InvestSlovenia

POMURSKA REGION / Pomurje

Facts and figures:

Source: SORS, 2008

1. Location and transport

The Pomurska Region at the north-east of Slovenia stretches from the Mura River to the state borders with Austria, Croatia and Hungary. It is a flat country interrupted by rolling hills covering 6.6% of Slovenia.

The prospects for an economic upswing across the board are much more tangible since the blueprint for the modernisation of infrastructure (road network in particular) has been made.

2. Population

Pomurska has the population of 122,500. The region is multicultural and the Hungarian minority has a strong presence. There is a part of the region that has been traditionally oriented towards Austria.

Education structure of population aged 15 - 64 in the Pomurska Region

Source: Statistical Yearbook, 2007

3. Towns

The regional centre is Murska Sobota (20,000 inhabitants) whit the College of economics. Most students study at the University of Ljubljana or the University of Maribor.

Other principal towns include Gornja Radgona (12,500), Lendava (12,600) and Ljutomer (12,200).

4. Economy

The region has preserved unpolluted and untouched environment with vast fertile plains that have always sustained agriculture that at present employs 6% of the working population. Among the most prosperous industries there are:

textile

agri-food

metal-processing

chemicals

The sunset of labour-intense industries with large enterprises accounts for 17.5% unemployment rate or around 10,000 registered job seekers. As the least developed region, Pomurska is saddled by structural problems, with the textile industry being hit particularly hard. The flagship of the garment industry not so long ago, Mura from Murska Sobota is struggling to keep afloat, and laying off workers is part of the restructuring. Nevertheless, the textile industry still employs about one quarter of the region’s workforce and thanks to skilled workers and talented fashion designers there are foreign investors who recognise value-for-money they get in the Pomurska Region. Other important sectors include service industries and building & construction employ 27.5% and 8%, respectively.

Appraisals of the region’s development potential reveal that Pomurska is not burdened by an outdated industrial structure. Existing enterprises and new investors can build their success on the highly educated workforce, as the number of students and other highly qualified people continues to rise.

5. Companies

The most important companies operating in the region include:
Mura, Radenska, Nafta, Arcont, Potrosnik, ABC Pomurka International, Elrad International, Regal, Zdravilisce Moravci, Transpak, Varstroj, Roto, SGP Pomgrad, Pomurske mlekarne, Murales

Contacts:

Regional Development Agency Mura
Lendavska 5a, SI-9000 Murska Sobota,
tel: +386 (0)2 536 14 61,
fax: +386 (0)2 536 14 65,
e-mail:
web: http://www.investpomurje.eu

Lendava Business Park

Murska Sobota Industrial Zone