Voyvodinovo

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Voyvodinovo (Bulgarian: Войводиново) is a village in the Plovdiv Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2006 it has 2,018 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest villages in the Maritsa Municipality and is at 2 km to the east of Plovdiv. There are mineral waters in the village.

Еconomy edit

Due to its proximity to the second largest city in the country, the Trakiya motorway and the well-organised transport, Voyvodinovo attracts many investitors to build manufacturing plants here. Currently the total amount of the investments exceeds €70 000 000.

The biggest investment is €30,000,000 for the largest electronics plant in the Balkans which was constructed in 2005 and produces microelectronics, DVDs and computers. The plant employs around 300 people.[1]

A new modern €5,500,000 processing plant for pork and beef was inaugurated in May 2007. The facility has a built-up area of 5,900 m²; a capacity of 30,000 tons meat a year and has 150 employees. The production is going to meet the demands of meat-producing companies in the area.[2][3]

Several other plants are located in the village, mainly in the machine and food industries. There is a project for a golf course.

Footnotes edit

42°12′N 24°48′E / 42.200°N 24.800°E / 42.200; 24.800