn-Koźle

Krosno Odrzańskie

Jastrzębie-Zdrój

Mrągowo

Military Property Agency in Gorzów Wielkopolski

Karlino

Koszalin

Poznań

Piła

Okonek

Gubin

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LoWeR sILesIAn VoIVoDesHIP ........................................................ 2• Dzierżoniów.....................................................................................4• Lubań...............................................................................................6• Nowogrodziec.................................................................................8• Oława............................................................................................10• Prochowice....................................................................................12• Strzegom........................................................................................14• Zgorzelec.......................................................................................16

LUBUSKIEVOIVODESHIP...................................................................18• KrosnoOdrzańskie........................................................................20

ŁÓDZKIEVOIVODESHIP.....................................................................22• PiotrkówTrybunalski......................................................................24

OPOLSKIEVOIVODESHIP..................................................................26• Kędzierzyn-Koźle..........................................................................28•Kietrz .............................................................................................30

sILesIAn VoIVoDesHIP .................................................................... 32• Jastrzębie-Zdrój............................................................................34

WARMIAN-MASURIANVOIVODESHIP...............................................36• Mrągowo.......................................................................................38

GREATERPOLANDVOIVODESHIP ..................................................40• MilitaryPropertyAgency inGorzówWielkopolski ......................42

WESTPOMERANIANVOIVODESHIP.................................................44• Karlino...........................................................................................46• Koszalin.........................................................................................48

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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

LoWeR sILesIAn VoIVoDesHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Lower Silesian Voivodeshipissituatedinthesouth-westernPolandandbordersonGermanyandtheCzechRepublic.Itcoversanareaof19,947km2.In2009voivode-shippopulationwasover2,000,000–itrepresented7%populationofPoland.

LowerSilesianVoivodeshipisthemosturbanizedprovinceinPoland.Itsmajortown,Wrocław, is thethird in thecountryresearchandeducationalcenter. Overall in thevoivodeshipthereare38publicandprivateuniversities,educatingmorethan200,000students(219,494,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

UndoubtedlyLowerSilesiaisoneofthemostattractiveinvestmentregionsinPoland.

Theprovincehasveryadvantageouslocation,nearbyGermanyandCzechRepublic,onmainroutes.LowerSilesianVoivodeshipischaracterizedbyverywelldevelopedtransport (road, railway, river route and airport) and ICT infrastructure. In terms ofavailabilitytoInternettheICTinfrastructureiscountedtothebestratedinthecountry.

Withinthevoivodeshipthereareconvenientconnections,mainlyA4highwayandinter-nationalroadsE40,E36,E65iE67.

Youwillalsofindhereverywelldevelopedrailroadlinessystemincludinginternationalrail linelinkingGermanywithUkraine.WrocławisthelargestPolishrail junctionse-rvingpassengersandgoodstransport.

WithinthevoivodeshipthereareLegnica,WałbrzychandKamiennaGóraSpecialEco-nomicZones.Theyofferveryfavourableconditionsforenterprise.

Industryintheregionhasahighlevel,whichallowedforspecializationofmodernty-pesofindustrialproductionsuchastransportation,pharmacy,usefulelectronics,whitegoodsandbrowngoods.

ThehighopportunitysectorsinLowerSilesianVoivodeshipareverywelldevelopedhereelectromechanics,automotiveandITservices.

According to the regional development strategy themajor sectors for province areminingandprocessingofcopperores,browncoal,extractionofnaturalresources,we-avingoftextiles,foodanddrinkindustry,productionofwoodwork,chemicalproducts,machineandelectricaldevices,glassandceramicarticles,componentsandpartsofmechanicallypropelledvehicles.

ThankstohistoricalrichnesstheLowerSilesianVoivodeshipcanalsocountonfurtherdevelopmentof tourism.Youwill findvery interestingsights inWrocław, thePeaceChurchinŚwidnicaenteredintoUNESCOListoftheWorldHeritageSiteandmanynaturalattractions–theSudetesandSudetenForeland.

Key FactS

area

19,947km²

Population

2,876,60070.3%inurbanareas

Population density

144persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Wrocław

Other large towns in the voivodeship

•Wałbrzych• Legnica• JeleniaGóra• Lubin• Głogów

Special economic Zones

• LegnicaSpecialEconomicZone•WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone• KamiennaGóraSpecialEconomicZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• TechnologyPark„ChemiPark”inBrzegDolny• LowerSilesianTechnologyPark„T-Park”• NowaRudaIndustrialPark• BukowiceIndustrialPark• KGHMLETIALegnicaTechnologyPark•WrocławMedicalScienceandTechnologyPark•WrocławTechnologyPark• Bogatynia-ZgorzelecIndustrialandTechnologyPark

• RegionalIndustrialandTechnologyParkinPolko-wice

• LowerSilesianInnovationandSciencePark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Wrocław

International airport

WrocławStrachowice

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DZIERŻONIÓWLOcatIONDzierżoniówissituatedinthesouth-westernpartofPoland.Itsassetisproximitytobor-ders with Czech Republic and Germany, A4 highway and towns such as Wrocław,LegnicaandWałbrzych.

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONeIn 1997 Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone – Dzierżoniów Subzone was esta-blishedwithin the city.Subzone is locatedinthewesternpartofthetownandhasco-nvenienttransportlinksinallexitdirections.The location,developed transportationne-twork and the availability of infrastructuremake the area of subzone a very attracti-ve investmentarea.For14yearstheareahasexpandedsevenfoldandnowitcovers112.56ha.

INVeSteMNt OFFeRTherearemanyreasonswhyit isworthtoinvestinginDzierżoniów.First of all the city offers entrepreneurs--friendly tax reliefs system.Thanks to “DeMinimis” programme you can obtain anexemption fromproperty tax.This supportprogrammeallowstheentrepreneurstogetexemption or relief of property tax by vir-tue of enterprise in Dzierżoniów BusinessCentreorDzierżoniówBusinessIncubator.Youcanalsoobtainthisexemptionbycre-atingnewjobsconnectingwithinvestment,increasing employment of peoplewith thestatusofunemployedpersons,conductingpracticalapprenticeship,servinginternship,vocationaleducation, teachingpractice forhigh school and technical institutes stu-dents.

Entrepreneurs can obtain regional invest-mentsupportbyvirtueofincurringcostsoffixed assets, intangible and law assets orcostsofcreatingnewjobsrelatedtorealiza-tionofnewinvestment.Dzierżoniówalsohasattractivelabourmar-ket characterized by competitive costs ofwork, qualified workforce, developed edu-cationsystem.Youwillfindherecompetitivepricesofapartmentsandhighstandardofofferedlocals.Veryimportantforinvestorsisfullandpro-fessionalservicebeingaresultofBalancedLocal Development Strategy. Investor isserved by specific person responsible forassisting investor through the entire inve-stmentprocess.Dzierżoniówregionisverywelldeveloped,hasrich industrial traditionandexcellentfinancialandbankingsystem.

WałbrzychS

pecialEconom

icZone–Dzierżoniów

Subzone

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area

20.1km²

Population

34,346

Unemployment rate

23.3%(County)

Special economic Zone

WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone“Invest-Park”–DzierżoniówSubzone

Major roads

• NationalroadsNo.382,383and384• ProximitytonationalroadNo.8–16km• ProximitytoA4highway–50km

Railway lines

WorkinglineNo.137Katowice–Legnica–railcarsbelongingtoLowerSilesianRailways

the nearest airport

Wrocław–60km

the largest companies

Tailor,TechnikaSzpitalnaandTechnikaSzpitalnabis,Kamitech,Galwanizer,Hak-Hol,Diotech,S.I.Elektro-¬metandMetzelerAutomotiveProfileSystemssp.zo.o.belongingtoSEZ,HenkelPolskasp.zo.o.,Orionsp.zo.o.,BroenS.A.,BroenSp.zo.o.,Librasp.zo.o.,Ermosogasp.zo.o.,Domexsp.zo.o.,PentairPolandsp.zo.o.,SKCEuropePusp.zo.o.,MetalisPolskasp.zo.o.,MecFilPolandsp.zo.o.,HarrisCalorificInternationalsp.zo.o.,AlphavisionPolskasp.zo.o.,Pamaxsp.zo.o.

Everyyeartheretakeplacehere“Dzierżo-niów Business Presentations” connectingeconomic and cultural presentations. Ineconomicpart theentrepreneursandnon--governmental organizations can presentthemselves,exchangeexperienceandes-tablishbusinesscontacts.Theculturalpartincludes rich art programme. Every yearexhibitorscantakepartinprestigiouscon-test“DragonofBusiness”.

tOURISt attRactIONSDzierżoniówoffersvariedformsofrestand

numeroustouristattractions.CitysightsareprimarilybeautifulchurchessuchaschurchofSt.Georgeofthethirte-enth century and church of Mary Motherof theChurch of the seventeenth century,medieval defensivewalls and townhall. Itisworthtogoingalong“Dragon’sRoute”–touristandwalkingrouteincludingthemostinterestingplacesofDzierżoniów,setoutontheoccasionofthe750anniversaryoftownsettling.

TownHallRynek158-200Dzierżoniówphone+48746450819e-mail:um@um.dzierzoniow.plwww.dzierzoniow.plwww.dzierzoniow.euwww.dzierżoniow.eu

Dzierżoniów

BusinessPresentations

Dzierżoniów

–bird’seyeview

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LUBAŃLOcatIONLubań is the largest town situated on theKwisaRiver. It is the capital city ofPolishpartofUpperLusatia.

INVeStMeNt OFFeREstablishmentoflocalgovernmentin1990contributed to the growing of our city im-portanceasacenterofadministrativeandeconomic.Theassetsofthetownsuchaslocation,communicationaccessibility,infra-structuresupportedbyproinvestmentattitu-deofauthoritiesandactivityofinhabitants,havecreatedfavourableconditionstocom-mit funds, conduct business and achievesuccess. In order to facilitate new entitiestostartabusiness, thecityauthoritiesde-cided tograntallowancesandexemptionsfromtaxesforcompaniescreatingnewper-manentjobs.Moreovertheyofferedformalandlegalassistancespeedinguptheadmi-nistrative procedures. InAugust 2001, wi-thinthecitytherewasestablishedSpecial Economic Zone being a part of Kamien-na Góra Special Economic Zone for

Small Business.For entrepreneurs, who decided to investin the zone, many investment allowanceswereguaranteed.Theeconomic importanceof thecity isre-storedbyrevitalizationprocess.Itsculmina-tionisLusatianGallery,locatedinthemid-dleofthemarketsquare.Itisglazedserviceandshoppingarcade,connectingtworowsofstylish tenementhouses.With theparti-cipationofprivateinvestors,itmanagedtill2011torebuild80tenements.Oneof themajor investments isalsocon-struction of Municipal Wase TreatmentCenter, sportshall, indoor swimmingpool,modernization of sewage treatment plant,canalizing the city in 97% and installingecological system of central heating. Sys-temisbasedonstraw-firedfurnaces.Ener-gyproducedinthiswaycovers35%ofthecitydemand.Lubańisprimarilythecityofyoungpeople,whoseactivenessfavourstoinvest,allowsdynamicdevelopmentandguaranteessuc-cess.

ReaL eState OFFeR – “SaLt HOUSe”

Plotwithanareaof696m2,locatedinLu-bań,atPodwale4Street,No.7/1AM4,pre-cinctIII,landregisterNo.18878.OwnershipofLubańMunicipality.Theplothasveryfavourablelocation–situ-atedisintheheartofthecity,directlyathar-denedroad,fittedwithelectricpower,water(basic terrain fittings and the possibility ofextensions).On theplot there isahistoricbuilding–thecitygranarydatedbacktothemid-sixteenthcentury“SaltHouse”(itisen-teredintotheregisterofmonumentsofLo-werSilesia,No.156/A/03).Purposeinlanduseplanning–servicebuildings.Postulatedfunction – commercial or cultural. Historicbuildingmustbepreserved.Descriptionoftheobject:Lack of plumbing, wiring, gas installationandheating.Stonewalls;clayfloorgroundfloor;woodenceiling–gapsofthefloorbo-ards;woodenroofstructure;tiledroof–the-rewere foundbent roofbattensand leakyroofing; sheet-metal work; gutters and ra-inwaterpipes–therearevisiblegaps;walladjacenttothebuildingwithoutcoverageofthe tiles.Theproperty isclosedwith threegateways.

INVeStMeNt OFFeR – PLOtS at PAPIEŻA JANA PAWŁA II SREET

The vacant properties including plots No.21/1and21/2,precinctIAM11withanareaof28,065m2,atPapieżaJanaPawłaIIStre-et.Descriptionoftheobject:PlotsaresituatedbynationalroadfromJe-leniaGóratoZgorzelec,9kmfarawayfromA4highway.Inthevicinitythereisplannedconstructionofnorthernbypassofthecity.OwneroftheseplotsisLubańMunicipality.Itisapossibilitytousethelandfornon-agri-cultural purpose. The property is situated

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

16km²

Population

22,168

Unemployment rate

26.5%(County)

Special economic Zone

KamiennaGóraSpecialEconomicZoneforSmallBusiness

Major roads

• NationalroadNo.30Zgorzelec–JeleniaGóra• VoivodeshiproadNo.357Zawidów–Bolesławiec–Wrocław

• VoivodeshiproadNo.365Lubań–Leśna

Railway lines

• VerywelldevelopedrailjunctionLubań–Węgliniec–Wrocław

• Lubań–JeleniaGóra• Lubań–Zgorzelec• Lubań–ZielonaGóra

the nearest airport

• Dresden–120km•Wrocław–150km

the largest companies

• Eurovia–BazaltyS.A.• ZakładyElementówHydraulikiSiłowejSp.zoo.• ImakonSpzo.o.• Chromex

on the areas of concentration of servicesandeconomicactivity;plotsbelong toKa-mienna Góra Special Economic Zone forSmallBusiness.Theseareas in local landuseplanningarelandsofeconomicactivity(plan symbol 2AG2).There is no decisionabout building conditions. In the propertythereareavailablewatersupplysystemandsewer system. Lack of other installations,butthereisapossibilitytomakethemexist.Overpartoftherealestatethereiselectricpowergrid.Thepropertyisforsale.Responsibleperson:LeszekMańkowskiphone:+48756464419fax:+48756464499

tOURISt attRactIONSLubańwasgrantedcitycharterin1220.Itisworthvisitingnumeroussightsof the townsuchastheOldTown,towers:Bracka,Tri-nityandHuckster,SaltHouse,ShipHouse,TownHall,churchofSt.Trinity,Protestantchurch,municipalgallows.Thetownhasalsorichsportsinfrastructuresuchasindoorswimmingpool,sportshall,tenniscourts,stadiumsandfields.There are very well developed tourist ac-commodation,salesnetwork.Youwillalso

findherenumerous restaurantsandpubs,many hiking and biking trails, educationalpathsandobservationplatforms.Lubańisopenandfriendlytowntoanyone,whowantstolive,workandinvesthere.

TownHallinLubań7-Dywizji14Street59-800Lubańphone+48756464429fax+48756464499www.luban.pl

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noWoGRoDZIecNowogrodziec is a dynamically growingmunicipalitywithgreateconomicpotential,offering investors excellent conditions forbusinessdevelopment.

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONeInvestment offer of Nowogrodziec com-munity and town are areas belonging to Nowogrodziec-Wykroty Subzone of Kamienna Góra Small Business Special economic Zone (SEZ) and nearby areasbeingapart ofmunicipaleconomic acti-vity Zone (EAZ).There is todevelopmentabout 23 ha of land with SEZ status andover152haoflandbelongingtoEAZ.

OFFeR FOR INVeStORSAccording to land use planning presentedareasareidealforlocationproductionfaci-lities,warehouses, storehouses and servi-ces.Veryfavorableterrain(flat,dry,sandyland,withnorestrictionsofheightanddensi-tyofbuildings),proximitytoGermanborder (17 kmaway from border crossing in Ję-drzychowice,Dresden–132km)andCzechborder(38kmawayfrombordercrossinginZawidów)areundoubtedlyassetsof theseareas.Plotsbeingasubjectoftheofferarefullyfittedwithwatersupplysystem,sanita-ryand canalization systemand rainwatersystem.Area is electrified, electric energyissuppliedbyMainSwitchingStationloca-ted in the zone (available power of about 8MW).Inashortdistancethereisalsogasreducing station (power ofmedium or lowpressuredistributionnetwork,possiblepo-werconsumptionofseveralhundredm3/h).Among the advantages of presented are-as can be numbered perfectly developedtransportationnetwork:inproximityof300mfromthezone’sbordersthereisA4highwayandinterchangeinGodzieszów.Areaofthezone is adjacent to national road No. 94(Zgorzelec–Bolewsławiec–Wrocław)and

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area

176.3km2(thetown–16.2km2)

Population

15,131

Unemployment rate

13.9%(BolesławiecCounty)

Special economic Zone

KamiennaGóraSmallBusinessSpecialEconomicZone,Nowogrodziec–WykrotySubzone

Major roads

• A4highway(E-40)• NationalroadNo.94• VoivodeshiproadNo.296• VoivodeshiproadNo.357

Railway lines

• RailroadlineJeleniaGóra–Lubań–Węgliniec• NationalrailE-30Zgorzelec–Wrocław(belongstoPan-Europeantransportcorridors)

the nearest airport

•Wrocław(1.5h)• Dresden(1.5h)

the largest companies

• TBAIPolandSp.zo.o.(GrupaToyota)• BDNSp.zo.o.Sp.K.(GrupaBauer)• JutrzenkaColianSp.zo.o.• RENAPolskaSp.zo.o.• PrzedsiębiorstwoKonserwacjiUrządzeńWodnychiMelioracyjnychMELIOBUDSp.zo.o.

• CeramikaPRZYBORSKSp.zo.o.

voivodeshiproadNo.296(Lubań–Żagań)towards A12 highway. About 3 km awayfromthebordersofzonethereisfreightandpersonal station Gierałtów –Wykroty withloading rampwithinelectrified railroad lineJelenia Góra – Lubań – Węgliniec (largeinterchange), that links in Węgliniec withrailway Wrocław – Zgorzelec (rail bordercrossing).In last 4 years there has been considera-ble development of Nowogrodziec – Wy-kroty subzone. Currently 11 companieshavetheirpremiseshere.Offeredareasare aperfectplaceforinvestmentsinautomoti-veindustry,construction,polygraphyorwa-rehouses and logistics.The attractivenessoftheseareasisalsoaccomplishedbythefactthatin2009Toyotainvestedhereitsca-pital.Toyotabuiltaplantspecializinginpro-ductionofcarinteriorequipmentelements.Entrepreneurswhodecide to investwithinSEZ,acquiretherightstobenefittaxreliefs:smallenterprisesupto60%,medium-sizedenterprisesupto50%andlargeenterprisesupto40%ofinvestmentoutlays.Therulesof tax exemption are set out in permit forenterpriseinSEZ.Investorgetspermitaftertakingadecisionofinvestinginthezone.–High intellectual potential, kindness and diligence of our inhabitants, well develo-

ped specialist education system guarantee a possibility of obtaining adequately prepa-red workforce. In the name of local council I would like to offer partnership and declare all organizational and technical assistance in the realization of investments–saysRo-bertRelich,mayorofNowogrodziec.

tOURISt attRactIONSNowogrodziec isamunicipalityrich ingor-geous traditionofpottery, folkloreand folkculture.Therearevaluablesightssuchasruinsofmonastery,defensivewalls.Youwillalso find here attractive biking and hikingroutes.

TownHallRynek1Street59-730Nowogrodziecphone+48757380660fax+48757316416e-mail:[email protected]

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ecONOMIc DeVeLOPMeNt ZONeSStanowice economic Development Zone coversanareaof360ha.About25haisstilltobedeveloped.ApartofareainStanowicebelongs to IIWałbrzychSpecialEconomic

OŁAWAMUNICIPALITYLOcatIONOława Municipality is situated 16 km southeast from Wrocław – the capital ofLower Silesian Voivodeship. Through thesouthern outskirts of commune internatio-nalroadA4runs.Distancebetweeninvest-mentareasandhighwayexitisonly15km.ThroughthemunicipalterraintherealsorunacrossnationalroadNo.94andrailroadlineWrocław–Opole.All33townsinmunicipalhave good road connections with Oława,WrocławandOpole.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRIn addition to the undeniable charms ofnature,many interesting sightsand variedcultural life, Oława Municipality is develo-ping economically.Thanks to attractive in-vestment offermore andmore companieslocate here their seats.Themain comple-xesdesignated for industryaresituated ineconomicdevelopmentzonesinStanowiceandGodzikowice.Both zoneshaveactualland use planning. Division of the proper-ty depends on specific investor’s needs. Thereisapossibilityofpropertytaxexemp-tion(periodof3years).

Zone“InvestPark”.Offeredareaissituatedoutsideitsborders,butthereisarealpossi-bilityofenlargingbordersofthiszone.AreainStanowiceisattractivelylocatedatnationalroadNo.94Wrocław–Opole,withgoodcollision-freeexit.Thereare localro-adsinthezone.Fortheofferedinvestmentarea the approach road has been desi-gned.RealestateinStanowiceisfittedwithallmedia.Near thisarea there isapowersupply station of 30MW,municipalwastewatertreatmentplant,watersupplysystemandpipeline.WithinStanowicethereisalsoavailable retention tankandsystemofdit-chesdrainingrainwater.These qualities have been appreciatedby the committee of the all-Polish contest„GoldenSites2008”organizedby thePo-lish Information and Foreign InvestmentAgencyunder thepatronageofMinistryofEconomy. Stanowice zone was found asthe best zone in Lower Silesia. In Stano-wice investedcompaniessuchasAlgibox,Armeton, Ardex, Bims Plus, Cargo Truck

INVeStMeNt aRea IN GODZIKOwIce

*archivephoto,beforetheconstructionofSIL-PRO

INVeStMeNt aRea IN StaNOwIce*archivephoto,beforetheconstructionoffacilities

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area

233.9km²

Population

14,715

Unemployment rate

767personsintheendof2010

Special economic Zone

InvestmentareasinGodzikowiceandStanowicearecoveredbysubzoneofWałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone“InvestPark”

Major roads

A4highway–Berlin–Drezno–Wrocław–Cracowrunsthroughthesoutheroutskirtsofmunicipality.Theinvestmentareasare15kmawayfromhighwayexit.

Railway lines

RailroadlineWrocław–Opole

the nearest airport

Wrocław–about30km

the largest companies

Armeton,Ardex,BimsPlus,LorenzBahlsenSnackWorld,RobaMetals,SemmelrockStein+Design

Trading, Fabin PTU, Heiche, Kompozyty,LorenzBahlsenSnackWorld,PHUTFabo,PPHUPoltrans,RobaMetals,SemmelrockStein+Design,SGandŠoko.

Godzikowice Economic Development Zone is relatively new investment area. Itcameintobeingin2006.TheentirezoneiscoveredbysubzoneOławaofIIIWałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone“Invest-Park”.Thewhole area of the zone is 45 ha ofwhich39haisstillundeveloped.Itisdividedintothreecomplexes:5,10and24ha.Real estate in Godzikowice is situated atthenationalroadNo.94Wrocław–Opole.There isaconvenientexitbycollision-freejunction. In 2010 municipality put insideroadintouse.Itisapproachroadtoofferedproperties. Real estate in Godzikowice isfullyfitted.Attheentrancetothezonethereisapowertransformerof2MW.

Localelectricitysupplierdesignedaprojectincreasing thepowerup to20MW.Withinthe area there are pipeline, water supplysystem, sanitary and storm canalization.The attractiveness of the zone has beenappreciatedbySIL-PROBloczkiSilikatowe.Thecompanythatlocatedhereitsseat.Formoreinformationaboutinvestmentofferof OławaMunicipality please visit websitewww.GminaOlawa.pl,sectionForinvestors.

tOURISt attRactIONSOławaMuniciplaityisveryattractiveforto-uristsandmaybeaperfectplaceforspen-dingfreetime.Amongthegreatestnaturalattractionsundoubtedlyarevaluablenaturereserves: Grodziska Ryczyńskie, Zwierzy-niec,Le¬śnaWodaandKanigóra.Yousho-uldalsovisitapalaceinOleśnicaMała.

OfficeoftheCommuneOławaMarszałkaJ.Piłsudskiego28Square55-200Oławaphone+48713133044fax+48713130199e-mail:[email protected]

INVeStMeNt aRea IN StaNOwIce

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PRocHoWIceProchowice Municipality is situated in theheart of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, be-tween Wrocław agglomeration and Legni-ca-Głogów Copper Mining District. Thecommunity is characterized by convenientlocationclosetoGermany(bordercrossinginJędrzychowice–110km)andCzechRe-public(bordercrossinginLubawka–80km).

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONeLegnica Special economic Zone – Pro-chowice Subzonewasestablishedin2008on the land located along national roadNo. 94. There is 11.4966 ha to develop.Entrepreneurs,whodecide to invest here,maybenefit frompartial reliefofcorporateincome tax (up to50%)andassistanceof PoviatLabourOfficesbyvirtueofcreatingnewjobs.Legnica region, including Prochowice, isseenasareaofgreatchancesandinvest-mentopportunities.Convenientlocationfa-vours investments, because Legnica Spe-cialEconomicZone is situated in anareawithwell-developednetworkofroads,nearborder withGermany and great economicandintellectualpotential.

OtHeR INVeStMeNt aReaSProchowiceMunicipalitycurrentlyoffersin-vestorsthefollowingareas:• 2 plots at Kościuszki Street, area of0.5036haand0.8617ha.Thisistheindustriallanddesignatedforbusinessrelatedtoproduction,automo-tive,warehouses,depots, technicalse-rvice for agriculture. It is a flat area ofregularshape,easilyaccessible,freeofbuildings, protected objects of animateandinanimatenature,highgreen,che-mical pollution or pollution exceedingnorms, former land use – agricultural.Technicalinfrastructureisinthestreet.

• PlotatOgrodowaStreet,areaof2.0810ha.This is industrial land and large andspatial layout of warehouses and de-pots.Theyaretrapezoidalinshapewithaslightfall,locatedatthenationalroad No.94(includingintonationalroadthro-ughinsideroads),freeofbuildings,pro-tectedobjectsofanimateandinanimatenature,highgreen,chemicalpollutionorpollutionexceedingnorms, former landuse–agricultural.Infrastructureisintheplot.

• 3 plots at Jagiellońska Street, area of2.0810ha,1.0268haand1.5986ha.Within this land there is conductedbusiness activity, industry and craft,building height up to 15m, situated inperipheral part of the city, directly byasphalt road, free of buildings, protec-ted objects of animate and inanimatenature,highgreen,chemicalpollutionor

InvestmentareasinLegnicaSpecialEconomicZone–ProchowiceSubzone

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area

103km²

Population

7,522

Unemployment rate

339persons(endof2010)

Special economic Zone

LegnicaSpecialEconomicZone–ProchowiceSubzone

Major roads

• A4highway(22km)• E65expressway(20km)• NationalroadNo.94Bytom–Krzywa• NationalroadNo.36Prochowice–OstrówWiel-kopolski

Railway lines

RailroadstationinLegnica(18km)

the nearest airport

Wrocław(51km)

the largest companies

• HemizSp.zo.o.• OperatorLogistycznyPaliwPłynnychBazanr10wKawicach

• TartakProchowice• VIVENA-Natura

MunicipalandTownHallRynek1Street59-230Prochowicephone+48768584342+48768584343fax+48768584581e-mail:[email protected]@[email protected]

pollutionexceedingnorms, former landuse–agricultural,intheclosevicinityofLegnicaspecialEconomicZoneareas.Infrastructureisintheroad.

• land for single-family residential bu-ildings at Akacjowa Street (byway ofJagiellońskaStreet)–5plotswithareaof 0.1328 ha, 0.1322 ha, 0.1316 ha,0.1230haand0.1245ha.Infrastructure: water supply, canali-zation, electric power in Jagiellońska street.

tOURISt attRactIONSRegionofProchowiceMunicipalityisoneofthewarmestinPoland.Theareamayboastmenynaturalvaluessuchasreserves“Bre-kina” and “Łęg Korea” (Korea Wetlands),“Torfowisko Szczytniki” (Szczytniki Bog)

and “Łęgi Odrzańskie” (Odra Wetlands)belongingtoNatura2000areas.Themostinterestingsightsofthecityaremarketsqu-are,townhall,churchofSt.Andrewandca-stlewithhistoricpark.Withinthemunicipalareatherearenumeroushikingtrailsinclu-dingWayofSt.JamesandBikeTrailoftheOdraRiver.

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stRZeGoMLOcatIONStrzegom Municipality is situated in thesouth-western part of Poland, in LowerSilesian Voivodeship, Świdnica County.Strzegom has about 17,000 inhabitantsandwithin20kmradiusliveabout213,000people.Thetown ismajormasonrycenterconsidered as Polish Capital of Granite.Themainemployersinthemunicipalityareminingandmasonrycompanies,mostlyha-ving thepremises inStrzegom.Amongsi-gnificantcompaniestherealsoaretransportagencies,trading,productiveandcommer-cial companies, gastronomic services andhotels.MajoradvantageofcommuneisaproximityofGermanborder(100km)andCzechbor-der(30km).

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONeInthesouth-westernpartofStrzegomthereis area ofWałbrzych Special Economic Zone – Strzegom Subzone. WSPZ “IN-VEST-PARK”isadministrativelymarkedoffpartofterritoryofPoland.It isdesignedtoconduct economic activity on preferentialconditionsandmanagedbyINVEST-PARKCompany.Subzonehasanareaof9.8haand isentirelyearmarked for investments.Theareaofsubzoneisunbuilt,thatmakesconvenientconditionstoshapingbuildings.

EntrepreneurswhodecidetoinvestinSub-zonehavepossibilitytogetpropertytaxre-lief.StrzegomSubzoneischaracterizedbyveryattractivelocation.Itissituated:• 15kmawayfromA4highway,• 45 km away from border crossing in Golińsk,

• 75kmawayfromthebordercrossinginJakuszyce,

• 90 km away from border crossing in

KudowaZdrój,• 113 km away from border crossing inMiędzylesie,

• 121 km away from border crossing inZgorzelec,

• 50 km away from border crossing in Lubawka,

• In direct vicinity of national roadNo. 5(Wrocław–JeleniaGóra),

• 55kmawayfromInternationalAirportinWrocław.

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TownHallRynek3858-150Strzegomphone+48758560599fax+48748560516e-mail:[email protected]

StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

OF StRZeGOM

area

20.49km²

Population

16,706

Unemployment rate

12.7%(2010)

Special economic Zone

WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone–StrzegomSubzone

Major roads

• A4highway(15km)• NationalroadNo.5Wrocław–JeleniaGóra• VoivodeshiproadNo.374Legnica–Jawor–Świe-bodzice–Wałbrzych

Railway lines

-

the nearest airport

Wrocław(55km)

the largest companies

Stonemasonrybranch:• StrzegomskiePrzedsiębiorstwoGórniczo-Obrób-czeGranit

• PolskiGranit• GrabinexSp.zo.o.• MorstoneSp.zo.o.Otherbranches:• StrzegomskieZakładyMechaniczneZREMB• StrzegomZakładyWyrobówPapierowychUNIPAPSp.zo.o.

tOURISt attRactIONSInStrzegomnotonlyinvestorswillfindgreatoffer.Municipality is alsoanexcellent pla-cefor touristsseekingrestandrecreation.Strzegom Hills encourage to hiking. Theybelong to the most interesting vantagepoints in LowerSilesia.Thehighest hill isKrzyżowaGóra(alsoknownasMt.Kromo-ła)toweringoverthetown(354masl),fromwhichyoucanadmireGiantMountainssitu-

ated60kmawayfromthisplace.Uniqueto-uristattractionofthemunicipalityarenume-rousexcavationbeingresultofexploitationof granite deposits. Their basins are wa-ter-filled and rock faults are overgrownbytreesandbushes.WithinareaofStrzegomHillsisspecificwarmmicroclimate,friendlyfor stenothermal plants, characteristic forMediterraneanclimate.

Source:www.invest-park.com.pl

Source:www.invest-park.com.pl

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ZGoRZeLecLOcatIONZgorzelec, town in the Lower Silesia, has32,000inhabitantsandislocatedintheso-uth-westernPoland,ontheborderwithGer-many,neartheborderwithCzechRepublic.GermanneighbourofZgorzelec isGӧrlitz.To emphasize partnerships between thetowns,in1998therewasproclaimedEuro-pe-CityZgorzelec/Gӧrlitz.Zgorzelec is situated on the internationalrouteE-40connectingeasternandwesternEurope and by voivodeship road No. 352linkingwithroadsrunningfromnorthtoso-uthofthecontinent.Townalsohasconnec-tionwithGerman railways, and airports inDresden (1.5h),Prague (2.5h) andWro-cław(2h)guaranteeaircommunication.

ecONOMyLocationofZgorzeleccreatesperfectcon-ditions for international economic coope-ration. Town has multiannual investmentschemeandphysiogeographicalstudy.Lo-cal land use planning includes up to 75%of the area. Carrying for economic deve-lopment the authorities of Zgorzelec donotforgetaboutnaturalenvironment.Theyattach great significance to environmentalpreservation.Theproofofitarespecificin-vestmentactivities.Therehasbeenprepa-red Environment Protection Scheme. Thetowndisposesmodernsludgestabilizationand municipal waste segregation plants.Recently modernization of the Water Tre-atment and Sewage Treatment Plant has

beencompleted.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRZgorzelec has attractive investment landswith total area of about 100 ha. The are-as designated for production and serviceactivityaremarkedoff inthesouthernpartofthetown.SomeofthemformZgorzelecSubzonewithareaof16ha.Subzonebe-longs toKamienna Góra Special Econo-mic Zone for Small Business.Withinthesubzone entrepreneurs may benefit fromattractiveinvestmentconditionsandprofes-sionalsupportofself-governmentandcen-traladministration.Excellent locationofZgorzelec isconside-redasoneof themost attractive in termsofinvestmentinPoland.ThisisappreciatedbyentrepreneurssuchasCitronex–serio-usshippingandlogisticcompany,leaderintheimportofbananasinthispartofEurope,which isbuilding inZgorzelec theEurope-’s largestBanana ripening roomand fromheredelivers themtosupermarkets inPo-land,GermanyandCzechRepublic.

Titles“CommunityFairPlay2006”and“Pro-fessionalandInvestorsFriendlyCommuni-ty”obtainedbyZgorzelecaretheproofthattown is place open to new challenges and

Yo u r p l a c e i nE u r o p e !

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weekendofAugust inconjunctionwithAlt-stadtfest inGoerlitz. This double old townfestivalisvisitedbyguestsfromallovertheworld! It is the biggest event, but cultureand entertainment is vibrant in Zgorzelecthroughouttheyear.Forculturalandtouristofferandinformationaboutthemostintere-stingevents,pleasevisitwww.zgorzelec.eu.

investments. For information about invest-ment inKamiennaGóraSpecialEconomicZone forSmallBusinessandcompleteoffer, please visit www.inwestycje.zgorzelec.eu.

attRactIVeNeSS OF Re-GION aND tOwN

Zgorzlecisaperfectbaseforlo-versofsights,historyandactiverecreation.Thegreatestassetsofthe region are Suburb Nyskie withrestaurants and cafés, numerous si-ghtsofourneighbouringGӧrlitz,biketra-ilsandmodernsportsobjects.ProximityofIzera Mountains, Giant Mountains, ZittauMountains,LakeWitkaandGermanBers-dorfSeeisthechanceforrestinthebosomofnature.Everyyearculturalandentertainingofferat-tractsmoreandmorepeopletoZgorzelec.Inrecentyears,themostattractiveeventinthecityhasbecomeafeastoftheoldcity“Jakuby”.Itisalwaysorganizedonthelast

TownHallDomańskiego7Streetphone+48757756604fax757756421e-mail:[email protected]

StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

16km²

Population

31,965

Unemployment rate

13.3%

Special economic Zone

Kamienna Góra Special Economic Zone for Small Business – Zgorzelec Subzone www.inwestycje.zgorzelec.eu

Major roads

• A4highway(E-40)• VoivodeshiproadNo.352

Railway lines

• E-30line(belongingtoPan-EuropeanTransportCorridor)

• LineNo.274•Wrocław–Legnica–Zgorzelec-Dresden

the nearest airport

•Wrocław• Berlin• Prague• Dresden

the largest companies

• PGEGórnictwoiEnergetykaKonwencjonalnaS.A.OddziałElektrowniaTurów

• PGEGórnictwoiEnergetykaKonwencjonalnaS.A.OddziałKopalniaWęglaBrunatnegoTurów

• SpecjalistycznePrzedsiębiorstwoBudowlane„SAVEX”spółkazo.o.

• PrzedsiębiorstwoRobótInstalacyjnych„INSBUD”Spzo.o.

• CitronexISp.zo.o.• KOPEX-FAMAGOSp.zo.o.•WielospecjalistycznySzpital-SPZOZwZgorzelcu

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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

LUBUsKIe VoIVoDesHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

13,988km²

Population

1,010,70563.9%inurbanareas

Population density

72persons/km²

Major towns in the voivodeship

• GorzówWielkopolski• ZielonaGóra

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• GorzówWielkopolski• ZielonaGóra• NowaSól• Żary• Żagań

Special economic Zones

• Kostrzyn-SłubiceSpecialEconomicZone•WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone

Regional Investor assistance centre

ZielonaGóra

International airport

ZielonaGóra-Babimost

Lubuskie Voivodeshipissituatedinthecentral-westernpartofPoland.Majortownsofthisregionare:GorzówWielkopolski(theseatofcentraladministration)andZielonaGóra(theseatoflocalgovernment).Thevoivodeshipcoversanareaof13,988km2. Populationisover1,000,000,itrepresentsmorethan2%oftotalpopulationinPoland.

LocationontheborderwithGermany,attheEuropeantransportroutefromtheEasttotheWestallowsaccesstotheattractivemarketsinGermanyandothercountriesinWesternEurope.

Lubuskie Voivodeship has well developed border infrastructure. Numerous bordercrossings(road,railandriver)makepossiblethequickgoodstransport.Thisregionalsohaswelldevelopedlocaltransportnetwork,bothroadandrail.

LubuskieVoivodeshipisapartofSprewa-Nysa-BóbrEuroregionandEuroregionProEuropaViadrina (cross-border locationof international universityViadrinadeservesspecialattention).HighactivityofvoivodeshipwithinEuroregionscontributestogoodeconomiccooperationwithourneighbours.

Privatesectorisdynamicallygrowing.Comparedtoothervoivodeshipshereisalargenumberofenterpriseswithforeigncapital.

SpecialEconomicZones(Kostrzyn-SłubiceSEZandWałbrzychSEZ),markedoffwi-thinvoivodeshiparea,offer investors favourableconditionsandsupport.Traditionaleconomicsectorswelldevelopedintheregionaretimberprocessing(includingma-nufactureoffurniture)andproductionofpaper.Therealsodynamicallyrunningherethefollowingsectors:automotive,chemicalandfoodindustry.Theotherdynamicallyrunningsectorsare:automotive,chemicalandfoodindustry.Alongwithtimberproces-singandfoodindustry,amongsectorsofhighchancethereareelectronicandglassindustries.GDPgrowthdynamicshasbeenestimatedfrom2003at125.4%(averagedynamicsinPolandhasbeen121.9%).Comparedtothewholecountryemploymentstructureinthevoivodeshipischaracterizedbyhighparticipationofservicesector–58%(inPolanditis56%),whilenumberofworkersinagricultureis7%(13%intheco-untry)andinindustrials–35%(31%inPoland,CentralStatisticalOffice–LocalDataBank).InLubuskieVoivodeshipthereare8publicand5privateuniversities,educatingalmost30,000students(28,558,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

Finally,weshouldnotforgetaboutmanynaturalattractionscharacterizingthisvoivo-deship.Cleanenvironment,largewoodiness,numerouslakesfavourthedevelopmentoftourismandagritouristfarms.TheMuskauParkinŁęknicaCommunitywasenteredintoUNESCOWorldHeritageList.

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KRoSNo oDRZAńSKIE – PLAcE foR YouR SuccESS!

Our aSSetS:• strategic,cross-borderlocation30kmawayfromPolish-Germanborder,

• proximitytoairports(Babimost–60km,BerlinSchönefeld–130km,BerlinTegel–150km),

• cityofyoungpeople–almost37%ofpopulationisunder30years,

• lowlabourcosts,

• proximitytoacademiccenters,

• road,riverandrailtransport,

• maximumreliefsandpreferencesforinvestors,

• pro-businessattitudeofofficials,

• InvestorServiceCenterprovidingcomprehensiveservices,

• assistanceinestablishingbusinesscontacts,

• cooperationinthefieldofeconomicpromotion,

• naturalresourcessuchaswood,gravel,sandandbrowncoal,

• attractiveplotsforbuildings,

• touristandleisureattractions–alargenumberofforestsandlakes.

Me and my team are at your disposal

MarekCebula MayorofKrosnoOdrzańskie

Over30haoffullyfittedareaiswaitingjustforYou!

www.investinkrosno.pl

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Investment in Krosno Odrzańskie turned out to be bull’seye.Thankstoskilledworkersandlowlabourcostswenote continuous increase of sales and dynamic development.IrecommendKrosnoOdrzańskieasaplaceforYoursuccess!

BROwN cOaL MINe aND POweR StatION

KRoSNo oDRZAńSKIE – PERfEcT PLAcE foR LIVING AND INVESTMENT

30 km away from Krosno Odrzańskie there is realized projectrelated to construction of power station and brown coal mine.The contractor is a company owned by PGE Polska GrupaEnergetycznaSA. Investment areasof the city are alreadyga-ining inattractivenessandwillsoonbecomeareal„goldmine”.Do not miss your chance — invest in Krosno Odrzańskie!

MarkusSidlerVice-ChairmanoftheBoard

inRillingmadebyKrosno-MetalwinnerofBusinessGazelles2010title

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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

ŁÓDZKIEVOIVODESHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

18,219km²

Population

2,541,83264.2%inurbanareas

Population density

140persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Łódź

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• PiotrkówTrybunalski• Pabianice• TomaszówMazowiecki• Bełchatów• Zgierz

Special economic Zones

• ŁódźSpecialEconomicZone• StarachowiceSpecialEconomicZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• Bełchatów-KleszczówIndustrialandTechnologicalPark

• KutnoAgro-IndustrialPark• ŁódźRegionalParkofScienceandTechnology• BorutaZgierzIndustrialPark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Łódź

International airport

• Łódź–Lublinek•WładysławReymontAirport

Łódzkie Voivodeship issituatedintheheartofPoland.Itcoversanareaof18,219km2. In2009populationwasover2,500,000,itrepresentedmorethan6%oftotalpopula-tioninPoland.ThemaineconomiccentreistheŁódźMetropolitanArea.Othertownsinvoivodeshipare:PiotrkówTrybunalski,Pabianice,TomaszówMazowiecki,Bełcha-tówandZgierz.

Łódźregionisverywellurbanizedandmayboastoneofthehighestratesofprivatefirmsper100inhabitants.

Centrallocationandgoodconnectionswitheveryregioninthecountryaregreatas-setsof thevoivodeship.Moreover, theconnectionsarestillextending–undercon-structionishighwayjunctioninthevicinityofStryków–itwillbethesecondlargestmotorwayjunctioninPoland.

ŁódzkieVoivodeshiphasstrongindustrialtraditionsreachingthenineteenthcentury.Eventodaythereishereagoodclimateforinvestingandconductingbusiness.Espe-cially favourableconditions forentrepreneurs to investarewithinSpecialEconomicZones–ŁódźSEZandStarachowiceSEZ.

Łódźregionfordecadeshasbeenrelatedtotextilemanufactureandragtrade.The-setraditionsarestillcontinued.TextilemanufactureisconsideredasoneofthehighchancesectorsinŁódzkieVoivodeship.TherearehereforexampleHighTechnologyIndustryCluster textileandclothing,PolishTechnologyPlatformforTextile Industry.However voivodeship also applies for dynamic development of other industries. Inrecentyears inŁódź region therehasbeenestablished the largestclusterofwhitegoodsinEurope.

Theregionboastslargereservesofbrowncoal–ŁódzkieVoivodeshipisthesecondinthecountry(thefirstoneisSilesia)producerofenergy.Atthesametimelargereservesofthermalwatersmaybethebasisfordevelopmentofrenewableenergy.Energeticsisanothersectorofhighchancefortheregion.Thisisbecauseofgeothermaldeposits(about1/3oftotaldepositsinthecountry)andgreatpossibilitiesofbiomassproduc-tion.

Othersectorsofhighchanceare:fruitandvegetableindustry,biotechnology(inŁódźtheretakesplaceBiotechnologyandBiobusinessTradeFair–Bio-Forum,thelargesteventifthiskindinCentral-EasternEurope),mechatronicsandnewmedia–scientificbaseinthisareaisprovidedbyaworld-famousPolishNationalFilm,TelevisionandTheaterSchoolinŁódź.Animportantaspectofregionaldevelopmentstrategyfortheregionisalsothelogistics,constructionandchemicalindustry.

AlldevelopedintheŁódźregionindustrieshaveasolidscientificbasehere.There-gionisastrongacademiccenter,therearehere31publicand25privateuniversities,educatingmorethan200,000students(206,207,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

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PIOTRKÓWTRYBUNALSKILOcatIONPiotrkówTrybunalskihasalmost80,000in-habitants. It is situated in theheartofPo-land, at the junction ofmajor internationalandnational roads.Along thewesterncitylimitsA1highwayruns.Excellentroadandrailwayinfrastructureattractmanyinvestorsto Piotrków. In recent years Piotrków hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantlogisticscenterinthecountry.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRPiotrkówTrybunalskihasveryattractiveof-fer for investors. The proof of this can becompanies having premises in our town.We have large logistics centers such asDistribution centre IKEA (areaof47ha,nexthallswithatotalareaof50,000m2 isunderconstruction),ProLogis Park Piotr-ków(areaof30ha,propertylesseessuchas Unilever, Carrefour, NOMI, Vitakraft),Logistics centre Kaufland(areaof27ha,warehouses with a floor area of 120,000m2,meat factory and cold store).Realiza-tion of next big logistics projects in Piotr-kówandtheclosestvicinity is inprogress:Logistic City Piotrków Distribution Center(over 100 ha, planned development areaofover450,000m2,property lesseessuch

asM&MLogistics,PPG,ColepCCL,Eron-trans, Compania de Distribucion IntegralLogista,Schlecker, JYSK,TransPołudnie,KRONOPOL),Poland central – europolis inGrabicaMunicipality(122ha,destinationstorageofover500,000m2,propertylesse-es such as IKEA, Erontrans, FM Logistic,PSD,Integer.pl),Prologis Park Piotrków II (25ha,destination6hallswithatotaldeve-lopmentareaof125,000m2,propertylesse-essuchasStockPolska,Vobis).

ThecompaniesinvestinginPiotrkówTrybu-nalskimayapply for investmentallowancesuch as property tax relief. Criterion thatmust bemet to get tax relief for 1 year iscreationofat least5newjobsor incurringinvestmentoutlaysofatleast250,000PLN.Togettaxrelieffor2yearsinvestorhastocreateatleast10newjobsorincurinvest-mentoutlaysofatleast500,000PLN.Andifyouwanttogettaxrelieffor3years,youshouldcreateatleast25newjobsorincurinvestmentoutlaysofatleast1,200,000PLN.Investment attractiveness of Piotrków isalsoincreasedbylocalairportavailableforentrepreneurs,equippedwith1,000mlongasphaltrunwayandgrassrunwayof1,000mlengthand200mwidth.

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONe aND INVeStMeNt aReaS

Piotrków subzone of Łódź Special Eco-nomic Zone coversover18ha.WithintheareaofsubzoneworksGlassworks“Feniks2”,ReculerSp.zo.o.andHaering–agloballeader in machining, that produces rollingparts for global concerns such as BoschandSiemens.Productionplant inPiotrków

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

67.25km²

Population

77,944

Unemployment rate

11.4%

Special economic Zone

ŁódźSpecialEconomicZone,Piotrkówsubzone(areaof18ha)

Major roads

• A1highway• S8expressway• NationalroadNo.12• NationalroadNo.91

Railway lines

Warszawa–Katowice

the nearest airport

• Airportofdiscretionarycategory–Piotrków• InternationalAirportŁódźLublinek

the largest companies

• HaeringPolskaSp.zo.o.• EmersonPolskaSp.zo.o.• MBLPolandSp.zo.o.•PIoMA s.A

isconsideredasthebestprecisionlatheintheworld.IndirectvicinityofartificiallakeBugaj(sur-faceareaofabout45ha), swimmingpool“Słoneczko”andbroadwoodedareas the-re are investment landswitha totalareaof 28ha.Theyhaveexcellentconnectionswithotherpartsofthecity,S8exitroadWarsaw–KatowiceandnationalroadNo.12Radom–Kielce.Locallanduseplanningdescribespossibilityofbuildinghotels,restaurants,le-isureandtouristfacilities.

tOURISt attRactIONSPiotrkówTrybunalski–historicaltownintheheartofPoland–itcanboastalotofvalu-ablesights.Touristcertainlywillbedeligh-tedbyoldtenementsontheMarketSquare,fragmentsofcitywallsfromtheturnofthefourteenth and fifteenth centuries, formerroyalcastlefromthesixteenthcentury(no-wadays the museum), valuable churchessuchasGothicparishchurchofSt.James,formersynagogueandOrthodoxchurch.

TownHallRudowskiego10Passage97-300PiotrkówTrybunalskiphone+48447321875e-mail:[email protected]

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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

oPoLsKIe VoIVoDesHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

9,412km²

Population

1,031,10052.3%inurbanareas

Population density

110persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Opole

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• Kędzierzyn-Koźle• Nysa• Brzeg• Kluczbork• Prudnik

Special economic Zones

•WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone• KatowiceSpecialEconomicZone• StarachowiceSpecialEconomicZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• OpoleScienceandTechnologyPark• Kędzierzyn-KoźleIndustrialPark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Opole

Opolskie Voivodeship issituatedinthesouth-westernPolandinthebasinoftheUp-perRiverOdraandtheSilesianlowland.ItbordersonCzechRepublic.CapitalcityisOpole.Otherlargetownintheregionare:Kędzierzyn-Koźle,Nysa,Brzeg,KluczborkandPrudnik.OpolskieVoivodeshipcoversanareaof9,412km2.In2009populationwasover1,000,000, it representedalmost3%of totalpopulation inPoland.WithinOpoleregionthehighereducationisgrowingdynamically.Inthevoivodeshiptherearecurrently6publicand2privateuniversities,educatingover46,000students(CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

Opole region iswellcommunicatedwithWesternEurope.Fromwest toeastA4hi-ghwayruns,andtheentireregioniscoveredbydensenetworkofroads.ThankstoOderRiverandGliwice–Kędzierzyn-KoźleCanaltheOpoleregionhasalsoaccesstosailing(portinKędzierzyn-KoźleisthelargestinlandportinPoland).Voivodeshiphasalsoverywell-developedaccesstoInternet.

ResidentsofOpole–becauseof theirmulticulturalism–arecharacterizedby tole-ranceandopenness.InhabitantsofthevoivodeshipareamongthemostfavourablyinclinedtowardsforeigncapitalinPoland.

Opoleregionbenefitsfromitsborderlocation.Ithasverygoodcontactswithneighbo-urs.Intheregiontherearenumerousbordercrossings,regionbelongstotwoEurore-gions–PradziadandSilesia.

Thanks torichsoils,goodclimateandadvantageous terrain theOpoleVoivodeshipboastsespeciallyefficientandmodernagriculture.For this reasonsectorwithhighchanceisfoodstuffsindustry.Undoubtedlylargepotentialandmarketbelongstopro-cessingindustry.ThehighopportunitysectorsinOpoleregionhavealsobeenconsi-deredchemicalindustry(theregionhasgreattraditioninproductioninthissector)andconstruction (therearenumerousnatural resourcessuchas limestone,marl, loam,sand).

AmongstrategicsectorsinOpoleregiontherearealsothefollowingindustries:energy,machine,metal,woodandnonmetallicmaterials.

WithinvoivodeshipthereareWałbrzych,KatowiceandStarachowiceSpecialEcono-micZones.Theyofferfavourableconditionsforentrepreneurstoconductbusiness.

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KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLELOcatIONKędzierzyn-KoźleMunicipalityissituatedintheUpperSilesia,inOpolskieVoivodeship.Thanks to its special location Kędzierzyn--Koźle is very attractive place. Municipali-ty liesat the junctionof routesconnectinglarge agglomerations in Upper and LowerSilesia.TheOdraRiveralongwiththeGli-wiceCanalflowingthroughthetownprovidewater linkwithwesternEuropeandUpperSilesianBasin.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRCreatingproper investmentclimate isverydifficult, time-consuming and delicate pro-ject. It should be noted that organizationofservice for investorsproceeds trulypro-fessionally.Knowingaboutexpectationsthemostvaluedbyourentrepreneurs,thetown

authorities seek solutionswhich canmeetthem.TownCouncilpreparedaresolution,that allows a property tax relief for enti-ties realizing new investments.Areas andreal estates designed for businessactivityare the subject to monitoring at all times.These areas belong to Kędzierzyn-KoźleMunicipality, Kędzierzyn-Koźle IndustrialParkandMilitaryPropertyAgencyorothercompanieswithinthetown.Thinkingaboutpermanent improvement of investment cli-matetherewasestablishedaninformationbankforinvestor.Itgathersinoneplaceallinformationaboutcommune,onthemunici-palwebsite.Seekingtoacquirenewentre-preneurs the municipality also cooperateswith Opolskie Centre for Economy Deve-lopment,InvestorServiceCentre,MarshallOffice of Opolskie Voivodeship, Polish In-

formationandForeign InvestmentAgency,Information Office of Opolskie Region inBruxelles, Economic Cooperation Officeat Frankfurt-Hahn airport. Entrepreneurs,who visit Kędzierzyn-Koźle, do not havetobeworried theywill be left to theirowndevices,becauseweguaranteeprofessio-nalsupportforinvestors.Kędzierzyn-Koźlealreadyisaplaceofconcentrationoffore-igncapitalsuchasGerman,British,DutchandGreek.SomeofthebiggestPolishche-mical and photographical companies arelocated here. In the ranking of the largestand fastest growing companies, publishedby daily „Rzeczpospolita”, there were sixcompanies of Kędzierzyn-Koźle. As manyas8 companies from thecitywereclassi-fiedinBusinessGazellesrankingpublishedby economic journal „PulsBiznesu”.Work

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

123.4km²

Population

62,238

Unemployment rate

13.5%(County)

Special economic Zone

KatowiceSpecialEconomicZone–GliwiceSubzone

Major roads

• NationalroadsNo.40and45

• VoivodeshiproadsNo.423,410and408

• Finishedconstructionofsectionofcitybypass

• A4highwayinOlszowa–15-30minutesbycar

Railway lines

Transportationofgoodsbyrailinfourmaindirec-

tions:Katowice,Wrocław,Wałbrzych,Racibórz

the nearest airport

• Katowice–70km

•Wrocław–100km

the largest companies

•ZAK s.A

• BrenntagPolskasp.zo.o.

• Fotojoker

•PRDiM s.A.

• FAMETS.A.

• Petrochemia-BlachowniaS.A.

• DamenShipyardsKoźleSp.zo.o.

•ntP s.A.

TownandMunicipalOfficeinKędzierzyn-KoźleGrzegorzaPiramowicza32Street47-200Kędzierzyn-Koźlephone+48774050338fax+48774050385e-mail:[email protected]

oncreatingapro-investmentclimateofthecity and innovation has been appreciatedby independent, external experts bodies.Forentireworkandlevelofpreparationforprofessional service for investors the cityhasreceivedamongothers“CommuneAt-tractive for Investor” certificate, reward in“NationalLeadersofInnovations”contestin“InnovativeCommune”category.Andtheti-tle“BusinessFriendlyCityinSilesia”.In a recent prestigiousNewsweek rankingKędzierzyn-Koźle was considered as bu-siness friendly city. Classification includedcriteriasuchas landprices,rentingprices,local taxes, average salary, city indebted-nessandavailabilityofnotarialandaccoun-tingoffices,languageschools.Kędzierzyn--Koźleisamodernlymanagedmunicipality,where inhabitants, tourists and investorsmaylivewellandsafely.

INVeStMeNt aReaS“Pole Południowe” is a special attractiveareaof76ha,fullyfitted,coveredbyKato-wiceSpecialeconomicZone–GliwiceSub-zoneanddesignedforindustrialinvestment.The second biggest investment area is

“Port Koźle”,formerlythelargestEurope-anriverportontheOdrawithsurfaceareaof35.57ha.

tOURISt attRactIONSKędzierzyn-Koźle is also worth visiting asa tourist.You can seeOldTown inKoźle,castle, fragmentsof former fortificationsofKoźle fortress such asFrederickWilliam’sFort(Montalembert’sTower).Inthecitythe-reareCityTouristRoutes“CityWalk”.

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KIetRZLOcatIONKietrzMunicipalityissituatedintheSilesianLowlandsbytheTrojaRiver,inthesouthernpartofOpolskieVoivodeship,nearthePo-lish-Czechborder.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRKietrz Municipality in 2007 and 2008 re- ceivedprestigiousinOpolskieVoivodeshiptitle“CommuneAttracitveforInvestor”.Themunicipalityhasaspecializedworkerwhoensures investorservice. InKietrzalsore-siliently works Municipal Information Cen-ter,offeringassistanceintherecruitmentofemployees and supporting the companiesin training and changing the profession ofworkers. The companies have possibilitytobenefitfromtaxreliefs.ThemaingoalofKietrzMunicipality is development. It mayboast well-educated staff and “Transpa-rent Poland” certificate. It has successesin obtaining EU funds and has very goodcontactswithcommuneself-governmentin

CzechRepublic.Inlocallanduseplanningforindustry,ware-housesandstorestherearetwoinvestmentareas.ThefirstoneissituatedatKościusz-

ki Street, the second one at Głowackiegostreet.Among the largest companies working inthemunicipality there areKombinatRolny

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

140km²

Population

11,412

Unemployment rate

17.4%inGłubczyceCounty,lackofdatadistingu-ishedformunicipality

Special economic Zone

KatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneS.A.,GliwiceSubzone

Major roads

• A1highway(underconstruction)• A4highway–about60kmaway• NationalroadNo.45Opole–Racibórz–Chałupki(bordercrossingnearCzechOstrava)

• Voivodeshiproads:No.416Krapkowice–Kietrz–Racibórz,No.419Nowacerekwia–Branice,No.420Kietrz–Pilszcz(stateborder)

• Countyroads:No.1224ONowaCerekwia–Włodzienin,No.2082OKietrz-Trzebom(CzechRepublic)

Railway lines

FreighttrainKietrz–Pietrowicewielkie

the nearest airport

• Katowice–88km•Wrocław–174km• Ostrava(Czechrepublic)–52km

the largest companies

KombinatRolnyKietrzSpółkazo.o,WelurMatt,ChapelParketPolska,Filplast,CentrumBudowlaneDudaPiotr,Katoliksp.zo.o.,Prefrow,AgroEko,Biochem,GSSamopomocChłopska

Kietrz Spółka z o.o. (in 2003 it was ente-red to the listofagriculturalenterprisesofspecial importance for national economy),WelurMatt,ChapelParketPolska,Filplast,CentrumBudowlaneDudaPiotr,KatolikSp.zo.o.,Prefrow,AgroEko,BiochemandGSSamopomocChłopska.

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONe22 July 2008 plots No. 1/4, 256/10 and256/11of6,89habelonging to investmentareaNo.1werecoveredbyKatowiceSpe-cialEconomicZone, thatguarantees inve-storsarangeoffacilities.TownHallinKietrzalsoensuresprofessionalservice.

tOURISt attRactIONSKietrzMunicipalityisworthtovisitingforitsnatural attractions such as nature reserve“GóraGipsowa”withvaluablesteppeplantsandnaturereserve“Rozumice”.

TownHall3Maja1Street48-130Kietrzphone+48774854356+48774854359e-mail:[email protected]

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BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

sILesIAn VoIVoDesHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

12,333km²

Population

4,638,46278%inurbanareas

Population density

376persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Katowice

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• Częstochowa• Sosnowiec• Gliwice•Zabrze• Bytom

Special economic Zones

KatowiceSpecialZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• TechnologyParkofAviation-innovation,coopera-tionanddevelopment

• BytomIndustrialPark• CzęstochowaIndustrialPark• UpperSilesianIndustrialPark• JaworznoIndustrialPark• IndustrialPark„CrossPoint”inŻory• „EuroCenter”ScienceandTechnologyPark• ZiemiaPszczyńskaIndustrialPark• RudaŚląskaBusinessIncubator• IndustrialandTechnologicalPark–EkoPark–inPiekaryŚląskie

• SosnowiecScienceandTechnologyPark• SYNERGYPARKBusinessandIndustrialPark• SilesianIndustrialPark• ŻoryIndustrialPark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Katowice

International airport

Katowice–Pyrzowice

Silesian VoivodeshipissituatedinthesouthernPolandandbordersonCzechRepu-blicandSlovakia.ItisthemostindustrializedregioninEuropeandthemosturbanizedregion inPoland.SilesianVoivodeship covers an area of 12,333 km2. Voivodeshippopulationisalmost4,700,000–itrepresentsmorethan12%populationofPoland.InSilesia thereare45publicand34privateuniversities,whicheducate10%ofallstudentsinPoland.

SilesianVoivodeshipiscountedamongregionsofthegreatestinvestmentattractive-nessandlowestinvestmentrisk.ItisPolishsecondregionintermsofanumberoflar-geinvestors.Silesiaisoneoftheforemostregionsintermsofgrossdomesticproductpercapita–in2007itwas32,761PLNwhiletheaverageGDPinPolandwas30,873PLN.GDPgrowthdynamicsinvoivodeshiphasbeenestimatedfrom2003at122.3%whiletheaveragedynamicsinPolandhasbeen121.9%.

Silesiahasverywelldevelopedtransportsystemincludingroadandrailwayinfrastruc-turesuchasA1andA4highways,MetallurgicalBroad-gaugeLine.KatowiceInterna-tionalAirportinPyrzowiceguaranteesefficientdomesticandinternationaltransport.

KatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneoffers investors the income tax reliefsand readyplotsforinvestmentsinautomotivesector.

Richnessofnaturalresourcessuchasthelargestdepositsofcoal,zincandleadoresinPolandwasdeterminedeconomicdevelopmentinSilesia.Inthisregiondominatesheavyindustry–60mines,18ironandsteelfoundries.Accordingtolocaldevelopmentstrategy traditionalSilesiansectorssuchascoal,steelandcoking industryareandwillbemodernized.Atthesametimeothersectors(suchasautomotive)develophereverydynamically.

Silesiahasveryvariedofferforinvestors.Inadditiontoindustry,theregioncountsondevelopmentandmodernizationofinfrastructure,tourismandrecreation,agriculture–agriculturalareascoveralmosthalfofthelandinSilesia.

Silesianstrategicsectorsaresmallandmediumenterprises,researchanddevelop-ment,newtechnologiesintroducing,foodindustryandtourism.

Silesiaalsopromote its touristattractions.Voivodeshiphasmanyareasof restandrecreationalvaluessuchas8landscapeparks,Kraków-CzęstochowaUpland,nume-rous protected areas and interesting historical legacy such asCastle inPszczyna,TyskieBrovariumandMiningOpenAirMuseuminZabrze.

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JASTRZĘBIE-ZDRÓJJastrzębie-Zdrójissituatedinthesouthernpart ofSilesianVoivodeship, near thePo-lish-Czechborder.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRRaisingofnewinvestorsandcitydevelop-ment are the priorities in economic policyimplemented by authorities of Jastrzębie--Zdrój.Toensuretherightinvestmentclima-te, in the city thereareenactedbeneficialregulationsofthelocallawsuchaschangesof landuseplanning.Theeffectofcurrentwork is designation of production, serviceandcentregenicareaswhichmaystimulatetheeconomicactivity.Jastrzębie-Zdrój has in disposal very welldeveloped technical infrastructure and pu-blic transport system. In the direct vicinityofthetowntherewillbeanexitofthecur-rentlybuilthighwayA1.ForthisreasonthemostimportantinvestinJastrzębie-Zdrójis“Main Southern Road” construction. It willconnectA1highwaywiththetownandna-tionalroadsinthesouthernpartofSilesianVoivodeship.Thankstothefavorableconditionsforpart-nershipbetweenthelargestbusinessentityhavingthepremisesinthetown–Jastrzęb-skaSpółkaWęglowaS.A.andthecityau-thorities, in thescopeofeconomicrevitali-zationofpost-miningareastherehasbeenadopteddevelopmentconceptionincludingcreationofeconomiczones. JointworkinginthismatterhasresultedinestablishmentofJastrzębie Economic Activity Zone Sp. z o.o.Investingintheseareasandinareassituated in the town, owned byKatowice Special economic Zone S.a.isconnectednotonlywithpossibilityofbenefitfromtaxreliefsandpreferences,butalsoguarante-eslocationinstrategicareasofthecity.Theterritoriesarecharacterizedbythebig-gest dynamics of transformations payingspecialattention toeconomic investments,infrastructure development and extensionofroadconnections.

ConstructedA

1highway,photobyR

obertSitek

ViaductonconstructedA1highway,photobyPiotrKędzierski

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

85.44km²

Population

91,322

Unemployment rate

8.2%(2010)

Special economic Zone

KatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneS.A.,Jastrzębie–ŻorySubzone

Major roads

• A1highway(underconstruction)• “MainSouthernRoad”ringroad(underconstruc-tion)

• NationalRoadNo.81

Railway lines

Freighttrains

the nearest airport

• Katowice• Cracow• Ostrawa-Mosnov

the largest companies

• JastrzębskaSpółkaWęglowaS.A.• PrymatSp.zo.o.• ELPLAST+Sp.zo.o.

Essentialtaskaccomplishedbythecityau-thoritiesiscreationofeffectivesupportsys-tem for local business entities. It providesprofessional assistance in lawandecono-mic consulting, available financial resour-ces,newmarketsandbusinessconditionswithinEuropeanUnion’sInternalMarket.

tOURISt attRactIONSInteresting calendar of cultural events,

good, constantly modernized sports baseandgreenenvironmentarethereasonsofspending free time in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. InZdrójdistrictyoucanseeinterestingmemo-rabiliaconnectedwithsanatoriumsestabli-shedhereinthenineteenthcenturysuchashistoricalSpaPark.

Jastrzębie-ZdrójCityHallPiłsudskiego60Avenue44-335Jastrzębie-Zdrójphone+48324785181fax+48324785384e-mail:[email protected]

SpaHouse,photobyAgnieszkaZeh

Com

municationsystem

inthecitycenter,photobyRobertS

itek

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UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

WARMIAN-MASURIANVOIVODESHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

24,174km²

Population

1,427,11859.9%inurbanareas

Population density

59persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Olsztyn

Other large towns in the region

• Elbląg• Ełk• Ostróda• Iława• Giżycko

Special economic Zones

•WarmiaandMasuriaSpecialEconomicZone• SuwałkiSpecialEconomicZone

Regional Investor assistance centre

Olsztyn

warmian-Masurian Voivodeshipissituatedinthenorth-easternPoland.Itcoversanareaof24,174km2.In2009thepopulationwasover1,400,000.

Voivodeshiphasveryfavourablelocation.IthasanaccesstotheBalticSea–inElblągbyVistulaLagoon there isport, today formallyconsideredasseaport (it lieson theElblągRiver,6kmfromestuaryofVistulaLagoon,partofthisriverbetweenestuaryandaport isknownasPolish internalwaters).ProjectofconstructionofshipcanalthroughtheVistulaSpit(connectingVistulaLagoonandGdańskbaybysea)wouldraisecommunicationqualitiesoftheregion.GreatassetofthevoivodeshipisitsclosevicinitytotheborderwithEuropeanUnion.Warmian-MasurianVoivodeshipalsoistheonlyprovince inPoland,whichbordersonKaliningradOblast.Owingto this, regionhashighpotentialforcooperationwithRussiaandothercountriesofEasternEurope.InthefuturecommunicationsituationoftheregionshouldbeimprovedbyplannedViaBalticaandA1highways.

RegionofWarmiaandMasuriaareiscalledtheGreenLungsofPoland.Thisareaisknownofunspoilednatureandbeautiful landscapes.Thereareabout2,000 lakes,extensive forests,many landscape parks, nature reserves and architecturalmonu-ments.

Thesevaluescreatehighpotential for tourismandagritourism.Goodnaturalcondi-tions also allow the development of agricultural and food sector: region ofWarmiaandMasuriaisatraditionallyagriculturalarea,wherearablelandismorethanhalfoftheregion,theprovincehasalsoPoland’slargestpercentageoffarmsofover20ha(14.5%).Besides,intheprovincesuccessfullyoperateresearchandscientificinstitu-tionsrelatedtoagricultureandfoodprocessing,suchasCentreofPolishCommitteeof InternationalMilkFederationFIL/IDF, InstituteofAnimalReproductionandFoodResearchofPolishAcademyofSciencesandnumerous facultiesof theUniversityofWarmiaandMasuria(eg.FacultyofFoodSciences,FacultyofAnimalBioengine-ering).Inthevoivodeshipthereare9publicand7privateuniversities,educatingmorethan64,000students(64,263,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

Everythingpoints that in thefuture inWarmiaandMasuriawilldynamicallydevelopecologicalbranchesofindustry.Certainlythereishereahighpotentialofalternativeenergy–from2007inKisielicetheWindEnergyStationhasworked,andinUniversityofWarmiaandMasuriathereistheResearchCentreofRenewableEnergy.

Apart fromagriculture, food industryandtourisminRegionalDevelopmentStrategyforWarmian-MasurianVoivodeshipthestrategicbranchesare:furnituresector(forestscover30%ofthearea;thereareheremanyfurnitureplants)andproductionofsportsequipmentandrubbergoods.

WithinWarmiaandMasuriatherearetwoSpecialEconomicZones:WarmiaandMa-suriaSEZandSuwałkiSEZ,whereinvestorshaveveryfavourableconditions.

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MRąGOWO6)Buildingheight–3storeysincludingattic.

7)Ridge of the building parallel to thelayers.

3. Asapurposepermittedintheareasre-ferredtointhe1stparagraphshallbe:1)notburdensomeservices,2)sportsequipmentandstructures,

LOcatIONMrągowo Municipality is situated in thenorth-easternregionofPoland, inthecen-tral part ofWarmian andMasurian Voivo-deship, inMrągowoCounty.Municipality isonly6kmawayfromOlsztyn,about200kmfromWarsawandabout220fromGdańsk.

INVeStMeNt OFFeRMrągowo Municipality administrates threeplots for hotel development – year-roundtouristhotel.Theseareplots:No.466withanareaof0.9369ha,Probarkprecinct,No.469withanareaof1.2132ha,Probarkpre-cinctandNo.470withanareaof1.1013ha,Probarkprecinct.Accordingtothelocallanduseplanningofrecreationalareas„GóraCzterechWiatrów”inProbark precinct legislated in resolutionNo.VI/24/98passedbyMunicipalCouncilinMragowoon30December1998,publishedinPublicJournalofWarmianandMasurianVoivodeshipNo.6of5February1999,pos.33

1. There ismapped out an area,markedwith symbol 5MH (plot No. 469), 6MH (plotNo.470),7MH (plotNo.466)pri-marilydestinedforhoteldevelopment–year-roundtouristhotel.

2. Fortheareareferredto inthe1stpara-graphitshallbe:1)Withinthearea60%ofthelandmustremainecologicallyactive.

2)Enclosedstructureswiththeprimaryandpossiblepurposeshouldbebuiltassolidorafewsolidstiedtogether.Building in the type of bungalow isexcluded.

3)Steep roofs, two or multi-surfaceroofwith inclinationof thesurfaceof 30°-f-45°, covered with red ceramictilesorslate-likesheet.

4)Indicator of development intensity –0.4.

5)Maximumcapacity–150persons(forplotNo.466,maximum100persons).

3)green with elements of small archi-tecture,

4)technicalinfrastructurefacilities.4.Facilities and equipment referred to inthe 3rd paragraph can be localized, ifthey are complement or enrichment oftheprimarydestination.

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

294.87km2

Population

7,579

Unemployment rate

21.5%

Special economic Zone

WarmiaandMasuriaSpecialEconomicZone

Major roads

• InterregionalnationalroadNo.16• NationalroadNo.59• VoivodeshiproadNo.591

Railway lines

-

the nearest airport

•Warsaw• Gdańsk

the largest companies

• BUDEXTANMarcinkowo• InstytutParazytologiiPANwKosewieGórnym•WILDPolskaSp.zo.o.wMarcinkowie• Palarniakawy,,Bastek’’Karwie

tOURISt attRactIONSMrągowoisaveryattractiveplacefortouri-sts. Dominatingelementof the landscapearelakes–inthemunicipalitythereareasfaras29lakes(and10rivers).ThesecondcharacteristicelementofMrągowolandsca-peareforestcomplexes–theycoverabout22%ofthemunicipalarea.InMrągowoyoucan enjoy active leisure on hiking, biking,waterandhorsetrails.Howevertheholidayscanbeattractiveherenotonlyinthesummertime.Afewyearsago

theski resortG4Wwasopenedhere. It islocatedonGóraCzterechWiatrów(185.5asl)–ahillonpeninsulajuttingintoCzosLake,at national road No. 16 fromMrągowo toMikołajki. In theresort thereare2ski lifts,5 downhill skiing tracks of varied difficultylevels, lugetrack,icerink,snow-park,wal-king,runningandbikingroutes.Themajor goal of municipal authorities iscreatingMrągowoanEuropeancityofopenand enterprising people, place where isworthtorelax,investandlive.

MunicipalOfficeKrólewiecka60AStreet11-700Mrągowophone/fax+48897412924e-mail:[email protected]

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BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

GReAteR PoLAnD VoIVoDesHIP

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Source:PA

IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

29,826km²

Population

3,408,30056.1%inurbanareas

Population density

114persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Poznań

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• Kalisz• Konin• Piła• OstrówWielkopolski• Gniezno

Special economic Zones

•WałbrzychSpecialEconomicZone• ŁódźSpecialEconomicZone• KamiennaGóraSpecialEconomicZone• Kostrzyn-SłubiceSpecialEconomicZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• NickelTechnologyPark• PoznańScienceandTechnologyPark• LubońTechnologicalPark• ŚremInvestmentPark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Poznań

International airport

Poznań

Greater Poland Voivodeshipissituatedinwest-centralpartofPoland.Itcoversanareaof29,826km2.In2009populationinvoivodeshipwasover3,400,000,itrepresen-tedalmost9%oftotalpopulationinthecountry.VoivodeshipcapitalisPoznań–oneoftheoldestandlargesttownsinPoland–inthisagglomerationleave860,000people.Poznańismajoracademiccenter,wherewecanfindthebestuniversitiesintheco-untry.Therearehere39publicand26privateuniversities,educatingalmost240,000students(235,861,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).

Othertownsintheregionare:Kalisz,Konin,Piła,OstrówWielkopolskiandGniezno.GreaterPolandisoneofthebesteconomicdevelopedregionsinPoland.Ithashightechnologicallevel.CommunitiesofthisvoivodeshipactivelyraisefundsfromtheEU.InGreaterPolandtherearemanyinvestments–thisregionisthirdinPolandintermsofinvestedcapitalofforeigncompanies).

GreaterPolandisverywellcommunicatedregion,andtheauthoritiesinvestintrans-portinfrastructure.WithinvoivodeshiparearunsthemaintransitcorridorfromWesternEuropetoRussia(A2highwaybetweenKoninandNowyTomyśl).UnderconstructionthereisbypassofPoznań.Moreover,railtransportalsoworksverywellhere–bothwithintheregion(whatimprovesmobilityofworkersintheregion)andtoothercenters(toWarsawwecangetbytrainin2.5h,toBerlin–in3h).RivertransportisprovidedbytheOderRiverroute,airtransport–modernairterminalPoznań-Ławica.

OneofthehighchancesectorsinGreaterPolandisautomotiveindustry.Theregionin thisarea isveryefficient–7.3%ofdomesticproductionofcarsemergeshere. Itincludesproductionof40%ofpublictransportvehiclesandasfaras80%trucksandroadtractors.

AnotherhighchancesectorisBPO(BusineesProcessOffshoring–servicesforbu-siness),withanemphasisonmodernBPO/SSCservices, technologicallyadvancedproductionandR&D(ResearchandDevelopment).Theregionallowsfordevelopmentofthissectorbigmoney–itrepresents8%oftotalinvestmentoutlayforthissectorinPoland.InGreaterPolandthereareMicrosoftInnovationCenterandWikia–softwaredevelopmentcenterofAmericanInternetbusinessconnectedwithWikipedia.

Logistics–thelastsectorofhighchanceinGreaterPoland–isdevelopingdynamical-lythankstogoodtransportinfrastructureintheregion.

WithinGreaterPolandVoivodeshiptherearefollowingSpecialEconomicZones:Wał-brzychSEZ,ŁódźSEZ,KamiennaGóraSEZandKostrzyn-SłubceSEZ,whereentre-preneursbenefitfromveryconvenientinvestmentconditions.

SpeakingabouttheeconomicpotentialofGreaterPoland,wehavetomentionaboutPoznańInternationalFair.Theyhavebeenorganizedfor80years.Thisistheplace,wheretakeplaceinternationaleventswithsignificantimpactoneconomiclevelofthewholecountry.

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MILItARy PRoPeRty AGency INGORZÓWWIELKOPOLSKI

The Military Property Agency – RegionalOfficeinGorzówWielkopolskiwasestabli-shedin1998.ItcoverstheterritoryofGre-aterPolandandLubuskievoivodeships.

OFFeRThe Office’s offer includes real estates ofvarying character, situated in the centresandon theedgesof large towns,suchasPoznań,Gniezno,PiłaorOstrówWielkopol-ski.AnumberofpropertiesarelocatedalsointheborderzoneordirectlyonthePolish--Germanborder, insuchtownsaseg.Gu-bin.Wehaveattractively located land ide-allysuited for residentialdevelopment,butalso for production facilities, warehouses,storehousesandservices.Weholdbarracks,storehouses,workshops,sports halls, old straining squares for sol-diersandhistoricalbuildingssuchaspala-ces,oldmilitaryclubsandcasinos.Regio-nalOfficeoftheMilitaryPropertyAgencyisalso involved in sellingmilitary equipmentand appliances including lorries, transporttrailers,buses,fieldkitchens,electricityge-nerators,etc.

Although the Military Property Agency isnotrealestateoffice,becauseofthediver-sity and scale of resources and thanks toprofessionalismofstaffhasanestablishedpositioninthepropertymarketandiscon-sideredasmajortradingpartner.Ratingtheattractivenessofourofferdependson theinvestment imagination of interested per-sons.

INVeStMeNt aReaSAttractiveinvestmentareasofMilitaryPro-pertyAgency–RegionalOffice inGorzówWielkopolski:

• Piła (Greater Poland Voivodeship),Śniadeckich Street – land area of38.8902 ha.Theproperty issituatedintheperipheral,northernpartofthecity,which is one of the main commercialareasinthispartoftown.Thepropertyland is included in theLocalUsePlan-ning,whichprovidesforthisareamainlyMNfunctions(singlefamilyhousing).

• Okonek (Greater Poland Voivodeship)–landareaof110.4181 ha.Theproper-tyissituatedinthenorthernpartoftheGreater PolandVoivodeship, in ZłotówCounty. The county has good connec-tionswith theentirePoland.Therearetwo national roads: No. 11 (Poznań –Koszalin),No.22(GorzówWielkopolski–Gdańsk)andvoivodeshiproads:Piła–Człuchów,Jastrowie–Więcbork,Kra-jenka–Szamocin.Themainrailway inthecounty is thePoznań–Kołobrzegline, thesecondone leadsfromPiła toChojnice.Landareaof47.4816 haisin-cludedintheLocalUsePlanning,whichprovides for this area functions: single

Piła,Ś

niadeckichStreet

Okonek

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familyhousing,services,productionfa-cilities,warehousesandstorehouses.

• Poznań (GreaterPolandVoivodeship),Bukowska 237 Street – land area of10.5942 ha. The property is situatedveryattractively,only4kmfromthecitycenter,directlyatthevoivodeshiproad.ThehighwayA2 is located approxima-tely7km.Intheneighbourhoodthereisacivilianairport“Poznań–Ławica”,theresidentialandservicebuildings.Somepropertiesareenteredintheregisterofmonuments.StudyoftheconditionsanddirectionsoflanddevelopmentissignedwithU1n–areasforlowbuildingsofse-rvicefunctions.

• Gubin (Lubuskie voivodeship),Kreso-wa Street – land area of96.3190 ha. Thepropertyislocatedattheformermi-litarycomplexon theoutskirtsof town,at the exit in the direction of ZielonaGóra. Property – barrack andwareho-usecomplex isclosedoff. It ischarac-terizedbyveryfavorable,similartotheflatterrain.Thepropertyisfenced,the-reare lawns,approachroads,squares

and sidewalks. The property includesamong others barracks, warehouses,workshops,garages,etc.Thereisapo-ssibilitytousethepropertyascommer-cial and service buildings, productionfacilities, warehouses, workshops andhousing.

Military Property Agency – Regional Office inGorzówWielkopolski11Listopada91Avenue66-400GorzówWielkopolskiphone+48957338079+48957338080+48607095535fax+48957338072e-mail:[email protected]@[email protected]

Poznań,B

ukowska237S

treetGubin,K

resowaStreet

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RUSSIA LITHUANIA

BELARUS

UKRAINE

SLOVAKIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

BALTIC SEA

West PoMeRAnIAn VoIVoDesHIP

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IiIZ,www.paiz.gov.pl

Key FactS

area

22,892km²

Population

1,693,28468.7%inurbanareas

Population density

74persons/km²

Voivodeship capital

Szczecin

Other large towns in the voivodeship

• Koszalin• StargardSzczeciński• Kołobrzeg• Świnoujście• Szczecinek

Special economic Zones

• Kostrzyn-SłubiceSpecialEconomicZone• SłupskSpecialEconomicZone• PomeranianSpecialEconomicZone

Industrial & technology Parks

• GoleniówIndustrialPark• PoliceIndustrialPark-INFRAPARKPolice• IndustrialParkinStargard• SzczecinScienceandTechnologyPark• KoszalinUniversityofTechnologyIndustrialPark

Regional Investor assistance centre

Szczecin

International airport

Goleniów

west Pomeranian VoivodeshipissituatedneartheBalticSea.InthewestitbordersonGermany(fromSzczecintoBerlinisonly130km).VoivodeshipcapitalisSzczecin,Europeanseaport.Othertownsintheregionare:Koszalin,StargardSzczeciński,Ko-łobrzeg,ŚwinoujścieandSzczecinek.WestPomeranianVoivodeshipcoversareaof22,892km2,in2009thepopulationwasalmost1,700,000,itrepresentedmorethan4%oftotalpopulationinPoland.Voivodeshiplocationisitsgreatasset.WestPomeraniaissituatedatjunctionofmajorinternational transport routes fromtheNorth to theSouthand fromtheWest to theEast.ItiscloseproximitymarketsofGermanyandScandinavia.WestPomeraniaiswellcommunicatedwithforeigncountries(goodferryserviceswithScandinavia and highways linking with motorway system inWestern Europe: E65Scandinavia–PragueandE28Berlin–Gdańsk–SaintPetersburg,underconstruc-tionexpresswayS3connectingScandinaviawithsouthernEuropethroughferrycros-singinŚwinoujście).WestPomeraniahasgoodroadandriver(sailingtowardsLowerSilesia)communica-tionwithotherPolishregions.Locationisacrucialfactorindeterminingthedirectionofdevelopmentoftheregion’seconomy.WestPomeranianVoivodeshipforalongtimehasbeenrelatedtoshipbuil-dingindustryandfishery.Owingtothefactthatmorethanhalfoftheregionareagri-culturallands,agricultureandfoodindustryalsohavegoodchancesfordevelopment.Todaytheregioncountsondevelopmentofothereconomicsectors,primarilyrelatedtomoderntechnologies.InWestPomeraniaisincreasingthenumberofwindturbinesand thermalpowerstations, thatmeans increasinglyhighuseof renewableenergysources.Windpowerisconsideredasoneofhighchancesectorinvoivodeship.De-velopmentalongwithuseofmoderntechnologiesmaysignificantlysupportregionaleconomyinvoivodeship.Otherhighchancesectorsoftheregionare:logistics(becauseofgoodlocationandcommunication)andBPO–BusinessProcessOffshoring(non-productiveservicestofirmswithspecialemphasisonmoderntechnologies)–duetothehighacademicpo-tentialoftheregiontherearehere22publicand15privateuniversities,educatingover85,000students(85,328,CentralStatisticalOffice,November2009).Hereisalsogreatpotentialfortourismdevelopment.Naturalvaluesofthisvoivodeshipareespecial–apartfromtheBalticseawewillfindherepicturesqueWałczLakelandandDrawskoLakeland.WithinSpecialEconomicZonesofregion–Kostrzyn-SłubiceSEZ,SłupskSEZandPomeranianSEZ–entrepreneurshaveveryconvenientconditions toconductbusi-ness.ApartfromtourisminWestPomeraniatherearefollowingstrategicsectors:maritimebusiness, industry, commercial and virtual services, information industry, computerandtelecommunicationindustry,ITandinformationservices,biotechnology,geneticstechnology,consultingservices,knowledgeservicesandtelecertificatedevelopment.

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KARLInoLOcatIONKarlinoMunicipalityissituatedinthenorth--eastern part of West Pomerania Voivo-deship. Close proximity to the Baltic Sea (28 km away from seaport in Kołobrzeg),atjunctionofnationalroadNo.6Szczecin– Gdańsk and voivodeship road No. 163Kołobrzeg–PoznańmakesKarlinoveryat-tractiveandeasilyaccessible notonly fortourists,butalsoforpotentialinvestors.

INVeSteMeNt OFFeRAuthorities of Karlino from years have at-tempted to create here convenient con-ditions for investors. For this reason CityCouncil adopts resolutions regarding taxreliefsandexemptionsforallentrepreneursrunningtheirownbusinessandfornewen-terprises.Municipalitymayofferfordevelop-ment theattractiveareasofvaried terrain,fittedwithallmedia.Technicalinfrastructureisverywelldevelopedinthecommunity.ItisworthnotingthatinvestorscanexpectinKarlinprofessionalandfastservice,lackofbureaucracyandassistanceateverystageofinvestmentrealization.TheproofofthefactthatitisworthtoinvestinKarlinois–obtainedonceagain–titleof

„TheFairPlayCommune”awardedtocom-munes friendly for investors. Municipalitywasalsoincludedin„TheGoldenHundredof Polish Local Governments”, where oneoftheassessmentcriteriawasthevalueoftheinvestmentsmadewithinthepastthreeyearsperoneinhabitant.OneofinvestmentareasinKarlinoobtained„TheGoldenSitesAward”.ThelargestcompaniesinKarlinoareHomanitPolska,Scanrad,HagePolskaandDrinktech.

SPecIaL ecONOMIc ZONeKostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone (KS SeZ) creates favourable condi-tionsfornewenterprises.KarlinoSubzonecoversanareaof70ha,ofwhich32haarethelandstodevelop.Strategicsocial-eco-nomic goal of Karlino Municipality is cre-atingnewjobsinvariedsectorsofindustryandservicesrelatedtoit,whichmaybelo-catedwithinthezone.AcriterionthatmustbemetforinvestinginKSSEZ is toobtainenterprisepermitandincurring investment expenses of at least100,000EURO.Entrepreneur starting up business activitywithin Kostrzyn-Słubice Special EconomicZoneisentitledtoregionalsupportinrece-ivingexemptionsfromincometaxforoneofthefollowingcatagories:• incurringinvestmentcosts,• creatingnewjobs.

Smallcompaniesdecidingtoconductabu-sinessactivityintheKostrzyn-SłubiceSpe-cialEconomicZonebenefitfromexemptionfrom income taxes to the amount of 60%of their initial investment costs or 60% of 2yearsofemploymentcosts(costsofgrosssalaryandotherobligatorypayments rela-ted to employment of new workers). Me-

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

140.98km²

Population

9,310

Unemployment rate

• 29.4%inBiałogardCounty(March2011)• 18.1%inKarlinoMunicipality(March2011)

Special economic Zone

Kostrzyn-SłubiceSpecialEconomicZone–KarlinoSubzone

Major roads

• NationalroadNo.6(E28)Szczecin–Gdańsk• VoivodeshiproadNo.163Poznań–Kołobrzeg

Railway lines

• RailroadstationwithsidinginKarlino• RailjunctioninBiałogard(8km)

the nearest airport

• Goleniów(86km)• ZegrzePomorskie(30km)• Berlin(300km)

the largest companies

HomanitPolska,Scanrad,HagePolska,Drinktech

dium companies benefit from exemptionfrom income tax to the amount of 50%oftheir investmentcostand largecompaniesto40%.InKSSEZentrepreneurmayalso receiveupto100%exemptionfromlocaltaxes,ac-cordingtothetermssetbythemunicipalityandcitiesoftheZone.

tOURISt attRactIONSUncontaminatednature, beautiful landsca-

pes and clean air attract every yearmoreand more domestic and foreign tourists.UniquelocationinthebifurcationoftheRa-dew and Parsęta Rivers allows to fishingandattractivecanoeing.Municipalauthori-tiesalsopromoteactiverecreationsuchascycling tourism (bike routes in thevicinity)andhorsetourism(agritouristfarmswiththepossibilityofhorseriding).

TownHallJanaPawłaII6Square78-230Karlinophone+48943117273fax+48943117410e-mail:[email protected]

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KosZALInLOcatIONKoszalinislocatedinthenorth-westernpartof the West Pomerania Voivodeship, only2kmawayfromtheBalticSea.Koszalinisanimportanttrafficjunction,throughwhichruns international road E-28 connectingBerlin with Kaliningrad and national roadNo. 11 linking Koszalin with the southernpartofPoland.Koszalinisacitywithgreateconomicandtouristpotential.

SŁuPSK SPEcIAL EcoNoMIc ZONe – KOSZaLIN SUBZONe

Koszalinoffers investorstheattractiveandfitted areas belonging to Słupsk Special Economic Zone – Koszalin Subzone. Theseareasofabout48haaredesignedforconstructionofproductionfacilities,logi-sticscentersandBPOinvestmentsonfavo-urableconditions.TheentireareaofKosza-linSubzoneisalmost91ha.Entrepreneursinvesting within the Subzone can expectmanybenefitssuchastotalexemptionfrompropertytaxunderdeminimisrulesandsta-tutoryexemptionfromincometaxupto60%of investment value by virtue of incurredexpensesoremployment.KoszalinSubzo-

nehasverygoodlocation–nearbyplannedcitybypassand futureS6expressway– itisverywellcommunicatedwithlocalpublictransport.Carryingout investments the in-vestorscanalsocountonassistanceofCityCouncil. The city has a dense network ofinstitutions supporting entrepreneurs andofferingmanyservicesforbusiness.Investment inKoszalinSubzoneguarante-esthecompanyquickendingofinvestmentandcostsavings–plotswithinthezonearemarkedoffaccordingtotheneedsofinve-stors(inconformitywithlocaluseplanning).Cityalsooffersverywelleducatedandche-apworkforce.Koszalinprovidesfriendlyinvestmentclima-teandnumerousinternationalcontacts.Do-mesticandforeigninvestorswhohavealre-adyinvestedinourcity,foundthatKoszalinistheidealplacetolocatecapital.

OtHeR INVeStMeNt POSSIBILItIeSIn addition to investments in Subzone ofSłupsk Special Economic Zone, Koszalinalso offers attractive investment plots forconstruction of hotels that provide a widerange of recreation services and enablebetteruseoftouristpotential.Inthepicture-

squeforestcomplexGóraChełmskathereisanareadesignatedforrecreation,sportsandgastronomicinvestments,andinTech-nologicalParkyouwillfindlocalsforrent.

tOURISt attRactIONSKoszalincoveringespeciallybeautifulareabetweentheBalticSeaand lakessuchasLubiatowskieandJamnoisacityfrequentlyvisitedbytourists.Theycanfindhereextra-ordinary nature, interesting sights and va-riedculturaloffer.

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StatIStIcaL INFORMatION aND cOMMUNIcatION acceSSIBILIty

area

98.3km²

Population

107,948

Unemployment rate

11,0%

Special economic Zone

SłupskSpecialEconomicZone–KoszalinSubzone

Major roads

• NationalroadNo.6• NationalroadNo.11• VoivodeshiproadNo.203• VoivodeshiproadNo.167• VoivodeshiproadNo.206

Railway lines

• SuperiorrailroadlineNo.202StargardSzczeciński–Gdynia

• SubsidiaryrailroadlineNo.402Koszalin–Koło-brzeg

the nearest airport

• Gdańsk• Goleniów

the largest companies

• ESPERSENPolskaSp.zo.o.• KPBP„PrzemysłówkaSp.zo.o.•KosPeL s.A. • SANOSp.zo.o.• RoyalGreenlandSeafoodSp.zo.o.• Dajar• BerlinerluftSp.zo.o.• JeronimoMartinsDystrybucjaS.A.

TownHallRynekStaromiejski6-775-007Koszalinphone+48943488600e-mail:um.koszalin@um.man.koszalin.plwww.koszalin.plwww.bip.koszalin.plwww.inwestycje.koszalin.pl

In the city there is among others GóraChełmska(136masl)withcomplexfortouri-stsandpilgrims,Sanctuaryandobservationtoweronthesummit.Youcanadmirefromthisplaceabeautifulpanorama.Thegreatattractionistheareaofprotectedlandscape“KoszalinSeaBand”over85kmlong.Itis

alsoworth towalking along theOldTownTouristRoute.Itincludes27markedsightssuchasCathedralofthefourteenthcentu-ry,Hangman’sHouse,Miller’sPalace,MainPost Office Neo-Gothic building, GothicchurchofOurLadyoftheRosary.

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INDEX

Dzierżoniów4,5Godzikowice10,11GorzówWielkopolski42,43Gubin43Jastrzębie-Zdrój34,35Karlino46,47Kędzierzyn-Koźle28,29Kietrz30,31Koszalin48,49KrosnoOdrzańskie20,21Lubań6,7Mrągowo38,39Nowogrodziec8,9Okonek42,43Oława10,11Piła42PiotrkówTrybunalski24,25Poznań43Probark38Prochowice12,13Stanowice10,11Strzegom14,15Zgorzelec16,17