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Podkarpackie Region
Podkarpackie
Poland & Podkarpackie
in numbers
Poland
Podkarpackie
 Population ~ 38 M
 Inhabitants ~ 2,1 M
 Average monthly gross salary ~ 1200$
 Average monthly gross salaries ~ 750 $
 Unemployment - 12%
 Enterprises with foreign capital - 1042
 GDP/capita– 18 000 $
 The number of enterprises – 150 500
 Total area : 312 000 km2
 Total area of the region: 17 844 km2
 Capital: Warsaw
 Capital :Rzeszów - 180 000 inhabitants
 Rzeszow Metropolitan Area – 800 000
inhabitants
Rzeszów
Rzeszów - Capital City of
the Region
City of Rzeszów
Area
116,32 sq. km
Population
180 656
Number of students
ab. 55 000
Unemployment rate
8%
Human Capital
 16 universities in the region
 Number of students - 70 000
The most important educational institutions:
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Rzeszow University
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Rzeszow Technical University
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School of Law and Public Administration
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University of Information Technology
and Management
Rzeszow University of Technology
International airport
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Only 10 km form the city center
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The second-longest runway in Poland (3 200 m long )
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Modern runway suitable for landing of the biggest passenger airplanes
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Scheduled flights: Frankfurt, Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands, Liverpool, London, Warsaw,
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Charter flights: Egipt, Tunisia, Greece,Turkey
Industry in the region
 Aviation industry:
● „Aviation Valley”Association
 Electric Machinery industry:
● Guangxi Liugong Group, Husqvarna, Delphi Automotive
Systems, General Electric Corporation
 IT sector:
● Asseco Poland S.A.,OPTEAM S.A.
 Chemical industry:
● Kronospan Holdings Ltd. JOONGBO CHEMICAL IND CO Ltd,
Lear Corporation
 Food industry & Tourism industry:
● meat processing, grain processing,fruit and vegetable
processing, dairy products, organic food
● agritourism, sport & welness
Foreign
capital in the region
 USA - 1,4 mld USD (45,5%)
 Austria - 0,4 mld USD (12,7%)
 Germany - 0,3 mld USD (10,8%)
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Austria
Szwecja/Sweden
Norwegia/Norway
Kanada/Canada
Australia
Niemcy/Germany
Włochy/Italy
Portugalia/Portugal
RPA/Republic of South Africa
Brazylia/Brazil
Francja/France
Holandia/Netherlands
inne europejskie/other
Japonia/Japan
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Wielka Brytania/GB
Szwajcaria/Switzerland
USA
inne azjatyckie/other from Asia
Investment support
Importers, exporters and investors are supported by:
 Inward Investment Center - supports investors during the whole
investment process (located at RRDA)
 Investors and Exporters Assistance Center of Marshal Office
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provides investors with statistic and economic information
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assists importers and exporters in searching suppliers and trade
partners
Mielec
Health and Tourism Centre Spa
Resort in Polańczyk
 The Centre will cover about 4000 sq.m
 Total investment cost 6,5 mln EURO
 The recreational-rehabilitation swimming pool
 Drinking room of mineral waters
 Restaurant with 80-100 seats, Internet Café
and a view terrace
 Tourist information point
 Service commercial area
 4 track bowling
 30 new workplaces & maintaing existing 500
TRADE & CONVENTION CENTER
Tourism
Podkarpackie Region due to its favorable localization and environment is one of the most
popular tourist regions in Poland, offering:
 Bieszczady National Park, Magurski National Park
 10 landscape parks
 17 protected landscape areas and 71 nature reserves
 numerous tourism farms
Tourism
Visitors have the possibilty to visit the Potocki Castle in Łańcut (one of best-preserved gentry
residences in Poland) together with its park complex, as well as Renaissance palaces in
Baranów Sandomierski and Krasiczyn. These architecture monuments all together prove the
unique cultural variety of the region.
Krasiczyn
Łańcut
Baranów
Health resorts
Podkarpackie region is one of the least polluted regions in Poland. Due to significant reserves of
mineral water in the region, Podkarpackie is famous for numerous health-resorts such as: Iwonicz
Zdrój, Polańczyk or Horyniec Zdroj.
Iwonicz Zdrój
Polańczyk
Horyniec Zdrój
Advantages of Podkarpackie Region
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Well educated personel
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Business friendly areas (Special Economic Zones)
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Many international companies
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Aviation Valley Association
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International airport
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Beautiful touristic areas
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EU membership
Thank you for your attention
Marshal Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodship
www.podkarpackie.pl