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TIME, SPEED, GOOD LINKS: the best allies of good business
The excellent integration of small business zones into the transport system enables dynamic operations at reduced operating costs. Small business zones boast modern traffic infrastructure toward Ljubljana to the east and toward Italy to the west, promoting speedy movement of goods and people. All small business zones are within a kilometre of the motorway access and railway station, providing links to all four corners of the world.
Distance from the important connecting points
Distance of the zones to the nearest international airport:
- Jože Pučnik Airport (Ljubljana, Slovenia): 100 km
- Ronchi dei Legionari (Trieste, Italy): 50 km
- Marco Polo Airport (Venice, Italy): 150 km
- Distance of the zones to the Port of Koper: 65 km
The small business zone will accommodate companies geared toward production, technology and development, as well as business and service activities. The sites will feature the basic utilities infrastructure including water, electricity, internet connection, public lighting and connecting roads. There are plans underway to construct further infrastructure facilities and objects such as parking lots, a transformer station and recycling facilities for collecting municipal waste.
The Ajdovščina Administrative Unit is touted as an efficient and speedy authority for granting construction permits.
From the time of filing a complete application – provided that there are solutions in place regarding the spatial conditions for integrating the facility into the setting – the construction permit can be issued in as little as two months. There are also several building design companies which can carry out the permit obtaining process on your behalf.
A healthy living environment in the municipality of Ajdovščina – prerequisite for an innovative and successful work environment.
The significance of an attractive and healthy living environment with good opportunities for education, training and employment is invaluable for establishing a good quality of life and an innovative and stimulating work environment. Add to that the outstanding quality of potable water, lots of sun and healthy fresh air, and you have the ideal conditions for living and working.
Local incentives for investors.
- subsidies on purchases of land intended for the construction of premises for their industrial or business activities of up to 100% of the purchase price;
- operation grants for up to 100% of the assessed public utilities charge for investments made in the construction of commercial and production facilities located within commercial zones (either existing or new ones);
- interest-rate subsidies for investments in: production and service capacities; new construction or renovation of production and service capacities; and investments in business activity equipment and/or the purchase of intangible rights (patents, licences, and technological know-how);
- a subsidy covering up to 75% of the employer’s share of social security contributions for as many as 10 new employees in the first 2 years of their employment, where the sole condition is that their employment contracts are for a minimum of 3 years;
- co-financing the protection of intellectual property rights, the costs of creating an initial prototype or the costs of documented innovation-oriented technical solutions, ideas or research assignments by up to 50%;
- co-financing consultation services for entrepreneurs in the process of putting together tender documentation for national and international tenders in order to receive grants by up to 50%;
- a subsidy of up to 100% of the market rental of commercial premises owned or managed by the Municipality of Ajdovščina to encourage specific commercial activities of the public interest but for which there is no economic interest and
- lease co-financing for exhibition spaces at fairs in Slovenia or abroad by up to 50%. The Municipality of Ajdovščina provides investors with a liaison officer to assist them with their acquisition of land and obtaining of building permits and other licences.
Open projects
Biotechnopolis Ajdovščina
The Ajdovščina Municipality is planning a research & development complex with an approximate area of 18 hectares in the area north of the Ajdovščina Airfield.
The Biotechnopolis Ajdovščina will be a hub for companies from the sectors of aviation, biotechnology, information and green technologies, as well as research and development institutions, and will be complemented by an aviation museum with a science centre, a conference venue and sports facilities.The aim of this ambitious project is to closely link research and development with the economy, focusing especially on the fields of biotechnology and aeronautics.
Park facilities:
- green technologies
- biotechnology
- high-tech campus
- aviation
- information technology
- research and development institutions
- university programmes
- science centre with an aviation museum
- conference venue with a restaurant
- outdoor sports areas
Location:
Northern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
18 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
Will be quipped in 2026
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
2.5 km
Occupancy:
100 % (expressed interest of investors for full area)
Industrial zone Ajdovščina – East expansion
The Industrial zone Ajdovščina – East expansion (PC Ajdovščina – širitev vzhod), located in the southeastern part of Ajdovščina, is suitable especially for high-technology industry. Despite being placed within larger industrial area along the motorway, the location still guarantees tranquil and ambient workspace.
Location:
Southeastern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
23.371 m²
Utilities infrastructure:
Equipped in 2024
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
750 m
Occupancy:
100 %
The investment is co-financed by the European Union from the Resilience and Recovery Plan (NextGeneration EU).
Name of operation: “PC Ajdovščina – širitev vzhod”
Industrial zone Ajdovščina – West expansion
The Industrial zone Ajdovščina – West expansion (PC Ajdovščina – širitev zahod) is situated in the westeastern part of Ajdovščina. The business zone is ideally suited to logistics and distribution activities, as well as to niche manufacturing and services. The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from the neighbouring countries as well as international transit. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as Port of Koper (Slovenia) and Port of Rijeka (Croatia), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality.
Location:
Westeastern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
2 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
Equipped in 2024
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
800 m
Occupancy:
100 %
The investment is co-financed by the European Union from the Resilience and Recovery Plan (NextGeneration EU).
Name of operation: “PC Ajdovščina – širitev zahod”
Industrial zone Ajdovščina – Gobi expansion
The Industrial zone Ajdovščina – Gobi expansion (PC Ajdovščina – širitev Gobi) is situated in the southern part of Ajdovščina.The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from both neighbouring countries and international transit areas. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as the Port of Koper (Slovenia), the Port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Port of Trieste (Italy), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality.
Location:
Southern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
2.4 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
Equipped in 2024
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
250 m
Occupancy:
50 %
The project is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development within the framework of the implementation of the Development Incentives Program for border problem areas in the period 2022-2025 (No. 30301-1/2022/3, dated 10/02/2022), goal measures: “Construction and expansion of business zones”.
Name of operation: “PC Ajdovščina – širitev Gobi”
Industrial zone V Talih
The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from both neighbouring countries and international transit areas. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as the Port of Koper (Slovenia), the Port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Port of Trieste (Italy), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality.
Location:
Southern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
4.4 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
80% equipped (eastern part of the zone which is partly in private ownership is unequipped)
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
600 m
Occupancy:
80% (equipped area is 100% occupied)
Industrial zone Pod Železnico
The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from both neighbouring countries and international transit areas. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as the Port of Koper (Slovenia), the Port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Port of Trieste (Italy), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality.
Location:
Southern part of Ajdovščina
Size:
8.7 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
Equipped in 2020
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
1 km
Occupancy:
100 %
Industrial zone Gojače
The Gojače Industrial Zone, located 10km west of Ajdovščina and on the south side of Gojače village, is suitable for industrial production as well as for business and services industry. The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from both neighbouring countries and international transit areas. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as the Port of Koper (Slovenia), the Port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Port of Trieste (Italy), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality.
Location:
10 km west of Ajdovščina
Size:
17.2 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
80% equipped (western part of the zone will be equipped in 2026)
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
500 m
Occupancy:
80 % of full area (occupancy of already equipped area is otherwise 100%)
Industrial zone Črniče
The Črniče Industrial Zone, located 12km west of Ajdovščina and on the west side of Črniče village, is suitable for industrial production as well as for business and services industry. The proximity to the nodes belonging to the EU transport corridors attracts traffic from both neighbouring countries and international transit areas. Owing to the vicinity of the seaway arteries such as the Port of Koper (Slovenia), the Port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Port of Trieste (Italy), it offers many opportunities for the development of intermodality. Part of the communal infrastructure in the Črniče Industrial Zone was co-financed with funds from the European Regional Development Fund and funds from the budget of the Republic of Slovenia.
Location:
12 west of Ajdovščina
Size:
4.9 ha
Utilities infrastructure:
Equipped in 2024
Distance to the motorway/trunk road access (Ljubljana, Koper, Italy):
2.5 km
Occupancy:
100 %
The investment is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union from the European Fund for Regional Development.
Name of operation: “Expansion of the Črniče business zone”
