MUNICIPALITY’S ID
Municipality Gradiška is placed in the north-western
part of the Republic of Srpska and it spreads on the
surface of 762 km2, with 73 settlements in which live
around 62.000 inhabitants. It consists of lowland part
of Lijevče field, foothills of northern part of Potkozarje
and smaller mountain part of Kozara and Prosara. Urban
part of municipality Gradiška borders with the neighbouring Republic of Croatia, where is placed the biggest
border crossing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Municipality
Gradiška makes together with the neighbouring municipalities (Laktaši, Srbac and Kozarska Dubica) one of the
WHERE IS IT PLACED?
Distance from Gradiška
Banja Luka
Belgrade
Zagreb
Ljubljana
Budapest
Vienna
Sarajevo
Novi Sad
Podgorica
Trieste
Skoplje
50
280
130
280
420
510
280
260
470
360
670
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
km
most developed regions of Republic of Srpska.
Municipality Gradiška leans onto the river Sava by its
northern part in the length of 57 km, which represents
the basic watercourse of municipality.
Direct access to the river Sava, natural openness
through ‘’Sava’s corridor’’ to the East and the West and
openness through mountain hinterland to the South
towards the Adriatic Sea give Gradiška a very suitable
traffic-geographic position, which will have bigger significance when the route of high-way Gradiška – Banja Luka
is constructed.
GRADIŠKA THROUGH HISTORY
Distance from Gradiška
The nearest high-way
High way Zagreb-Beograd
The nearest ports
Port Kopar
Port Rijeka
10 km
370 km
290 km
The nearest airports:
Mahovljani
Sarajevo
Belgrade
Zagreb
25
280
280
130
km
km
km
km
Administrative service of municipality Gradiška
Vidovdanska 1A
78 400 Gradiška
Republic of Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: 00 387 51 810 300
Fax: 00 387 51 814 689
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.opstina-gradiska.com
The first significant traces of existence of settlements
on the territory of today’s municipality are related to the
pre-historic times, which is confirmed with the archeological findings of houses on stilts in Donja Dolina.
In the Roman era the settlement Servitium is mentioned in this area, while in 1295 for the first time, as
a place for crossing the Sava, officially is mentioned
the name Alsogradisca, and later on as Gradischi Brod.
In the period 1536 till 1878 Gradiška was, except for
short breaks, under Turkish reign, which was replaced by
Austro-Hungarian reign until 1918.
The First and Second World War left serious consequences on the territory of municipality, and significant
development can be observed in the 70ies of the last
century. Today on the territory of municipality, it has been
created a general climate and setting for successful acting
and use of all possibilities in the area of development.
Numerous archeological findings that reach to time of
Roman Empire serve as evidence on rich cultural-historic
heritage of this municipality.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
SUITABLE
LOCATION FOR
LOCATING
BUSINESS
• Suitable geo-strategic
position – the biggest
and most significant
border entrance from
Europe to BiH is located
in Gradiška
• S uitable geo-traffic
position – Gradiška is
intersected with important communications
which connect it on the
North with high-way
Belgrade – Zagreb and
with the rail-road track
which connects Europe
with Middle East, on the
South with Banja Luka,
and with the rail-roads
and roads with Adriatic Sea. Airport „Banja
Luka“ is placed not far
from the municipality
Gradiška, half way to
Banja Luka, in Mahovljani
• D
irect exit to the internationally navigable
river Sava – municipality
Gradiška leans onto the
right side of the river Sava
in the length of 57 km
ARRANGED
INFRASTRUCTURE
• G
ood road communication – all populated
places on the territory
of municipality Gradiška
are covered with
asphalt road network
• Developed communal
system
BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
• T
raditional industrial
sectors of metal-,
plastic-, wood- and
food-processing industry as well as other
areas of processing
industry
NATURAL
AND HUMAN
RESOURCES
SUPPORT OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
• S uitable agricultural
land of Lijevče field
and Potkozarje enable
development of tillage,
vegetable-growing,
cattle-breeding, fruitgrowing and processing
capacities
• S hort procedures of registration, issuing licences
and administrative decisions on the local level
• M
ountain Kozara, rich
with different forest
potential (flora and
fauna)
• R
eserves of drinking
water
• S uitable mild-continental climate
• E xceptional possibilities for development
of hunting, winter and
excursion tourism
• L owest rate of profit tax
in relation to the surroundings – profit tax is
10% with the possibility
of transfer, all products
are mostly exempt of
export duty charges, and
there is certain stimulation regarding export
• M
unicipality is willing for
its long-term planned
projects and ideas, to
accept co-financing with
domestic and foreign
partners, it is willing
to join public – private
partnership in the aim of
increasing social-economic development, improvement of municipal
prosperity and reaching
European standards
• S upport in the procedure
of acquiring different
licences on higher level
NATURAL RESOURCES
Thanks to a very suitable geographical - traffic
position, municipality Gradiška possesses great possibilities of putting into function its natural resources and
potentials, and those are agricultural land, forests and
underground supplies of drinking water.
Intensive development of agriculture is based on the
use of contemporary means and agro-technical measures
in the agriculture, on construction of contemporary farms,
as well as raising contemporary plantation orchards.
Agricultural land, as significant generator of
development, covers 67% of territory of municipality, i.e.
50.761 ha. In the Lijevče field the most popular is production of tillage and vegetable cultures as well as production
of fodder, while the fruit-production is the most developed in the Potkozarje area.
Many farms of milking cows, pigs for meat production
as well as certain number of poultry farms are built on
the territory of municipality.
Especially intensive development has been recorded in
the fruit-growing, first of all, in apple production, and more
and more in pear and plum production, where municipality Gradiška is the biggest fruit producer in BiH. Annual
production is around 70.000 tons of fruit, with indication
of constant increase of production. Aside extraordinary
suitable climate conditions, the fact that on the territory
of municipality are built contemporary cooling-storages
whose capacities are around 30.000t also contributes to
the increased production.
Forests, as a significant resource of municipality,
cover 33% of its territory. On the basis of this natural
resource, the wood-processing industry developed,
whose beginnings are connected with 1855, when the first
saw-mill in Gornji Podgradci was built.
Also, supplies of drinking water are significant
resource of municipality, as well as the internationally
navigable river Sava.
BUSINESS POSSIBILITIES
Significant development potentials of
municipality are found in the created resources, i.e. existing economic structure based
on the food-, wood-, metal- processing and
textile industry, construction industry, tourism,
catering, and different forms of service and
crafts activities. Around 500 economic entities
are active today in Gradiška, which are mostly
small and medium enterprises.
On the territory of municipality Gradiška,
two business zones are defined, and prepared
construction land is at the disposal to potential
investors:
Business zone Cerovljani –
Berek:
Location: Business zone is 10 km
away from town centre. It is placed on
the distance of 500 – 1000 m from the
high-way route Banja Luka – Gradiška.
Surface: 26,6ha
Infrastructure: electro – only a long
transmission line goes over the zone,
telecommunication is 500m away from
the zone
Business zone (Agro-industrial
zone) Nova Topola:
Location: Business zone is 12 km
away from town centre; it is placed
next to the settlement Nova Topola.
It is 300m away from trunk road M16
Banja Luka – Gradiška.
Surface: 145 ha
Infrastructure: electricity,
telecommunication
In preparation are three more business zones:
Čatrnja, Jelšingrad and Bok Jankovac, which are
close to the town.
Zone in the preparation
Bok Jankovac
Zone in the preparation
Jelšingrad
Zone in the preparation
Čatrnja
Business zone
(Agro-industrial zone)
Nova Topola
Business zone
Cerovljani-Berek
Tourism
Touristic potentials of
Gradiška are based on
the variety and richness
of geographic, history
and natural sights of
Kozara, Lijevče field and
Posavina, i.e. the village,
excursion, huntingfishing and eco- tourism
filled with events.
Town tourism should
also be mentioned as
well as the river Sava,
Donja Dolina and transit
tourism, considering that
the biggest and most
significant entrance from
Europe to BiH is located
in Gradiška.
Famous excursion
sites and archeological
findings are Monastery
Karanovac in Gornji
Kijevci from Roman
era and Middle Ages,
Vrbaški town from XIII
century, wooden church
in Romanovci from XVIII
century, and the cave
in Trnovac, as well as
excursion site „Subotići“
in the village Kozara and
bathing-site „Jezero“ in
Laminci.
Big project „Archeological – ecological
park Donja Dolina –
Bardača“ belongs to the
respectable projects for
European standards.
Through all seasons
Gradiška has numerous
cultural and entertaining
events.
Health care
The system of health
care on the territory of
municipality consists of
three public health care
institutions.
Health centre, as a
carrier of primary health
care, has 27 teams of
family medicine that
work in accordance with
the European standards.
General hospital, as
a carrier of secondary
health care satisfies all
needs of contemporary
acute hospital.
Pharmacy institution
is the carrier of selling
and preparing medications on the territory of
municipality.
and one college for
business management.
Schools are equipped
with contemporary
equipment and teaching
appliances and are qualified for organization of
contemporary classes.
Culture
Central place of
cultural happenings
and manifestations is
Cultural centre, which
has spatial and technical
possibilities of highest
rank. Carriers of cultural
contents are numerous
amateur cultural artistic
societies as well as
County Museum and
National Library.
Sports
There are 66 actively
acting sports organizations and clubs within
20 sports areas on the
territory of municipality.
Tradition of organized
sporting is present for
Education
over 100 years, and in
certain areas of compeGradiška has a long
ting sports (football,
tradition in education.
basketball, bowling,
Process of education
volleyball) high ranks are
carries out in seven
achieved. In all kinds of
elementary schools,
sports is engaged over
three high schools, one
elementary music school 11.000 of inhabitants.