The Municipality of Myślenice

32-400 Myślenice
ul. Rynek 8/9
www.myslenice.pl
e-mail: info@myslenice.pl
tel.: (12) 639-23-00
fax. (12) 639-23-05

The Municipality of Myślenice is located in the south-central part of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30 km from Cracow. It belongs entirely to the Cracow Metropolitan Area, which strongly determines a number of its development conditions. As such, in the next 10 years Myślenice is listed alongside Kraków, Niepołomice, Wieliczka, Bochnia and Dobczyce as the centre with the highest development potential in Lesser Poland.

Myślenice has an excellent location, as the E 77 road, of international importance, popularly known as “Zakopianka”, runs through the municipality. It leads from Cracow to the border crossings in Chyżne and Łysa Polana. And just 35km from the centre of Myślenice is Poland’s second largest airport, the John Paul II Airport in Balice. Provincial road No. 967, leading to Łapczyca (direction Tarnów), also begins here. Another important aspect is the proximity to Cracow and all the benefits of a large agglomeration, academic background, access to new technologies, effective and substantive team of officials and experience in cooperation with investors. To increase the attractiveness of the city as a good place to live and invest, the authorities of Myślenice and the surrounding communes have joined the “Railway Plus” programme – a railway connection to Cracow, which will definitely improve the comfort and safety of travelling, and the city will gain a smooth and fast railway connection to Cracow. The local government is also carrying out major investments in the expansion and modernisation of road infrastructure, taking into account the location of Jawornik/Polanka investment areas.

The borough occupies an area of 153.7 km2 , with the town of Myślenice itself – 30.1 km2 . The area of the commune constitutes about 1% of the total area of Lesser Poland Voivodship (Małopolskie Voivodship) and 22.8% of the area of Myślenice Poviat. In the group of urban-rural municipalities Myslenice Commune is the largest in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. An important advantage of the commune is its relatively high forest cover, which amounts to 31.1% of the total area.

Apart from its economic advantages, Myślenice is also a tourist region and a city conducive to relaxation. The wonderful surroundings, the possibility of various forms of activity, the proximity of Cracow, Wieliczka or Zakopane are additional advantages. Basically, there is everything a tourist may expect and this at any time of the year. Walking and hiking in the spring, relaxing by the river in the summer, cycling trips in the autumn and skiing in the winter. There is something for everyone. The accommodation and catering facilities are developing all the time.

The Municipality of Myślenice is surrounded by the Wieliczka Foothills which turn into gentle slopes descending towards the Raba Valley. From the south the basin is closed by the Beskid Makowski range. The town itself is situated at an altitude of 315 metres above sea level on the Raba River near Dobczyce Reservoir and is surrounded by the Dalin, Chelm and Uklejna Hills. The geological structure favours the formation of numerous deeply cut valleys. The main relief unit of the central area of the commune is the Raba Valley. Its length within the commune is approximately 10 km, the eastern section (about 4.5 km) is filled by the waters of the Dobczycki Reservoir. The Raba River basin comprises dozens of streams flowing down the northern and north-western slopes of the Lubomir and Łysina Range and the southern slopes of the Wieliczka Foothills.

The borough is visited by guests interested in fast and intensive active recreation (biking, hiking trails, skiing, etc.) on the one hand, and tourists seeking peace and quiet in the surrounding forests and places abounding in charming landscapes, on the other. There is a lot of interest in tourism in Myslenice among the residents of Cracow and Silesia agglomeration due to easy access and little time needed to get to the place of recreation.

Myślenice has a long-standing economic tradition. Small crafts, services and trade have been developing here for years. However, there are also large production plants, such as: Tele-Fonika Kable S.A., Fcase Sp. Z o.o. S.K.A. Cooper Standard Automotive Polska Sp.z o.o., Polplast Polska, KART Sp. z o.o., JUTAX Sp. z o.o. Spółka Komandytowo Akcyjna, Zeta (Jawornik), Meble Ryś (Jawornik), HYDROLAND Basf “Wędzonka” Zakład Uboju i Przetwórstwa Mięsnego, “Gubad” Wzornictwo, Produkcja, Handel Sp. z o.o., Wyroby Hutnicze Grzegorz Gomulak i S-ka, Rejonowe Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Komunalnej Sp. z o.o, PPH “INTER-ZOO”, A high concentration of economic entities is observed along road No. 7. At the same time Myślenice along with other cities (Cracow, Brzesko, Bochnia, Krzeszowice, Skawina, Wieliczka and Chrzanów) form the so-called Krakow Industrial District. The dominating centre of the district is Krakow, as the centre of the Krakow agglomeration, while smaller satellite centres are connected to the centre. Numerous branches of industry are represented here, including among others: food industry, sugar industry, brewing industry, metallurgy, smelting industry, chemical industry, electromechanical industry, printing industry, automotive industry.

Myślenice municipality has a very large potential for business development. An important role in creating favourable conditions for business activity and attracting new investors to Myslenice are two industrial zones. These are: industrial zone “Jawornik/Polanka” with investment area of 60 ha – all of it privately owned, and dynamically developing industrial zone “Dolne Przedmieście” with area of 15,08 ha, which has been gradually equipped with necessary infrastructure and technical facilities since 2000, until comprehensive creation of investment offer meeting the expectations of the most demanding investors. In 2007, this area was included in the Katowice Special Economic Zone.

Approximately 600 jobs have been created in the Jaworniki zone so far, and nearly 800 people are employed in the “Dolne Przedmieście” zone. The factory of Cooper Standard Automotive Polska Sp. z o.o, and the next investors were Polplast Polska Sp. z o.o and Agro Jan Produk Sp z o.o.

Equally important in creating conditions for development of economic activity is the activity of business environment institutions and organisations of entrepreneurs, as well as the institutional system facilitating business activity, including offices, banks, etc. The most important institution with a wide spectrum of influence is Myślenicka Agencja Rozwoju Gospodarczego (MARG). It promotes and supports all economic initiatives that affect the development of the Myślenice region, e.g. by running a free Consultation Point for entrepreneurs, as well as serving branches of the Małopolska Loan Fund (MFP) and the Małopolska Loan Guarantee Fund and the Loan Fund of the Rabka Region Development Foundation.

Investors planning to set up an investment in the Myslenice commune may take advantage of CIT or PIT tax exemption, for a period of 12 years.

The Polish Investment Zone (PSI) is a form of support for companies planning new investments.

The investment can be located on all sites (private and public).

The amount of public aid (tax exemption) is calculated on the basis of the amount of investment expenditures incurred by the entrepreneur for the implementation of a new project or two-year costs of newly created jobs.

The minimum investment outlays are respectively:

large company: 80 million PLN
medium company: 16 million PLN
small company: 4 million PLN
micro company: 1.06 million PLN

The municipality of Myślenice is constantly expanding its ability to attract investors and intensively cooperates with business environment institutions. In this regard, the commune joined programmes:

Investor Assistance Standards in Małopolska
Power Up Your Business in Małopolska

Contact for Economic Activity Zones:

Departament of Development and External Funds at the Minicipal Office of Infrastructure and Management in Myślenice
32–400 Myślenice
ul. Rynek 8/9
info@myslenice.pl
phone: (12) 639-23-27
Myślenicka Agencja Rozwoju Gospodarczego Sp. z o.o.
32-400 Myślenice
Rynek 8/9
marg@myslenice.pl
phone: (12) 274-43-43

Contact for Tourism and Recreation

Departament for the Promotion of Cooperation in Sport and Culture Municipal Office in Myślenice
32–400 Myślenice
ul. Rynek 8/9
info@myslenice.pl
phone: (12) 639-23-09

They have invested in or Economic Activity Zones:

COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE Polska sp. z o.o.
POLPLAST Polska sp. z o.o.
EUROSASH CASH&CARRY
JUTAX sp. z o.o. SKA
POLWELL Polska sp. z o.o.
BEPCO POLSKA sp. z o.o.
FEASE Sp. z o.o., sp kom.
ZELVO
PFH EKOPOLDEX
DREWMAT sp. z o.o.
SOLUS TrailerParts sp.j.
BLACHOTRAPEZ sp. z o.o.
Fabryka Mebli RYŚ
EUROWIA POLSKA SA
ZETA sp. z o.o.
WIECH Fabryka Frontów Meblowych sp.j.
AACOLOR sp. z o.o.
BAHLSEN POLSKA sp. z o.o., sp kom.
MAX KUCHNIE