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”