Why Wrocław?
Wrocław – the capital of Lower Silesia, fourth biggest city of Poland with about 630 thousand people. Second biggest city budget, fourth highest GDP in Poland. Important transportation node: 3 international roads, 2 big railway stations, 2 river navigation ports and an international airport, connection to the Central European system of inland roads over the rivers of Odra and Szprewa, the largest number of bridges after Venice, Amsterdam and St. Petersburg. Near the border with Germany and the Czech’s Republic, approximately the same distance away from three European metropolises: Berlin, Prague and Warsaw, close to Dresden. Third biggest university centre in Poland – each year about 19 000 students graduate from Wrocław universities, and each sixth IT specialist in Poland is a Wrocław graduate. The intellectual potential of Wrocław gives technical companies access to highly-qualified staff. Buoyant cultural centre – music festivals like Międzynarodowy Festiwal "Wratislavia Cantans", Lower Silesian Opera, Philharmonic, numerous museums, theatres and cinemas. Centre of national and international exhibitions and trade fairs. A network of science and research-development centres; Polish Academy of Sciences – the Wrocław Branch with 16 PAS units, some of which have international range. Innovative economic institutions - Lower Silesian Chamber of Commerce, Business Centre Club – Lower Silesian Lodge, Lower Silesian Political and Economic Forum in Krzyżowa.
Recently Wrocław has had the highest number of investors. Cadbury, Cussons, Volvo, ABB, Cargill, Bosch, Siemens, Wabco, Brandt, Alfa Laval, Bombardier Transportation, Maco Pharma, 3M, Whirlpool, Fagor, Hewlett Packard, and LG Electronics all chose to invest in Wrocław.
More information:
www.wroclaw.pl
photos by S. Klimek
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