Giżycko Attractive for Investors

Giżycko, which is generally known as the summer capital of northeast Poland, is a town located in the Mazury Lakeland Region, in an area that is unrivaled in terms of its nature and landscape. The Mazury Lakeland is one of the few regions in Europe where nature dominates the landscape. The rare attributes of the natural environment and clean air in particular have made the region become a part of a specially protected area called the "Green Lungs of Poland."  Giżycko, due to its natural beauty and favorable location, is one of the major tourism and recreation centers in the Mazury Lakeland. It is also a significant dispatch and service center, whose scope covers the entire Warmińsko-Mazurskie Province. The city of almost 31,000 is very young, with 27% of its population less than 18. This factor greatly influences the viability of the city.

Giżycko is located at the crossing of major regional routes. The transportation network facilitates easy access to Warsaw, Gdańsk, Białystok, as well as Kaliningrad, Vilnius, and Kaunas. The Olsztyn-Białystok rail line, on which Giżycko is situated, ensures direct transportation via the Olsztyn junction to the Polish coast, central Poland and even Berlin.
Local authorities have earmarked a several-hectare area in the town center on the banks of Lake Nagocin for the construction of a multi-functional service and commercial complex that is to include a first-class hotel, congress center, aqua park, as well as apartment complexes and a shopping arcade, including a restaurant, movie theater, offices, galleries etc.

The central location of the parcel makes it very attractive for potential investors. In the northeast part of the city, a service and manufacturing park is to be opened, which broadens the investment offer to include buildings that may be of interest to local and foreign businesses due to, among other things, their close distance to the highly absorptive markets of Russia and the Baltic States. The fully developed park zone provides opportunities for using existing structures for manufacturing purposes and the construction of new ones. The storage and industrial district facilitates the development of various manufacturing plants, storage and service outlets; however it excludes heavy industry and businesses constituting a threat to the environment. On the other hand, it does provide room for crafts, transportation services, storage facilities and catering businesses. In addition, the facilities of a former fish processing plant with its own rail siding are waiting to be developed.
The service and industrial district directly neighbors the Giżycko beltway, which is a transit road for the traffic leading in virtually all directions. The city has prepared development studies for both areas.

Population: 31,000
Area: 1387 hectares

Town Office in Giżycko
Al. 1-go Maja 14,
11-500 Giżycko
tel.: (087) 428 55 82, 428 52 31
fax: (087) 428 52 41
e-mail: ratusz@gizycko.com.pl