The special economic zone - Kraków Technology Park was established in 1998. Krakow special economic zone's area totals at 528,84ha. It is located in the Małopolskie and Podkarpackie voivodships and is composed of 19 sub-zones which are located in 17 communes. Krakow special economic zone is the only special economic zone in Poland which is also a technology park. Krakow Technology Park is the only technology park which has the special economic zone status.
Krakow Technology Park consists: Jagiellonian University Technology Park in the Pychowice District, Technology Park of the Kraków University of Technology in the Czyżyny District, T. Sendzimir Steelworks Technology Park in the Branice District and Tarnów Industrial Cluster “Plastic Valley” in the Town of Tarnów. Special economic zone is established until 31st of December 2020.
Kraków is located at the crossroads of several trans-European communication routes, both road and rail, heading East-West and North-South (Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine).
There is an international airport in Kraków-Balice, one of the two international airports in Poland (passenger and cargo), with daily direct flights to most European capitals (London, Paris, Rome, Copenhagen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Zurich, Geneva) as well as direct connections to New York, Chicago, Toronto and Tel Aviv.
To this day, 87 permits for running business in Kraków Special Economic Zone (KSSE) have been issued. This translates into the establishment of 6430 new jobs and the expenditure of PLN 1.500 billion.
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