Community strengths

Town/Community:

• administrative centre - seat of district authorities;
• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Local Development Plan,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• community is in a good situation;
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Town Office;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• over 50% of staff have a higher education diploma;
• wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
• cultural and business relations with foreign partners in the framework of partner towns;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• attractive geographical location for tourism-related activity;
• conveniently located at the crossing of important communications routes;
• picturesque location of the community;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of railway hubs in: Stalowej Woli, Skarżysko-Kamiennej;

Environment:

• clean environment;
• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• there is no industry harmful to the environment;
• environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• tourism-related advantages that favour active leisure activities:
  • mountains,
  • rivers,
  • tourist routes,
  • nature reserves;
• access to clean surface and subterranean waters;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• interesting tourism opportunities, for more details, see:
  • www.sandomierz.pl;
• opportunities for active participation in cultural events - cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums, etc.;
• buildings of historical, cultural and religious interest (monuments):
  • www.sandomierz.pl;
• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.sandomierz.pl;
• active Community Culture Centre;
• tourist routes of varying difficulty - opportunities for hiking;
• specialised sports and recreation centres for sports professionals:
  • performance and sports halls;
• sports fields and pitches open for all;
• active sports clubs;
• numerous accommodation facilities of varying standards;
• well-developed hotel and tourist services network;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 4,
  • lower secondary schools: 3;
• dense network of secondary schools - number of schools: 7;
• important university centre;
• branches of universities in the town/community area:
  • Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Sandomierzu,
  • Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Przyrodnicza,
  • Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne,
  • Instytut Teologiczny;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Lublin,
  • Kielce,
  • Kraków;
• a variety of professional qualifications among the inhabitants;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• extensive network of kindergartens and creches;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• inhabitants are willing to work;
• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• particular care for public safety;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• cultural diversity;

Technical Infrastructure:

• vast reserves with suppliers of technical utilities;
• operating rubbish dump at close distance;
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
• good road infrastructure:
  • national roads network,
  • regional roads network,
  • district roads network,
  • bypass;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• actively operating organisations for enterprise;
• the community features:
  • Customs Agency,
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• the district features:
  • Customs Agency,
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• market-economy structure of ownership - predominance of private sector entities;
• large market in the region;
• training centres in the community area;
• well-developed telecommunications infrastructure;
• access to railway with a siding;
• sustainable community policy as regards public utilities;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• vast reserves of investment areas, i.e.: 18 ha, przeznaczone pod:
  • warehouses,
  • trade fair centres,
  • industrial facilities,
  • services,
  • individual housing,
  • hotels and tourism-related facilities;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• investment areas in attractive locations;
• favourable conditions for the development of tourism-related activities and services;

Agriculture:

• good situation of agriculture in the community;
• favourable conditions for ecological farm practices;
• vast areas of arable land;
• high quality soil and favourable agroclimate conditions that enable diversified farm production, including most demanding plants;
• markets for agriculture products located in the vicinity;
• fruit farming in expansion;

community photo