Sisak – Moslavina County Download as PDF Add to basket

Sisak-Moslavina County is located in the southern part of the central part of the Republic of Croatia, in the area where Pannonian and Mountain Croatia touch. The county borders Zagreb, Karlovac, Bjelovar-Bilogora, Brod-Posavina and Požega-Slavonia counties, and in the south with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It includes Posavina, Banovina, Moslavina and parts of Kordun and Slavonia.

The County of Sisak-Moslavina is a transport hub and, due to its favorable natural and transport-geographical position, it is well connected with other parts of the Republic of Croatia, as well as neighboring

The county of Sisak-Moslavina has an area of 4468 km2 and is one of the largest counties in the Republic of Croatia by area, occupying about 7.9% of the land territory of the Republic. In the structure of the total area, the largest share is agricultural land (52%), followed by forest land (44%) and barren land (4%). Such a favorable land structure represents a significant economic resource for Sisak-Moslavina County.

Sisak-Moslavina county is populated by 140,549 inhabitants.

The area of Sisak-Moslavina County can be divided into three geographical units:
a) mountain areas (areas of Zrinska, Trgovska, Petrova and parts of Moslavačka gora)
b) hilly areas (Banovina, Moslavina, Vukomeričke gorice and Psunj)
c) areas of river valleys, terraces and flood plains (Posavina and Pokuplje plains).
According to today’s territorial structure, there are 19 local self-government units in the county:

7 cities: Sisak, Glina, Hrvatska Kostajnica, Kutina, Novska, Petrinja and Popovača,

12 municipalities: Donji Kukuruzari, Dvor, Gvozd, Hrvatska Dubica, Jasenovac, Lekenik, Lipovljani, Majur, Martinska Ves, Sunja, Topusko and Velika Ludina and 456 settlements.

The political, administrative, economic and cultural center of the county is the city of Sisak.

The main economic activities in the area of the county are industry, with special emphasis on energy, oil, petrochemical and chemical industry, metallurgy and metalworking industry, food industry and agriculture and forestry, trade, catering, construction, transport and communications. Recently, the development and application of sophisticated technologies in the electronic industry have been present in the county, and there is a significant development of the pharmaceutical industry. To a lesser extent, other economic activities and crafts are also represented.
The County of Sisak-Moslavina allocates considerable funds for the development of organic agriculture, and the justification of the incentive is demonstrated by the increase in the number of organic agricultural producers in the area of the county, which, among other things, is among the first in the Republic of Croatia in terms of the number of producers in organic production.

The preservation of the area, the sparse population of the county and the preserved traditional architectural heritage provide great development opportunities in the development of selective forms of tourism in Sisak-Moslavina County, some of which are already successfully developing, such as health tourism, hunting tourism, village and rural tourism, cycle tourism, eno and gastro tourism.
A special feature of SMŽ are the rich sources of hyperthermal healing water in Topusko.
The entire area of the county is characterized by very diverse and attractive natural landscapes, such as the Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, an important tourist destination in the county. The uniqueness of the Nature Park lies in the wealth of flora and fauna, architectural heritage, and traditional agriculture and animal husbandry. It stretches over 506 km² of predominantly marshland, consisting of three fields: Lonjsko, Mokro and Poganovo.

The share of Sisak-Moslavina County’s exports abroad in the total exports of the Republic of Croatia is around 3.3%, while the share of the county’s imports in the total imports of the Republic of Croatia is 1.2%.

The most important trade partners in the export of Sisak-Moslavina County are still the countries of the European Union (Austria, Italy, Germany), followed by the neighboring countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina).
According to the National Classification of Activities, the most important export activity in Sisak-Moslavina County is the processing industry, which realizes almost 98% of total exports, mostly in the field of chemicals and chemical products, followed by computer production, followed by metal production, food and beverage production, and wood processing and wood products (except furniture).

[Public institution Regional Coordinator of Sisak-Moslavina County, July 2022]

Main Indicators

GDP EUR	1.258.990.000
Population	139.603
Men	67.985
Women	71.618
Age 0-14	18.238
Age 15+	121.365
GDP Per Capita EUR	8.768,00
Area Size km²	4.468

Gross Value Added by ActivitiesEUR

Infrastructure

Motorways km	75
Broadband Connections number and density	27.962 / 45%
Number of issued building permits	289

Investments

	Amount
Foreign Direct Investments million EUR	131

Foreign Direct Investment by Activitymil. EUR

Activity	Amount
Metal production	46,20
Manufacture of food products	15,80
Construction of buildings	14,10
Processing of wood and wood and cork products, except furniture; production of products from straw and plaiting materials	13,00
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	10,30
Other	31,90

Foreign Direct Investment by Countrymil. EUR

Country	Amount
Italy	118,10
Switzerland	98,90
Luxembourg	87,10
Germany	27,60
Netherlands	12,30
Other	-212,60

Gross Investment in new Fixed Assets, by Location of Investment Constructions and Types of Assets

Asset type	Amount (EUR, 000)
Buildings, spaces and structures	109.664
Machinery and equipment with fittings	88.152
Transport equipment	7.057
Cultivated biological resources	8.491
Intellectual property products	3.785
Total	219.996

Biggest Investors

Company	Activity	Website
ABS SISAK d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.absacciai.com/hr/abs-sisak
PETROKEMIJA d.d.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.petrokemija.hr
FURNIR PALAVRA d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.palavra.ba
TRANSLOGISTIKA GLINA d.o.o.	TRANSPORT AND STORAGE	http://www.sherif.hr
PRIVREDA d.o.o.	WATER SUPPLY; WASTEWATER REMOVAL, MR. WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION	http://www.privreda-petrinja.hr
MLIN I PEKARE d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.mip.hr
MMM-VUKELIĆ d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.mmm-vukelic.hr
TIM Topusko d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING	http://www.tim-topusko.hr
TDK CROATIA d.o.o.	MANUFACTURING
MOSLAVINA d.o.o.	WATER SUPPLY; WASTEWATER REMOVAL, MR. WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION	http://www.moslavina-kutina.hr

Maximum Investment Incentives' Intensity according to the Investment Promotion Act

Large enterprises	Medium enterprises	Small and micro-enterprises
50%	60%	70%

International Trade

Export by Activity000 EUR

Import by Activity000 EUR

Export by Country000 EUR

Import by Country000 EUR

Education

Eduction level	Number of pupils
Kindergartens and Other Legal Entities Implementing Preschool Education Programmes	4.017
Basic Schools, Beginning of School Year	10.421
Upper Secondary Schools, Beginning of School Year	3.980
Students Enrolled on Professional and University Study, According to Place of Permanent Residence	4.519

Number of High School Studends Who Have Completed Their Education

Number of Students and Institutions by Educational Sectors

Educational Sector	Number of Institutions	Number of Students
Electrical engineering and computing	5	627
Economics, trade and business administration	6	606
Health and social work	3	452
Mechanical engineering, shipbuildnig and metallurgy	5	427
Tourism and catering	3	198
Transport and logisitics	1	160
Construction and geodesy	1	129
Agriculture, good and veterinary	2	115
Forestry and wood processing	4	96
Personal, security and other services	2	75
Geology, mining, petroleum and chemical technology	1	54
Graphic technology and audio-visual design	1	39
Textiles and leather	1	34

Students Who Graduated From University Study or Completed Professional Studys

Institutions of Higher Education and Graduated Students

Name	Students who graduated from or completed university or professional study
Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak	23

Business Indicators of Enterprises

Activity	Number of Business Entities	Number of Persons Employed	Average Monthly Gross Earnings per Person in Paid Employment (EUR)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	338	952	1.144
Mining and quarrying	13	148	1.571
Manufacturing	695	7.205	1.190
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	47	492	1.603
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	73	1.136	1.094
Construction	750	1.973	1.012
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	971	4.821	1.046
Transportation and storage	229	1.363	1.244
Accommodation and food service activities	400	637	909
Information and communication	191	233	1.769
Financial and insurance activities	16	468	1.566
Real estate activities	63	65	1.159
Professional, scientific and technical activities	418	504	1.279
Administrative and support service activities	129	594	890
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security	179	4.885	1.424
Education	107	3.656	1.345
Human health and social work activities	175	3.470	1.474
Arts, entertainment and recreation	645	408	1.065
Other service activities	1.694	510	1.045

Unemployed

	Rate
Unemployment Rate	17,50%

Unemployed by Activity

Activity	Number
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	242
Mining and quarrying	23
Manufacturing	1.087
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	6
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	90
Construction	502
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	544
Transportation and storage	141
Accommodation and food service activities	526
Information and communication	48
Financial and insurance activities	41
Real estate activities	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	145
Administrative and support service activities	243
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security	725
Education	200
Human health and social work activities	333
Arts, entertainment and recreation	57
Other service activities	535
Not classified	1.270
Total	6.784

Registered unemployed by occupation

Support Institutions Contacts

Name	Contact	Website
Regional coordinator of Sisak-moslavina County	info@rk-smz.hr	http://www.rk-smz.hr/
SISAK MOSLAVINA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SI-MO-RA Ltd, FOR ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTING AND REPRESENTATION	simora@simora.hr	http://www.rk-smz.hr/simora/