{"id":9636,"date":"2013-10-31T15:31:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T13:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/?p=9636"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:04:38","slug":"swietokrzyskie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/polish-regions\/voivodships\/swietokrzyskie\/","title":{"rendered":"\u015bwi\u0119tokrzyskie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/inwestycje\/regiony\/wojewodztwa\/swietokrzyskie\/\">PL<\/a> | EN<\/b><\/div><br>\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" bordercolor=\"#eeeeee\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\nTotal area of the voivodeship<\/td>\n<td>\n11 709 km<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nPopulation:<br>&#8211; in urban areas<\/td>\n<td>\n1,158,000<br>45.1%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nPopulation density<\/td>\n<td>\n98 persons\/km<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nVoivodeship capital <\/td>\n<td>\nKielce<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nOther big towns in the voivodeship<\/td>\n<td>\nOstrowiec \u015awi\u0119tokrzyski, Starachowice, Skar\u017cysko Kamienna, Sandomierz, Ko\u0144skie<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nSpecial Economic Zones<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/starachowice\/\">Starachowicka &#187;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/tarnobrzeg\/\">Tarnobrzeska &#187;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/krakow\/\">Krak\u00f3w Technology Park &#187;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industrial &amp; Technology Parks<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/industrial-and-technology-parks\/kielce\/\">Kielce Technology Park &#187;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/industrial-and-technology-parks\/checiny\/\">Regional Science-Technology Centre &#187;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/industrial-and-technology-parks\/wlostow\/\">Industrial Incubator of the \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie Center for Agricultural Enterprise &#187;<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kpp.sse.com.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kielce Industrial Park &#187;<\/a>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nInvestor and Exporter Assistance Centre<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/polish-regions\/coie\/\">Kielce &#187;<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PAIH\u2019s Regional Trade Office<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/regionalne-biura-handlowe\/rbh-kielce\/\">Kielce &#187;<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\"><br>The \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie Voivodeship is located in south-central Poland, at the junction of six regions: Mazovia, Lublin, Podkarpacie, Ma\u0142opolska, Silesia, and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. This location, combined with the proximity of the country\u2019s major metropolitan areas &#8211; Warsaw, Krak\u00f3w, Katowice, and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a (120\u2013180 km from Kielce) &#8211; makes the region a key transport hub and an attractive location for domestic and foreign investment. A key economic asset of the region is Targi Kielce &#8211; Poland\u2019s second-largest exhibition center and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe &#8211; strategically located at the intersection of major national and international transport routes. Thanks to its favorable location, robust economic base, availability of investment sites, presence of key research institutions, and comprehensive support system for entrepreneurs, the \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie Voivodeship is an attractive and promising location for investment and business operations. It is also one of the most ecologically pristine areas in Poland.<br><br><b>Map of the Voivodeship against the map of the country<\/b>\n\n<\/p><div id=\"mapy\">\n<div class=\"mapySSE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"map of Poland\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/147201\/147216.svg\" style=\"padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mapySSE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Voivodeship map\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/147201\/147215.svg\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<br>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><br>Investment opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">large pool of qualified staff for industry and other sectors of the economy,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">developed system of business infrastructure and financial institutions in Kielce and larger towns,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">well-developed educational base,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">large potential for agricultural and horticultural production,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">important mineral deposits used for production of construction materials (lime, cement),<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">rich resources of mineral waters,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">developed base of spas, sanatoriums, convalescence hospitals, recreational centres, hotels and private quarters in health resorts,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">consecutive modernization of road network (route S7 and national routes 74 and 73) as well as of the base of available investment grounds,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n<div align=\"justify\">relatively low labor costs: average monthly wage in the enterprise sector &#8211; PLN 7,877; gross labor cost per worker &#8211; from PLN 5,720 to PLN 8,640,<\/div>\n<\/li><li>\n\n<div align=\"justify\">developing base of the ecological food producers.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><br>Sectors with huge potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/p><li>\n\n<div align=\"justify\">Metal-machinary<br><\/div><\/li><li><div align=\"justify\">Economic building<br><\/div><\/li><li><div align=\"justify\">Health and wellness tourism<br><\/div><\/li><li><div align=\"justify\">State of the art farming and food processing<br><br><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<!--<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Files:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a title=\"Informacje gospodarcze o wojew\u00f3dztwie\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/111901\/111998.pdf\" tagert=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"absMiddle\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/104301\/104400.gif\" border=\"0\">Economic information about voivodship<\/a><\/p>-->\n\n\n\n\n<a title=\"back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/polish-regions\/voivodships\/\" class=\"button_back\">back<\/a>\n\n<style>\n\n#mapy {\ndisplay: block;\nwidth: 100%;\n}\n.mapySSE {\ndisplay: inline-block;\nmax-width:400px;\nheight: auto;\nmargin: 0 auto;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PL | EN Total area of the voivodeship 11 709 km2 Population:&#8211; in urban areas 1,158,00045.1% Population density 98 persons\/km2 Voivodeship capital Kielce Other big towns in the voivodeship Ostrowiec \u015awi\u0119tokrzyski, Starachowice, Skar\u017cysko Kamienna, Sandomierz, Ko\u0144skie Special Economic Zones Starachowicka &#187;Tarnobrzeska &#187;Krak\u00f3w Technology Park &#187; Industrial &amp; Technology Parks Kielce Technology Park &#187;Regional Science-Technology Centre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":9109,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":{"template_hide_top_photo":false,"template_btn_contact_disable":false,"template_btn_contact_link":"","template_btn_contact_text":"","_hide_from_search_wp":false,"_hide_from_search_engines":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9636"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206748,"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9636\/revisions\/206748"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}