General description of Zawiercie

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1 General description of Zawiercie

2 Location ZAWIERCIE

3 Location Zawiercie is situated within a radius of 600 km from six European capital cities and has access to three international airports. It is also a region with the most dense railway network in Poland, as three international railway routes intresect in here. Katowice Zawiercie

4 Location Zawiercie the town of good connections Perfect communication of the town allows fast access by all means of transportation. Distances and travel time from Zawiercie: A1 motorway 13 km (10 min.) A4 motorway 40 km (30 min.) Warsaw (by intercity train) 1h 50 min. Katowice Airport 32 km (35 min) Cracow Airport 69 km (1 h 20 min) Zawiercie AREA 85,25 km² POPULATION 52 thousand inhabitants; POPULATION DENSITY 612,0 persons/km²

5 Population 52 thousand inhabitants in Zawiercie 135 th. inhabitants within the radius of 15 km 365 th. inhabitants within the radius of 30 km 9 mln. inhabitants within the radius of 100 km Such big density of population on relatively small area creates HUGE POTENTIAL MARKET for consumer goods. Ratio of population by age groups in % of total population workers

6 Educatoin Educational potential of Zawiercie and region 44 colleges in the region students Zawiercie: 1 day nursery, 11 kindergartens, 10 primary schools, 4 junior high schools 10 high schools, including: Motor Vehicle Enginering High School Construction High School Metallurgy High School 2 university subsidiaries

7 Health care Health care in Zawiercie Well developed health care units, both public and private guarantee access to the latest achievements of medicine. Newly opened Emergency Department enables immediate help in case of emergency, with access to heliport.

8 Accommodation Zawiercie it is worth living here. Vicinity of silesian urban complex and location in the Jura (Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska) make an ideal harmony for everyday life. Thinking about future investors Zawiercie developed a concept of building ecology residential district in the conseravtion buffer zone of landscape park. Perfect hotel base is supplement to accommodation offer of the town. 2 four-star hotels in the town, totalling to 640 accommodation places in hotels, training and conference facilities guarantee running of good business.

9 Work July 2012 Registered unemloyed persons in thousands Unemployment rate in % Female share Aged from 25 to 34 years old Zawiercie District 7,6 17,3% 55% 30% Silesian 187,1 10,1% 56,5 29,7% Region Average remuneration in Zawiercie: 1826 PLN net Average net remuneration in production industry 2012 Town/city Zawiercie Rybnik Katowice Łódż Sosnowiec Dąbrowa Górnicza Wrocław Kraków Gliwice source: Production PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN PLN

10 Entrepreneurs Leading entrepreneurs in Zawiercie CMC Zawiercie SA (USA) metallurgy Konsorcjum Stali SA (Poland) metallurgy - trading Grupa Optopol technology (Canon Japan) - optics Aluron (Germany) building industry Scame (Italy) building industry Odlewnia Żeliwa SA (Poland) - cast iron industry Intercor (Poland) road construction industry Huta Szkła (Poland) crystal glass industry Anro (Poland) printing industry Business units in Zawiercie total Public Private

11 Development strategy Development Strategy of Zawiercie 2025 plus Main investments up to mln PLN from bonds for investments within mln PLN for municipal investments in the budget for mln PLN for municipal investments in the budget for 2013 (plan) Construction of shopping mall near the entrance area to the town Revitalization of areas surrounding the train station Construction of golf course with hotel facilities Construction of Industrial&Technological Park Construction of ecology residential district Further media construction of investment areas

12 Prices and taxes Average price of industrial land in the region in Zawiercie - app. 30 PLN in province PLN Dąbrowa Górnicza PLN Sosnowiec PLN Katowice app. 50 PLN Tax on property for entrepreneurs in the region 1.Tax on land 2.Tax on buildings PODATKI OD NIERUCHOMOŚCI DLA PRZEDSIĘBIORCÓW 2012 MIASTO OD GRUNTÓW 1 OD BUDYNKÓW 2 1.Dąbrowa Górnicza 0,77 zł /m2 21,32 zł/m2 4.Bytom 0,79 zł/m2 21,94 zł/m2 5.Katowice 0,76 zł/m2 21,06 zł/m2 6.Gliwice 0,75 zł/m2 21,05 zł/m2 7.Tychy 0,84 zł/m2 21,94 zł/m2 8.Sosnowiec 0,84 zł/m2 21,94 zł/m2 9.Częstochowa 0,84 zł/m2 21,80 zł/m2 18. Rybnik 0,83 zł/m2 21,92zł/m2 19. Zawiercie 0,61 zł/m2 16,98zł/m2

13 Tax exemptions Business Activity Zone area A TAX EXEMPTIONS Tax exemptions related to tax on property within de minimis aid program resolution of Town Council RESOLUTON NO XXVIII/358/08 local 3 persons release from tax for 3 years. over 10 persons release from tax for 5 years. over 50 persons release from tax for 7 years. Newly constructed buildings, construction sites or their parts dedicated to running business are being released from property tax, except for trading business, on condition of creating new job positions. Tax release starts at the moment of arising of the tax duty and these tax payers are entitled, who by effecting this investment will create one full-time job position and will maintain this job position throughout the period of exemption: Creating new job positions, indicated in a declaration, must result in employment increase when compared to the period preceding the investment (12 months) and must continue throughout the whole period of tax exemption.

14 Tax exemptions Business Activity Zone area A TAX EXEMPTIONS Tax exemptions related to tax on property within regional investment aid program RESOLUTION NO XXXVIII/539/09 regional 100 th. Euro of expenditures or min. 5 job positions release from tax for 1 year. 150 th. Euro or min. 10 job positions release from tax for 2 years. Buildings, construction sites or their parts dedicated to running business are being released from property tax, where new investments or new job positions are created, except for trading business. Applicants to use tax exemption due to creating new job positions are obliged to justify employment level increase related to new investment from the application date to the date of tax due term.

15 Tax exemptions Business Activity Zone area A TAX EXEMPTIONS Exemption from income tax within Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). KSEZ min. 40% (50% medium, 60% small) investment expenditures. min. 40% (50% medium, 60% small) two-year employment costs. Company running business activity on the area of Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) on the basis of received approval. Approval to run activity on the area of KSEZ contains two conditions, that must be fulfilled by investor. The first one creating a certain number of new job positions on the area of the zone until a fixed date. The second one bearing certain amount of investment expenses on the area of the zone until a fixed date. Investor specifies both due dates of these two conditions.

16 Investment areas Direction Częstochowa, Warszawa A1 route (25 km) Business Activity Zone 200 ha for investments Direction Katowice, Warszawa A1 route (13 km) City center Direction Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kraków, A4 route (25 km) Direction Kielce Kraków

17 Investment areas Concept of planning of investment areas 200 ha Business Activity Zone area A

18 Offer for leisure activities

19 Leisure Recreation in Zawiercie and nearby areas (up to 15 km.) Wide sport and recreation base: 3 sport halls, indoor swimming pool, 2 aquaparks, outdoor swimming pool, 6 multifunction courts, skating rank, tennis courts, stadium, 3 ski slopes, bike routes.

20 Leisure Recreation in Zawiercie and nearby areas (up to 15 km.) Active pastime: climbing, biking, horse riding, offroad, walking routes, caves Golf course with hotel facilities on area of 40 ha (conception)

21 Leisure Regional cuisine The flag dish of our region is the dish called prażonki (roasted potatoes with other groceries), roasted on bonfire. The dish even earned its own festival, which is held annually in neighbouring commune of Poręba. Certainly every person wants to taste jurassic bear Zawiercie, which is produced in Zawiercie. Jura is famous for its fish, with the leading position taken by trout, which has its festival in commune of Złoty Potok (30 km). It is also hard to resist jurassic broth, robust soup, which is served in Morsko (10 km). Delicious jurassic crystalline water adds taste to every dish.

22 Leisure Cultural and sport events Every year, cultural events are held in Zawiercie, which are highly appreciated by its inhabitants and numerous tourists. The most important ones are: concerts Wiesław Ochman and his guests in Zawiercie international ballroom dance tournaments in Zawiercie Kromolovski fair in Zawiercie Knightly invasions to the castle in Ogrodzieniec (12 km) movie summer in Złoty Potok (35 km) Rawa Blues in Katowice (45 km)

23 We invite you to Zawiercie Investor Service Center Zawiercie, Piastowska Str. No 1, Tel/fax Contact person: Wojciech Dziąbek tel ,