What distinguishes us?

LOCATION

64 000 citizens*

one of the main cities of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska)

Poznań – 80 km

Wrocław – 100 km

Warszawa – 350 km

Berlin – 340 km

Praga – 340 km

*Data from end of 2009

UNDER THE LESZNO SKY – gliding picnic

Grass sposrts airfield – the biggest in Europe

Gliding World Championchips: 1958, 1968, 2003 2013 – World Junior Gliding Championships

UNDER THE LESZNO SKY

Polish Aero Club Central Gliding School:

training, licences, free time

Center for flight sports:

gliders, hot air balloons, micro air vehicles

GLIDING PICNIC

Success of the local team

SPEEDWAY PASSION

Poland gained the title of the Team World Champion, 19.07.2009

Organisation of international events

the Unia Leszno speedway club became Team Champion of Poland, 27.09.2010

SPEEDWAY PASSION

Other sports Leszno is known for:

• fencing

• triathlon and duanthlon

• basketball

• swimming

• speedbiking

• bowling

• handball

• horse riding.

Numerous sports facilities of Leszno

SPEEDWAY PASSION and…

HISTORY AND CULTURE

1547 – municipal rights for Leszno

LESZNO REGION THE RIGHT ROYAL WAY! - history

LESZNO REGION THE RIGHT ROYAL WAY!

The history of Leszno is connected with king Stanisław Leszczyński

LESZNO REGION THE RIGHT ROYAL WAY!

Historic buildings of Leszno

LESZNO REGION THE RIGHT ROYAL WAY!

Cultural, active, farm tourism

The tourists in the region are welcome the right royal way!

CULTURAL INSPIRATIONS

Amateur clubs, workshops, divisions

Leszno Days Summer Fair Return of the King Jazz workshops

PERIODICAL EVENTS

May bike rally with ABC Gliding picnic Dog shows

ECONOMY

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Leszno – the economic centre of the region

8752 economic entities127 with foreign capital

21 939 employees

Data from end of 2009

Economic entities according to PKD – Polish classificatioon of economic activities*

*Data from end of 2009

Unemployment rate:

Leszno 7,7%*Poland 11,9%*

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

BUSINESS SUPPORT: ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCUBATOR •Strenghtening of the Leszno network of business support institutions – assuring the appropriate basis for entrepreneurship development through building of the entrepreneurship incubator

•Activity directions:1. PREINCUBATION – promotion of entrepreneurship, support at the first stage of the company’s activity,2. INCUBATION – infrastructure, training, consulting,3. DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING COMPANIES – increasing of the quality and complementarity of business support services,4. ECONOMICAL PROMOTION – gaining of investors.

•Location: investment zone IDEA

• Euro-Comfort Sp. z o.o. - production of bedding

• Leszczyńska Fabryka Pomp Sp. z o.o. - production of pumps and

casts• LOB S.A. - production of security devices, construction and furniture fittings• Akwawit – Brasco S.A. - fermentation industry• Spinko Sp. z o.o. - production of alluminium casts, window and door handles• Lespin Sp. z o.o. - production of clothing• Leithauser Sp. z o.o. - production of menswear

THE LARGESR COMPANIES IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

COMMERCE AND REPAIRS

Number of persons employed in commerce: 3.158* (in companies with more than 9 employees)

Number of economic entities operating with commerce: 2553*Number of commerce centers with big surface: 4*

(sufrace over 2000 m2)

*Data from end of 2009

INDUSTRY

Key sectors: metal and machines, building and food industry

LESZNO ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR

Year Name, surname Company

2001 Marek Niemczyk C&c Partners Telecom Sp. z o.o.

2002 Leszek Janusz Frili Properties Polska Sp. z o.o.

2003 Zenon Nadolny Deplast - Komix Sp. J.

2004 Janusz Szyszkowiak Leszczyńska Fabryka Pomp Sp. z o.o.

2005 Andrzej Gołdyn Sporting Sp. J.

2006 Tomasz Stroiński Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony w Lesznie

2007 M. A. Gawliccy Piekarnia Ratajczak & Gawlicki

2008 Andrzej Klabiński Meibes Sp.z o.o.

2009 Paul Chrobok Euro-Comfort Sp.z o.o.

Persons honoured by the President of Leszno Town:

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Investment zone IDEA:

Free investment areas with total space of 40 ha

EDUCATION

HIGHER STANDARD SCHOOLS

12 primary schools

12 lower secondary schools

6 basic vocational schools

6 secondary schools

5 specialized secondary schools Data from end of 2009

Higher education schools in Leszno: Higher Vocational State School Higher School of Humanities Higher School of Marketing and Management

3 higher education schools = 6 217 students (data from end of 2009)

HIGHER STANDARD SCHOOLS

THE EUROPEAN WAY

EUROPEAN FUNDS

Hitehrto total funding amount in the financing period 007-2013:

179.177.092,42 zł*

* Data from 06.10.10, exchange rate of the day

Modern waste treatment plant of Trzebania

Road no. 323

A SOLARIS bus

PARTNER TOWNS

Friend towns: St. Pölten, Sisak, Stryj, Zweibrücken, Batouri

Suhl (Germany) since 1984 Deurne (Holland) since 1989 Montluçon (France) since 2004

The RUnUP project:Role of universities in Urban Poles

The project partners:

• higher schools• entrepreneurs• administration

build the so called „triple helix” and partnership structure which aims at support for the local and regional development and ehnancement of the level of innovation .

Project duration: 30 months1.11.2008 – 21.05.2011

Partner towns in the projectBarakaldo (Spain)Solna (Sweden)Campobasso (Italy)Patras (Greece)Potsdam (Germany)Agueda (Portugal)Dunkirk (France)Leszno (Poland)

The RUnUP project:Role of universities in Urban Poles

2009: Plaque of Honor for Leszno for spreading the idea of European unity

THE EUROPEAN WAY: DICTINCTION

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