Lower Silesia voivodeship is situated in south-western Poland and neighbours Germany and the Czech Republic. It is Poland’s most heavily urbanised voivodeship. Many of the region's business firms include foreign capital backing. The basis of Lower Silesia’s economic development have been its natural resources and convenient transport links to Western Europe, coupled with its well-educated population, high level of administrative services and a deep concern for the region’s promotion. The voivodeship’s dynamic development has attracted young people from all over the country. Especially well-developed are the industrial machine, motor and IT-service industries.

Investment opportunities

• location in the European transport corridor, close proximity to the Czech Republic and Germany, close to Prague, Berlin and Warsaw
• a well developed electro-mechanical industry
• great potential in learning and culture (Wrocław ranks third among scientific and university centres in Poland)
• a well developed transport and teleinformatic infrastructure (road, river route, rail and airport)
  • favourable sitting of the voivodeship on the main communication routes: motorway A4, international routes E40, E36, E65 and E67
  • well-developed railways system: international railway lines E30 connecting Germany with Ukraine and E59 connecting ports in Szczecin-Świnoujście with southern Europe; Wrocław - the largest railway junction in Poland servicing passengers and commodities
  • international airport: connections with Frankfurt, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Milano, Dublin, Nottingham, Dortmund, Shannon, Glasgow, Liverpool, Stockholm, Cork and Rome
  • transit-transport route along Odra river connecting Lower Silesia with Baltic seaports - Szczecin-Świnoujście and with the system of inland European waterways
• a region highly urbanised
• a great potential for tourism and recreation projects development

Sectors with huge potential

• Automotive
• Electro-mechanical
• High-Tech