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In the beginning of the twentieth century, Maribor was a self-confident city that had,
without a trace of shame, flirted with the metropolitan Vienna. In the times of Yugoslavia
we had been the second biggest industrial town in the entire country.
In that time, the town had been
the industrial processes, the new-coming
developing
generations of young researchers and
university of our own and had started, in
innovators, a connection to the world
addition to the railways, connecting the
and breathtaking outdoors with the
town with the Middle Europe through
oldest vine in the world in the very core
air traffic from our own airport, as well
of the city put Maribor on the map of the
as by building numerous highways. The
worlds most economically interesting
price for the new, independent Republic
cities. Not only that Maribor is a city of
of Slovenia was a deadlock in the
past opportunities, Maribor remains
development, which we are promptly
and also is a city of opportunities of
trying to make up for.
today and of tomorrow.
intensively:
we
got
Our industrial traditions, our high level

Municipality of Maribor
Maribor 2015
of the cultural offer, the ever-growing
Welcome to Maribor! Invest in Maribor!
connection between the University and
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Publisher: Municipality of Maribor
Text: Gregor Trunti
Foreword: Andrej Fitravec PhD, The Mayor of MoM
Andrej Fitravec PhD

THE MAYOR OF MoM
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Investment Procedures for Foreign-invested Enterprises

Stimulations for the Economy
Water Charge
Gas Prices
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Gas Prices
Services and Contacts
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The Key Economic Areas
The Key Economic Branches:
Industry
The Financial Sector
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Tourism
WHY INVEST
IN MARIBOR?
A Quality Workforce
Geo-strategic Position in the Heart of Europe
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Well Regulated Transport Infrastructure

A High Quality of Life
MARIBOR
MARIBOR, A CITY
WITH A RICH CULTURE
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SUPPORTING SERVICES
Public Utility and Energents Expenses
Photo: Pigac
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AMICABLE CITIES
Novalja (Croatia), Kolan (Croatia), Hangzhou (China), Chongqing (China)
PARTNER CITIES
Marburg/Lahn (Germany), Peiteng (Luxembourg), Graz (Austria), Greenwich (Great Britain), Szombathely (Hungary),
Osijek (Croatia), Udine (Italy), Tours (France), Kraljevo (Serbia), Pueblo (USA), Sankt Peterburg (Russia), Harkov (Ukraine)
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Latitude: 46 33 N
Longitude: 15 39 E
the second largest Slovenian city
Slovenia
economic and cultural centre

of north-eastern Slovenia
favorable position on the crossroads of traffic
routes from Central to Southeastern Europe, and
from West-Central Europe to the Pannonian Basin
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MARIBOR, A CITY
WITH A RICH CULTURE
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Maribor is the second biggest city in Slovenia. It is a university town and the
economical as well as the cultural centre of the North Eastern Slovenia. It also has the
most favourable geographical location at the junction of important European routes.
The city by the river Drava, that is

celebrating
its
850th
anniversary
from the first time it had ever been

mentioned in the written documents
this very year, had developed under a
castle called the Castrum Marchburch,
mentioned in the documents in the
early 1164. In the year 1209, the city got
the rights to start trading, the market
rights, and it was mentioned for the
very first time as a town. Only a year
later, the townsfolk started to build a
two-kilometre long city wall with which
the old city core had been fenced in.
The wall had then been additionally
fortified with building the defence
towers which later helped defend the
city even from the Turkish invasions.
The buildings of the Medieval Maribor
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had been built from stones and wood
of Maribor reserved for the General
industrial and therefore it had, in
which had taken its toll on many
Rudolf Maister who gave the outlines
the 1990s as Yugoslavia fell apart,
arsons. In the 17th century the plague
and defended the Northern border of
lost its most important market the
swept through town, killing a third of
Slovenia and this way made sure that
Yugoslav market, and found itself in an
the entire population. With a humble
Maribor remained a part of Slovenia.
excruciating economic crisis.
gratefulness that the plague was
After the World War I, Maribor was the
However, a strong will, firm ambitions
defeated, the people of Maribor built
fastest growing town in the Country
and a new vision gave back life to the
one of the most beautiful statues in the
with numerous industrial plants in the
town and opened new opportunities
city, the Marys or the Plague column.
Melje borough. During the World War
for its development. The Maribor
The building of railway tracks connecting
II the Germans invaded Maribor which
economy has now been restructured
Vienna and Trieste back in the 1846
resulted in strong bombing attacks on
and an accelerated development of
greatly contributed to the development
the city from the allies. Maribor had
tourism and other service activities
of Maribor. A once small town started
been so damaged and destroyed, the
have started. A vast improvement has
growing
and
consequences could still be seen for
been reached especially in the field
industrialized, the traffic started to
decades after the war had ended. After
of Culture. Every year, there is the
expand and it was soon a necessity to
the World War II, Maribor started rapidly
Lent Festival the biggest festival in
build new roads and bridges. However,
developing its economy and became
Slovenia, as well as one of the biggest
due to all this changes, Maribor started
one
strongest
in Europe. In the year 2012 Maribor
to lose its medieval portrait.
towns in Yugoslavia. However, the
was, together with partner cities, the
There is a special place in the history
towns development had been mostly
European Capital of Culture.
rapidly,
expanded
of
the
industrially
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MARIBOR
274 m
ALTITUDE
148 km2
AREA
15.000 eur
GDP PER CAPITA
1.486 eur
THE AVERAGE GROSS SALARY
965 eur
THE AVERAGE NET SALARY
783 eur
THE REST OF POPULATION
8.293
UNEMPLOYED
3.715
SELF-EMPLOYED
111.170
POPULATION
58.000
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
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GUARANTEED GROSS SALARY
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people in general are famous for being
are more than 18 000 bachelor and post
on the very top of all such European
graduate students in the University of
surveys. The surveys show that in
Maribor. It is also an important high
Slovenia, 92 percent of people between
school centre, since it has 19 high
the age of 25 years and 64 years,
schools, hosting almost 16 000 pupils.
speak at least one foreign language,
Employing well-educated staff is of key
out of which over 70 percent speak
importance for the success of a company
two or more foreign languages. Most
in tough economic times.
common are English and German,
Important information for investors
youth, however, is showing more and
1 foreign language
is also the fact that people are highly
more interest in learning French, Italian,
2 or more foreign languages
proficient in foreign languages. Slovene
Spanish and Russian.
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HU
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Maribor is a city with a long-lasting industrial traditions and a developed industrial

culture which is why it has plenty of qualified workers capable of producing the
most demanding technical products.
A Quality Workforce
Maribor is a University City and there
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Unemployment trends in the Podravje Region 2008-2012

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The economic and financial crisis has

strongly affected Maribor and many
people lost their jobs. Our greatest
concern is unemployment among young

people, however, it can at the same
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2012
time send a positive signal to potential

investors, since it means the the town
can offer quality workforce.
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Well Regulated
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Geo-strategic Position
in the Heart of Europe
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ROAD CONNECTIONS
Frankfurt
780 km
Maribor is also a traffic centre since it

lies on the junction of traffic routes from
Vienna
257 km
the Western into the Eastern, as well as
Budapest
into the Southern Europe. The city has
Munich
485 km
Maribor is the second largest city in
Western Europe. Maribor is also an ideal
great highway connections with all the
Slovenia and it prides itself with an
entering point for the markets of the
neighbouring Countries so it literally
exquisite geo-strategic position since it is
Western Balkans. This is not only due to
takes you just a few minutes of driving
situated in the heart of Europe and on the
the short distances, but also because of
to enter Austria, less than an hour to
junction of important European trading
the mutual history, cultural and linguistic
enter Hungary or Croatia and two and a
routes. The favourable position of the
similarities and the old, long-lasting
half hours to Italy. Through the network
town enables companies a fast access to
business connections Slovenia has with
of modern highways, the city is also well
the markets of the Middle, Eastern and
the nations of the region.
connected to other cities in Slovenia.
341 km
Graz
70 km
Maribor
Ljubljana
Milan
628 km
Koper
235 km
129 km
Zagreb
117 km
Belgrade
510 km
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THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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Vienna
Munich
Salzburg
Slovenia has more than 1200 kilometres

of railway tracks, out of which over
Budapest
THE AIRPORT
500 are electrical, intended for both

The airport is situated in the immediate
Maribor, the Ljubljana airport is situated.
vicinity of the town. It is called the Edvard
It is the biggest airport in Slovenia. It
Rusjan Airport and is the second largest
is a home to the national airlines Adria
airport in Slovenia. The majority of
Airways that carries out regular and
traffic at the Maribor Airport represent
charter flights to different European
charter flights, however, a part of the
Cities and the Middle East. Even closer to
traffic is already being created by
Maribor, just 60 kilometres away, is the
freight transport and private or business
international airport in the Austrian Graz.
railway corridor. It is also important
flights. Modernization of the airport
From Graz Airport it is also possible to
to emphasize that a reconstruction of
infrastructure that is going to significantly
fly to numerous European destinations,
the national railway is very high on the
enlarge the capacities of the airport is also
the Middle East and Northern Africa by
national priority list.
planned. Only 130 kilometres away from
charter and regular lines.
the passenger and freight traffic. One
Graz
can reach Maribor also by one of many

international trains. There are direct
Villach
Maribor
connections with Vienna, Graz, Zagreb

and Rijeka. The railways traffic splits
Ljubljana
Europe into 10 corridors. Maribor is

Trieste
extremely important because it lies

on the junction of the 5th and 10th
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Venice
Koper
Zagreb
Rijeka
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KOPER HARBOUR IN NUMBERS
180.000 t
SHIPS CAPACITY IT CAN ACCOMMODATE
869.000 t
OF CARGO HANDLED IN 2013
between 7 and 18 m
THE DEPTH OF THE HARBOUR
THE HARBOUR
280 ha
OF PORT AREA
Only 230 kilometres Southwest of

Maribor is the Koper harbour, is the only
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Slovene international freight harbour.
SPECIALIZED TERMINALS
Due to the excellent geographical

position, it represents the closest
3.4 km
connection of the Central and Eastern
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Europe with the Mediterranean, while
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through the Suez Canal and the Gibraltar.

The Koper Harbour also represents the
shortest maritime route between the Far
East and Europe.
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Photo: Jaka Jeraa
the majority of freight traffic comes
BERTHS
30 km
OF RAILWAY TRACKS CONNECTING
ALL THE TERMINALS
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A High Quality
of Life
A TOWN IN
THE MIDST OF
GORGEOUS NATURE
The capital of Slovene Styria is the
second largest city in Slovenia and at
the same time extremely lovely. It is
surrounded with beautiful outdoors of
Pohorje hill on one side and numerous
vineyards on the little hills on the
other, with river Drava flowing right
through the middle.
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THE UNIVERSITY CONSISTS OF NO LESS THAN 17 FACULTIES
A UNIVERSITY TOWN
Faculty of Business
and Economics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering

and Computer Science
Faculty of Chemistry
and Chemical Technology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

and Mathematics
Faculty of Energy
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Logistics
Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences
Maribor is also the second most

important University City in Slovenia.
The University of Maribor is an
independent institution, focusing on
scientific research and educational work.
Its goal is to discover, preserve and
transfer knowledge through connecting
the human sciences with the social
studies, technology, economy, natural
sciences, medicine, pedagogical
arts,
law and art into the broader society.

University of Maribor is also connecting
with the economy and is this way
successfully transferring knowledge and
new technologies into practice.
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Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Tourism
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THE UNIVERSITY
A RICH
MEDICAL CENTRE
CULTURAL OFFER
Maribor also has a University Medical
Maribor convinces with its cultural offer.
centre. The core of the medical centre
The city by the river Drava prides itself
consists
hospital
with a rich wine culture, numerous
which employs over 2400 employees,
historical sites, exceptional architectonic
of which about 370 are doctors of
creations and excellent cultural events
medicine, specialized in different fields;
such as the Lent Festival, the Old vine
approximately 500 nurses with a college
Festival, the Maribor Festival, the Bortnik
or university education, as well as
Theatre Festival, St Martins Day and
physical therapists and more than 800
many other events. Maribor also has the
medical technicians, nurses and other
Slovene National Theatre which is the
professionals working in medicine.
home of the Drama, Opera and Ballet.
of
the
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NUMEROUS
SPORT EVENTS
There is a series of top sport events
throughout the whole year in Maribor.
The most important sports event is
definitely the Golden Fox competition.
It is a world cup skiing championship
AN EXCELLENT WINE
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Photo: Pigac
for women that has been held on
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Mariborsko Pohorje since 1964. Apart
Maribor is a wine city, famous for the
from this event, Maribor is a regular
oldest vine in the whole world. It is
host
international
over 400 years old. Wine and culinary
championships such as chess, volleyball,
art are an important part of the Styria
gymnastics,
and
tradition. There are numerous eating
swimming. Of course, we must not forget
houses and restaurants, cellars, wine
to mention the Maribor football club, the
shops and tourist farms in the city and
record holder in national championship
the surroundings, where one can come
titles and its growing success on the
across a wide selection of wines and
international level.
culinary specialities.
of
many
other
athletics,
rowing
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NUMEROUS
POSSIBILITIES FOR
AN ACTIVE SPENDING
OF FREE TIME
In the close vicinity of the very centre of
Maribor, there is Mariborsko Pohorje, the
biggest ski resort in the whole Slovenia.
In addition to excellent ski tracks, there
are numerous tracks for the cross country
skiing, exceptional wellness-spa centres
and beautiful outdoors, often described
as a tracking and cycling paradise.
Maribor
also
offers
numerous
possibilities for an active-time-spending

also for those who prefer football,
horseback riding, tennis, indoor, water
and air sports.
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Maribor is an attractive business environment for foreign investors, offering
WHERE TO
INVEST?
numerous opportunities for investing which many successful companies, such as

Henkel, Palfinger, Durabus, Starkom, Reiffeisen Bank, Unicredit Bank, Sparkasse
and others already found out.
The Key Economic Areas

Maribor had been an extremely well
companies ceased to operate or they got
developed city economically wise. It
restructured. There are modern business
prided itself with numerous industrial
zones with many companies operating
giants. After the 1990 most of those
on those areas nowadays.
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The Tezno Business Zone spreads
others, some extremely demanding
insurance companies and companies
over the territory where the famous
and complex parts for the biggest
who work in the fields of electronics and
Maribor
(TAM)
European automobile manufacturers.
informatics. The Tezno Zone is also the
used to be. These days, there are almost
At the same time, the Tezno area is the
area famous for developing the most
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setting for designing and bringing to life
innovative energy saving solutions as
3000 people in the area. In the Tezno
sophisticated, so called hi-tech products
well as the design and development of
Zone, they are manufacturing, among
and services, postal-logistics, banking,
passive houses.
Automobile
companies
Factory
employing
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SUCCESSFUL
FOREIGN COMPANIES
IN MARIBOR
THE STUDENCI
THE MELJE
BUSINESS CENTRE
THE LIMBU
BUSINESS ZONE
BUSINESS ZONE
At the location of the former TVT Company
The business zone Melje is the home
there is a new business complex in creation
of companies mostly from the metal
In the former location of the Marles
where quite a few companies from the
industry, food processing industry and
Company, a new business complex has
fields of metal industry and logistics
chemical industry. The area is populated
come to life. There are several companies
are already operating in full speed. The
with numerous successful companies such
situated
in
biggest companies of those operating
as: Henkel, Maribor Foundry - Mariborska
production or logistics. The biggest
in the Studenci area are the Siemens
Livarna
companies of the area are: Marles, J&P
Transportation, the TVT railway vehicles,
Karakal Hiko trade and Pro Sigma.
Hetit, Kaar Mont and Profarmakom.
Maribor, TMI
Koaki
(meat
processing industry) and many more.

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The Key Economic Branches:
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CHEMICAL AND
PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY
Industry
The innovations in the chemistry sector

Maribor has a rich industrial tradition
of industry. That base stayed mostly intact
and had developed a strong base of
and has ever since and until this day been
intellectuals, industrialists and engeneers
the driving force behind the contemporary
during in the time of growing prosperity
industrial activity in the town.
have enabled the development of all the

industrial activities, from car to aircraft
industries, and are one of the key factors
in the economic development. Also, the
chemical industry has a long lasting
and a rich tradition here in Maribor,
namely since 1887 when the production
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of chemical and soap products called
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Maribor prides itself with a rich tradition
and manufactured in Maribor for the
1990, Zlatorog incorporated with one
of vehicle and car parts production
worlds biggest car manufacturers
of the worlds most successful giants in
since the times of TAMs beginnings. Still
such as Citron, Peugeot, Ford, Magna
the branch. Henkel and Zlatorog now
today, the most demanding car parts
Steyr, VW, Daimler-Mercedes Benz,
together provide work for over 650
and car clusters are being developed
Iveco and others.
workers here in Maribor.
Photo: Mediaspeed
Photo: Mediaspeed
Zlatorog started to operate. In the year
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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRO-TECHNICAL INDUSTRY

INFORMATION AND
With the initiative of the economic
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
electro-technics. TECES is an internationally
organizations and expert unions, a
Computer Science which is still to this day
recognized
university course called Electro-technics
tightly linked with economic sector and has
partnerships and a competent partner
started in full speed in the 1960, which
educated over 2000 graduates. There is also
when it comes to the development of highly
proves that this particular sector had
a Research and Development Centre for
demanding technologic products and
already been well developed in those
Electric Machines (TECES) that is involved
solutions in the fields of power converters,
In order to improve the economy,
years. Later, this faculty grew into a modern
in research and development in the field of
electric drives and power electronics.
in addition to the traditional hard
carrier
of
development
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
infrastructure like roads, railways, water

supply networks etc.. investments in
the so-called soft infrastructure are also
of the utmost importance. It is a fact
that these new technologies, including
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Photo: Miran Kambi in Styria arhitekti
the information and communication

technologies (ICT), play the key role in
the production of products with a high
added value. There are several very
successful companies in the field of ICT
such as AMIS, Informatika and Margento
operating in Maribor.
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HARDWARE AND
METAL PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
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WOOD-PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
Photo: Mediaspeed
Due to new trends and technologies
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Hardware and metal processing industry
in the construction business and in the
is an important part of the Maribor
field of building heating systems, wood
economy since there are several successful
is becoming a more and more strategic
companies situated in Maribor who are
raw material to have, and very soon there
producing top products from metal. The
is going to be a deficiency of it in Europe.
winning horses of the branch are the
Almost 60 percent of Slovenia is covered
Maribor foundry Maribor (MLM) and
with forests, which is right after Finland
Palfinger. MLM has a tradition of soon to be
and Sweden on the scale of the most
90 years. The foundation of their production
forested countries in the EU. It has a vast
line are articles of aluminium alloys and
developing potential in the sector. There are
copper while they are also a global supplier
several successful companies producing
of automotive, electrical and mechanical,
top-notch products made of wood. There is
as well as construction industries. Palfinger,
a secondary school and a college in Maribor
on the other hand, is the leading global
providing enough expert personnel for
company manufacturer for hydraulic lifting,
the forthcoming development of the
loading and handling solutions.
woodworking industry.
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THE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND THEIR MAIN REPRESENTATIVES

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRO-TECHNICAL INDUSTRY
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE AND METAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY
WOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY
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Starkom, Durabus
Henkel, Ecolab
TECES
AMIS, Informatika, Margento
MLM, Palfinger
Marles, Lumar
The Financial Sector

They say that financial sector is the
has its headquarters here in Maribor. It
vascular system of every economy.
employs around 1300 workers and in
If this statement is true, then the
addition to its primary mission, they also
economy in Maribor definitely has a
deal with management of investment
great blood flow. There are no less
funds, as well as in real estates.
than 17 different banks, 8 different
The second biggest financial corporation
insurance companies and numerous
is
other financial undertakings.
Insurance Company). It employs almost
The biggest financial institution in
900 people and offers a wide range of
Maribor is the Nova KBM bank that also
insurance products.
Zavarovalnica
Maribor
(Maribor
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CONGRESS TOURISM
The tourist industry is one of the fastest
the tourist development, since the city
Maribor offers vast possibilities in the
growing and developing economical
is in fact located in the very centre of
field of business and congress tourism,
activities
no
Europe and on the junction of important
the elite form of tourism. There are
coincidence, since the city has excellent
European routes. If we add favourable
numerous
enivronmental, geographical and social
climate, exquisite wine and culinary
production
conditions. Maribor is located under
offer, rich cultural heritage as well as
business events, conferences, seminars,
the foothills of mountainous Pohorje
numerous sports and relaxation centres,
symposiums, expert meetings and
which is a part of the Eastern Alps. On
then the fact that the number of tourists
educational
the other side, the city is surrounded
in Maribor is constantly and increasingly
Congress
with numerous smaller hills, lavishly
growing in the last 15 years is not
Bellevue hotel, Bolfenk hotel, Arena
decorated with vineyards. The river
surprising at all.
hotel, Dra hotel, City hotel, Tabor
in
Maribor.
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BUSINESS AND
Tourism
That
is
establishments
and
management
workshops:
Centre,
offering
Terme
of
Habakuk
Maribor,
hotel, University of Maribor, University
Drava is also something to remember
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since it flows right through the middle
The town offers many forms of tourism,
Medical
of the city. The geo-strategic position
however as the most interesting we
institutes
of Maribor is an important aspect of
could point out the following:
infrastructure and activities.
Centre
Maribor,
and
additional
scientific
quality
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SPORTS TOURISM
Also, sports oriented people or sports
enthusiasts can enjoy in Maribor. The
town itself, as well as the surroundings
offer: hiking and equestrian trails,
CULTURAL TOURISM
adrenaline, adventure and cycling parks,

ski centres (Mariborsko Pohorje the
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Maribor is also the cultural centre of
Maribor, Maribor Puppet Theatre, Maribor
largest ski centre in Slovenia!), quality
the region since it boasts with cultural
Regional Museum, Museum of National
sports infrastructure (stadiums, sports
attractions, is renowned for the world
Liberation, Maribor Art Gallery and other
halls,
famous cultural events and a rich wine
galleries, cultural heritage buildings
pools, hippodromes, shooting ranges,
culture. If we enumerate just the creme
around the centre, a high-quality cultural
training fields), the best football team
de la creme: Lent, the square Slomkov
offer (opera, ballet, drama, puppets), Old
in Slovenia NK Maribor, international
trg with Cathedral, the square Glavni
Vine House with Old Vine, traditional
sports events, sports and recreational
trg with the Plague monument, the
Vinag wine cellar in the city centre,
centres and specialized hotels, city and
square Grajski trg with Maribor castle,
traditional offers on wine roads leading
mountain Wellness providers, water and
synagogue, Slovene National Theatre
across picturesque wine growing hills etc.
air sports, sports airfield, golf etc.
ice-skating
rinks,
swimming
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SUPPORTING
SERVICES
Investment Procedures for
Foreign-invested Enterprises
PURCHASE OF A COMPANY
ESTABLISHMENT
REGISTRATION OF
PREPARATORY PHASE
IMPLEMENTATION
CONTRACT
OF A COMPANY
BRANCH (NOTARY)
1 Obtaining the tax number
1 an extract from the register;
2 Opening the bank account and
2 the resolution of the management
payment of funding capital
3 Preparation of Act of Establishment
3 a copy of the rules;
4 Translation of identification documents
4 the verified business report in
5 Filling in the forms for registration

6 Obtaining a personal work permit
(self-employment)
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on the formation of the branch;
abbereviated form.
Expression of interest to invest in the
Signing of confidentiality contract
Implementation of all legal acts,
existing company;
and receipt of information materials;
relating to the conclusion of the
determination of the target company;
preparation of a report on the valuation
action analisys;
preparation of time schedule;
forming of expert team.
of the company for the purpose of
purchase contract and the completion

of the transaction.
determining the purchase price;

due diligence of the target company;
submission of a binding offer;
negotiations with the owners of the
target company.
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Stimulations for the Economy
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Public Utility and Energents Expenses

Tariff lines (EUR/kWh)
The companies that wish to operate in

Voltage
Maribor or in its vicinity, are subject to
High
many incentives and deductions.
(110-400 kV)
Employers are reimbursed the paid
The companies get reimbursed all the
social security contributions.
expenses for the initial investments.

These are the investments in the
Tax deductions for employment in
elemental funds and labour costs for
Maribor and its wider region.
the newly employed workers.
Tax deductions for investing in
The companies are also reimbursed
Maribor and its wider region
investments
in
the
fields
development and research.
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of
Medium
(1-35kV)
Low
(0,4kV)
Type of
The calculated power
deliverability
(EUR/kW/month)
T >= 6000 hours
1,74172
0,00128
0,00128
0,00106
6000 > T >= 2500 hours
1,79271
0,00118
0,00118
0,00097
T < 2500 hours
1,74939
0,00146
0,00146
0,00119
T >= 2500 hours
3,54731
0,00115
0,00115
0,00096
T < 2500 hours
3,50454
0,00142
0,00142
0,00116
T >= 2500 hours
4,71540
0,00868
0,00675
T < 2500 hours
3,92199
0,01365
0,01057
Final daily
High daily
Lower daily
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Water Charge
Accounting Items
Unit of measurement
Price in EUR
VAT 9,5%
Price including VAT in EUR
m3
0,6670
0,0634
0,7304
Water charge
Standardized consumption
of drinking water
Excessive water
m3
consumption
1,0005
0,0950
Price
CO2
environmental tax
Excise duty
Add-ons for
increasing energy
efficiency
Selling
price
VAT 22%
Retail price
[Sm3/leto]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
[/Sm3]
CDK1
0-200
0,40540
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,45576
0,10027
0,55603
(in /liter)
CDK2
201-500
0,39320
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,44356
0,09758
0,54114
1,0955
Gas Prices
CDK
The annual
Consumption quantity supplied
group
or provided
CO2 tax
Appendix to
provide the
energy savings
Excise duty
VAT (22%)
0,63908
0,03456
0,00400
0,51416
0,26220
1,454
CDK3
501-1.500
0,35780
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,40816
0,08980
0,49796
0,66367
0,03456
0,00400
0,51416
0,26761
1,484
CDK4
1.501-2.500
0,35780
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,40816
0,08980
0,49796
Diesel fuel
0,65790
0,03744
0,00200
0,40512
0,24254
1,345
CDK5
2.501-4.500
0,35780
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,40816
0,08980
0,49796
EL heating oil
0,61622
0,03744
0,06500
0,10265
0,18069
1,002
CDK6
4.501- naprej
0,35780
0,02736
0,018
0,005
0,40816
0,08980
0,49796
Type of derivative
Unleaded gasoline
95 octane
Unleaded gasoline
98 octane
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Petroleum Products Prices
Selling price
duty free
Retail price
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www.maribor.si
Services and Contacts

Maribor Development Agency
Economic Activities Office
Pobreka cesta 20, 2000 Maribor
Ulica heroja Staneta 1, 2000 Maribor
Slovenia
Slovenia
+386 2 333 13 00
+386 2 220 13 80
info@mra.si
ryan.hartner@maribor.si
www.mra.si
The Agency of the Republic of

Slovenia for Public Legal Records
and Related Services (AJPES)
Tax Administration of
the Republic Slovenia
Unit Maribor
Titova cesta 10, 2502 Maribor
Trg Leona tuklja 10, 2000 Maribor
+386 2 235 65 00
The Tax Office Maribor
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of tajerska
Project Office
Ulica talcev 24, 2000 Maribor
Slovenia
gp.durs-mb@gov.si
Slovenia
+386 2 235 25 00
http://www.durs.gov.si/en/
Slovenia
+386 2 220 87 00
info.mb@ajpes.si
+386 2 220 14 75
info@stajerskagz.si
http://www.ajpes.si/
boris.ketis@maribor.si
http://www.stajerskagz.si/en/
Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business Maribor
Regional office Maribor
Chamber of Notaries
of Slovenia
Mayor s Cabinet
Titova 63, 2000 Maribor
Gregorieva ulica 37, 2000 Maribor
Tavarjeva ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
+386 2 330 35 00
+386 2 235 77 00
+386 1 439 25 70
+386 2 220 14 54
maribor@ozs.si
gpzrszmaribor@ess.gov.si
info.nzs@siol.net
marjeta.kristoficjamnik@maribor.si
www.ponudba-obrti.com/maribor
http://english.ess.gov.si/
http://www.notar-z.si/en/
Employment Service of Slovenia
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2015

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

In that time, the town had been

the industrial processes, the new-coming

generations of young researchers and

university of our own and had started, in

innovators, a connection to the world

addition to the railways, connecting the

and breathtaking outdoors with the

town with the Middle Europe through

oldest vine in the world in the very core

air traffic from our own airport, as well

of the city put Maribor on the map of the

as by building numerous highways. The

worlds most economically interesting

price for the new, independent Republic

cities. Not only that Maribor is a city of

of Slovenia was a deadlock in the

past opportunities, Maribor remains

development, which we are promptly

and also is a city of opportunities of

trying to make up for.

today and of tomorrow.

Our industrial traditions, our high level

of the cultural offer, the ever-growing

Welcome to Maribor! Invest in Maribor!

connection between the University and

Andrej Fitravec PhD

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

Investment Procedures for Foreign-invested Enterprises

Well Regulated Transport Infrastructure

Public Utility and Energents Expenses

economic and cultural centre

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

The city by the river Drava, that is

from the first time it had ever been

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

Photo: Branimir Ritonja

850 YEARS OF MARIBOR

had been built from stones and wood

of Maribor reserved for the General

industrial and therefore it had, in

which had taken its toll on many

Rudolf Maister who gave the outlines

the 1990s as Yugoslavia fell apart,

arsons. In the 17th century the plague

and defended the Northern border of

lost its most important market the

swept through town, killing a third of

Slovenia and this way made sure that

Yugoslav market, and found itself in an

the entire population. With a humble

Maribor remained a part of Slovenia.

excruciating economic crisis.

gratefulness that the plague was

After the World War I, Maribor was the

However, a strong will, firm ambitions

defeated, the people of Maribor built

fastest growing town in the Country

and a new vision gave back life to the

one of the most beautiful statues in the