REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IRIG MUNICIPALITY

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Irig is a visitor-friendly municipality, offering rich cultural and touristic content to both the visitors and its inhabitants. In addition, Irig has an exeptional natural surroundings. The town is located on the southern slopes of Fruška Gora which is a mountain in north Srem, also referred to as jewel of Serbia due to its beautiful landscape, nature and its picturesque countryside. Fruška Gora is the oldest modern national park in Serbia, with highest concentration of linden forests in Europe and home to many protected species of plants, insects and animals.

The Irig municipality (www.irig.rs) has12 communities. It covers an area of 225 square kilometers, and has a population of roughly 10,000 people. Irig, being a settlement on the Fruška gora domain, enjoys a very advantageous geographic location, particularly in terms of tourist trends.

CONECTIVITY

Located in Vojvodina Region, Irig is 25 km away from Novi Sad, which is second largest city in Serbia, 75 km away from Belgrade and 30 km from Nikola Tesla airport. It is located within 25 km away from both main motorways A1 and A3. A new motorway connecting highways A1 and A3, and cities Novi Sad-Irig-Ruma-Šabac (with a tunnel through Fruška Gora) and the motorway Šabac-Loznica, is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

ECONOMY

The leading branches in the development of industrial production are the food industry, metal industry, and construction materials industry. The development of the food industry is based on the processing of fruits and grapes, the production of animal feed, and the communal slaughterhouse. The metal industry is concentrated mainly in Vrdnik, where companies operate for the production of equipment, accessories, and machines, cutting materials with water jets, etc. The construction materials industry and its development are based on the existing raw material potential, primarily clay, on which a privately owned brickyard was built in Irig.

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Viticulture is one of the most important segments of agricultural activity in the municipality. It is characterized by excellent climatic and geological conditions, a long tradition of viticulture and winemaking, as well as the recognizability of the geographical origin of Fruka Gora wines. On the territory of the municipality of Irig, there are three most important wineries in terms of the amount of wine produced, namely: "Kovačević", "Mačkov Podrum" and "Deurić". In addition to wine, quality goat cheeses, cured meat products and brandy can be found in Irig.

TOURISM POTENTIAL

The municipality of Irig has very favorable geographical and natural characteristics for the development of tourism, because it is located on the slopes of Fruška gora, in the central part of Srem. According to the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia, Fruška Gora is singled out as a primary tourist destination, and Vrdnik Spa is classified as a spa tourist place of national importance.

Due to its attractive resources, the municipality of Irig has a huge potential for the development of various tourist contents. Some of them are:

• Activities such as hiking, mountaineering, cycling, horseback riding, camping, hunting, fishing, water sports activities, winter and extreme sports, such as adrenaline parks, bike parks, zip lines, paragliding, hang gliding…
• Cultural-thematic routes, such as visits to Fruška Gora monasteries, wine routes, etc.
• Business tourism (meetings, congresses, seminars and workshops)
• Health and Spa & Wellnes tourism
• Ecotourism (bird watching, beekeeping, nature studies…)
• Rural tourism (stays on farms and in rural tourist households and activities related to life in rural settlements)
• Ethnotourism (visits to ethno galleries, gastronomy and consumption of organically produced food, introduction to customs and old crafts)

VRDNIK SPA: NATURAL HEALTH RESORT

Irig is famous for its healing, thermo-mineral springs in the Vrdnik village. Health tourism has a long history, and for many years, Vrdnik has been among the top health, wellness, and recreational centres in Serbia. Banja Vrdnik is located in an extraordinary natural amphitheater, surrounded by gentle stream valleys, overgrown with lush and diverse vegetation. It provides excellent opportunities for treatment, rest and recreation, as well as tourism, given the many cultural and historical monuments in the vicinity.

VRDNIK SPA: FRUŠKE TERME / Photo: frusketerme.rs

In the spa, the source of acid and the source of thermal water stand out. The source of acidic mineral water is located in the valley of Vrdnički potok. This spring was discovered in 1953 and gives about 50 liters of water per minute at a temperature of 15.5 °C. There is another spring with thermal water with a temperature of 32.8 °C. Water is classified as sodium-magnesium-hydrocarbonate-sulfide homeotherm, and is successfully used in the treatment of rheumatism and postoperative rehabilitation.

There are two spa and wellness hotels in Vrdnik: Premier Aqua and Hotel Termal. 

Today, the Termal Special Rehabilitation Hospital has a modern facility with a total area of ​​11,000 square meters and five pools with thermal water - open Olympic and children's, indoor recreational and children's and therapeutic. It has 254 beds in triple, double and single rooms and deluxe rooms (96 rooms in total), two restaurants, aperitif bar and sun terraces. The building has a business center with a modern congress hall with a capacity of 500 seats and a meeting room with a capacity of 25 seats, which has been completely renovated, and equipped with adequate technical equipment.

HOTEL TERMAL / Photo: termal-vrdnik.com

The special hospital is known for its successful treatment of a wide range of rheumatic and neurological diseases, such as all degenerative diseases of the locomotor system, inflammatory rheumatism in remission, extraarticular rheumatism, soft tissue injuries, post-traumatic limb conditions, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral deprivation, psoriasis, Parkinson's disease, sports injuries and many other diseases.

HOTEL PREMIER AQUA / Photo; hotelpremieraqua.com

Hotel Premier Aqua (5 *) is an ideal combination of natural beauty and peace of Fruška Gora with the latest technology and comfort of a high category hotel that can satisfy even the most discerning guest with the wealth of its facilities. The hotel has a modern spa, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, a congress hall, a restaurant and richly equipped rooms and suites.

INVESTMENT OFFERS

There are three most appealing locations on the territory of our municipality that we can offer for larger investments that are in accordance with the path of municipal development.

• The site is on the right side of the entrance to the Vrdnik Spa. It involves construction land on cadastral parcel 4781/1, with a total area of 5 hectares, 40 acres, and 85 m2. The plot is intended for the construction of a tourist complex and residential villas.
• The second location is at the exit from Irig towards Fruška Gora, near the future Fruška Gora corridor. It is planned to be a vacation-home zone and a tourist-recreational area.
• The third location is the industrial zone in Irig, at the entrance to Irig from the direction of Ruma, next to the state road Ib row no. 21. The area is about 57 ha. There are 4 companies operating on 12 hectares, the rest is undeveloped construction land.

ITALIAN RIESLING

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Fruška Gora is an area of Italian Riesling, and according to some, even its ancient homeland. More than half of the vineyards on this beautiful mountain in Vojvodina are under that type of vine. Due to its geographical position, proximity to the Danube, microclimate and reflection of the sun from the surface of the Danube, in this area the grapes ripen earlier and have a higher percentage of sugar.

SERBIAN ATHOS

There are 17 orthodox monasteries along the edge of Fruška gora, built at the end of the 15th and during the 16th century. This imposing monastery complex was mostly renovated in the 18th century and forms a specific cultural and historical whole of Serbian baroque art. Thanks to a large number of monasteries in one place, Fruška Gora received the epithet "Serbian Athos". The most famous monasteries are Mala Remeta, Mala Ravanica, Jazak, Krušedol, Hopovo, etc.

Text: Opština Irig