Gulbene E u r o p e / L at vi a
M u n ici c ipi p a lit Mu lity
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Gulbene Municipality
ESTONIA
Salacgrīva Valmiera
RUSSIA
Ventspils
Gulbene RĪGA Jūrmala
Ogre
Jēkabpils
Rēzekne
Jelgava Liepāja
Daugavpils
LITHUANIA
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Highways Railway tracks Natural gas pipelines
Cities Gulbene Municipality
BELARUS
Helsinki 57 min
Oslo 1 h 33 min
Stockholm 1 h 3 min Tallinn 51 min
Riga
Moscow 1 h 33 min
Copenhagen 1 h 24 min
Dublin
Vilnius
2 h 58 min
50 min
Minsk 1h
London 2 h 35 min
Berlin 1 h 33 min
Warsaw 1 h 12 min
Kiev 1 h 33 min
Paris 2 h 37 min
Chisinau 1 h 58 min
Bucharest 2 h 14 min
Madrid 3 h 53 min
Rome
Istanbul
2 h 49 min
2 h 45 min
Athens 3 h 7 min
Valletta 3 h 33 min
Territorial Characteristics of Gulbene Municipality y n alit p i ow c T i e n its en Mu n b l u e l th Gu ria o of of t i a a r Ter Are Are
187072.5 ha or 1871 km2
1191.3 ha or 12 km2
Gulbene, a centre of regional significance, has 13 rural territories
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Riga International Airport ~186 km
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Riga Commercial Port ~186 km
International Cooperation Partners of Gulbene Municipality Denmark, Tema from 1933
Estonia, Räpina from 2006
Belarus, Beloozersk from 2011
Poland, Kętrzyn from 2002
Norway, Tynset from 2006
Azerbaijan from 2013
Russia, Pskov Oblast from 2002 Leningrad Oblast from 2006
Hungary, Balmazújváros from 2010
Georgia from 2013
Italy, Velden from 2010
Moldova from 2013
Lithuania, Rietavas from 2005
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Map of Gulbene Municipality with Transit Roads and Railway Lines
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Gulbene Municipality Population
Population by Age Group*
Over working age
4793
20% Of working age
13%
67%
15 759
Under working age
3169
*Total number of population 23 721
Population by Gender
Female
Male
80 70
71%
60
62%
50 40 30 20 10
26% 14%
15%
0 Over working age
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Of working age
12%
Under working age
Available Workforce – 1238 People, or 7.9% of Working age Population
Male:
512
41%
59%
Female:
726
Available Workforce by Level of Education
2%
23% 10%
25% 40% General secondary education
Primary education
Below primary education
Higher education
Vocational secondary education
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Education Opportunities in Gulbene Municipality
Vocational Education Opportunities in Gulbene Municipality Ranka Vocational Secondary School www.rankasarodvidusskola.lv Trains assistant cooks, cooks, catering services specialists, hospitality services specialists, carpenters/joiners, assistant cabinet-makers, chainsaw operators, forestry machinery operators.
Jaungulbene Vocational Secondary School www.jaungulbenesav.lv Trains car mechanics and rural tourism specialists. Vocational education programmes tailored to companies' needs are also offered at Ltd. Training Centre "Austrumvidzeme", www.austrumvidzeme.lv, and a training centre of Ltd. "Buts", www.buts.lv
Higher Education Institutions Closest to Gulbene Municipality Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences in Valmiera www.va.lv Offers studies in six branches at the college, bachelor's, master's and doctoral level – Business Administration, Communication and Media, Information Technologies, Engineering, Tourism, Governance.
Rēzekne Higher Education Institution in Rēzekne www.ru.lv Offers bachelor, second level higher education, master and doctoral study programmes in a number of areas, including Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Construction, Computer Sciences and other areas.
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Gulbene Municipality Land Resources
Land for Business Use Agricultural land 64 177 ha
34% 55%
Forests
102 001 ha
11% Other areas
20 895 ha
Waterlands in Gulbene Municipality
Mineral Resources in Gulbene Municipality
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Industrial Zones in Gulbene Municipality
Industrial Zones in Gulbene Municipality (Fig. 1)
Industrial Zones in Gulbene Town (Fig. 2) The prospective industrial zones with the total area of 18.6 ha (see Fig. 2) located in Gulbene Town can be rented or purchased for industrial activities. The local government is ready to develop the required road and utility infrastructure. • Industrial Zone No 1: no utility infrastructure, no buildings, total area 8.5 ha • Industrial Zone No 2: no utility infrastructure, no buildings, total area 4 ha • Industrial Zone No 3: no utility infrastructure, no buildings, total area 6.1 ha
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Turnover in 100 Largest Companies in Gulbene Municipality by Type of Activity, 2012
2%
6%
Manufacturing Timber processing
8% 11%
8% Trade
27%
Construction Logging
Services Agriculture
11% 14%
13%
Transport Other
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Selected Companies in Gulbene Municipality
“Avoti SWF”, Lizums, Lizums rural territory • Activities: manufacturing massive pine and spruce furniture, sawdust briquettes. • The company’s achievements are based on long-term successful cooperation with the global-scale furniture retailer IKEA. • Contacts: e-mail: avoti@avoti.lv, www.avoti.lv
Ltd. “LatGran”, Daukstes rural territory • Activities: manufacturing and sales of industrial wood pellets. The company was founded in 2004; its shareholders are BillerudKorsnäs (Sweden) and Baltic Resources AB (Finland). • Contacts: e-mail: latgran@latgran.com, www.latgran.lv
Ltd. “M.T.Z.-Serviss”, Šķieneri, Stradi rural territory • Latvian–belarussian joint venture. • Activities: various machinery and maintenance services for farmers, providers of municipal services, small holders and allotment plot holders. • Contacts: e-mail: info@mtz-serviss.lv, www.mtz-serviss.lv
Ltd. “Kombainserviss”, Šķieneri, Stradi rural territory • Activities: official representative in Latvia for Rostselmash Company and Krasnoyarsk Grain Combine Harvester Plant (Russia). • Contacts: e-mail: serviss@kombainserviss.lv, info@kombainserviss.lv, www.kombainserviss.lv
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Gulbene Municipality Success Story
Ltd. “Dimdiņi”, Lizums rural territory • Established in 1992. • A local businessman started out on small areas and has set up one of the largest vegetable farming and processing companies in the Baltic states, specialising in cabbage growing.
• The area currently under cabbage, Chinese kale and cauliflower, is 150 ha. The processed crops are exported to Russia, U.K., Lithuania, Estonia, and Hungary. • The company has been granted the GLOBAL G.A.P. international certificate. • Read more: www.dimdini.lv
Financial Services in Gulbene Town
JSC “Swedbank”
JSC “Citadele banka”
JSC “ALTUM”
JSC “SEB banka”
Contacts:
Contacts:
Contacts:
Contacts:
Rīgas iela 47, Gulbene, Latvia Phone: + 371 6744 4444 Fax: + 371 6744 8525 E-mail: info@swedbank.lv www.swedbank.lv
Rīgas iela 47 Gulbene, Latvia Phone: + 371 6447 1001 www.citadele.lv
Rīgas iela 47 Gulbene, Latvia Phone: + 371 6447 3967 www.hipo.lv
Ozolu iela 1, Gulbene, Latvia Phone: + 371 8777 Fax: + 371 6447 1160 E-mail: info@seb.lv www.seb.lv
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Municipal Services and Support to Entrepreneurs Valmiera Business and Innovations Incubator Gulbene Branch • Support for businesses during the start-up period: premises, infrastructure, contacts, specialist consultations and services in basic business matters. Contacts: Phone: +371 6425 0880, +371 2616 4780 www.vbii.lv
Gulbene Municipality Council Agency “Gulbene Tourism and Heritage Centre” • Ensures display of information on and commercials of local companies on the Gulbene Municipality Tourism Portal. • Organizes “Green Markets” for selling the products of local farmers, craftsmen, and people working in their own homes. • Supports participation of the municipality’s small and medium-sized companies in international exhibitions and fairs, and organizes business promotion events. Contacts: Phone: +371 6449 7729, +371 2655 7582 E-mail: turists@gulbene.lv Skype: visitgulbene www.gulbene.lv/tourism www.facebook.com/gulbene.tourism www.draugiem.lv/visitgulbene www.twitter.com/visitGulbene
Association “Sateka” • The aim of the association is engagement of the public in community processes, thus promoting a sustainable and balanced territorial development in Gulbene Municipality. • The organisation is entrusted with ensuring implementation of LEADER projects and activating the uptake of other sources of funding in the municipality. Contacts: Phone: +371 2633 0257, +371 2917 7019 E-mail: sateka@sateka.lv www.sateka.lv
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Local Government Support for Entrepreneurship • A possibility of renting land for business use at minimum cost: 1.5% of cadastral value. • Reasonable and competitive public utility service rates in Gulbene town (prices excl. VAT): • heating: 55.17 EUR/Mw/h • water: 1.04 EUR/m3, sewerage: 1.31 EUR/m3 • household waste: 16.69 EUR/m3 • A possibility of developing business in the municipality’s industrial zones. • Regular meetings between business people and the council’s top officials on issues of current importance. • Free-of-charge seminars for the business community; business representative visits to cooperation partner countries supported and organised by the local government. • Assistance with facilitated procedures for obtaining visas to the Russian Federation and Belarus. • Annual competition “Support for Starting a Business” to put the ideas of young entrepreneurs in practice. • Publicity on the municipality’s website www.gulbene.lv and the Gulbene Municipality tourism webpage www.gulbene.lv/tourism • Harmonised public transport schedules within company working hours.
Traditions, Events and Leisure • The Municipality Festival held since 2011 brings local people together for various activities. • The Green Market on the third Saturday of each month has become a well-established tradition both for the locals and visitors. • The best-known symbol of Gulbene Municipality is the Gulbene-Alūksne Railway, the only narrow gauge railway line in the Baltics carrying regular traffic. The Little Train Festival (Bānīša svētki) is held on the first Saturday in September each year. In 2013 the railway line celebrated its 110th anniversary. • One can hardly imagine rallying in Latvia without the traditional “Sarma” winter race held in Gulbene Municipality at the end of February. Among the rallying community, “Sarma” has become a prestigious stage of winter rally not only in Latvia but also beyond its borders.
Contact information: The Development and Project Department of Gulbene Municipality is in charge of business support and facilitation measures Phone: + 371 6447 4920; + 371 2860 9883 E-mail: dome@gulbene.lv Gulbene Municipality Council Ābeļu iela 2, Gulbene, Gulbene Municipality, LV-4401, Latvia Phone: + 371 6449 7710 Fax: + 371 6449 7730 Official website: www.gulbene.lv
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