DĘBICA

After the Second World War Dębica was rebuilt and extended. Until 1975 it was a county’s capitol in Rzeszowskie Province.
Administrative reform made Dębica the second most important and most populated town in newly created Tarnowskie
Province. Since 1 January 1999 the town has been the seat of Dębica county in the Podkarpackie Province. It is still among
the economic and social leaders of the region.
Dębica is an important industrial center of Poland. Companies located here have successfully conquered not only
European, but the world markets. The town offers rich technical infrastructure, great living conditions and educational
possibilities. Business companies provide consulting, financial, insurance and legal services.
Dębica has been an economic town for over 70 lat, since three major industrial plants were located here. Several
thousand highly developed production, service and commercial companies carry out their business activities and hire well
trained personnel.
The largest group of Dębica’s citizens are young people, aged 20 to 29. They constitute 19 per cent of the residents. The
second biggest group are people aged 40 – 49 (over 15 per cent). 14 per cent of population is 50 – 59 years old, 12 per cent is
30 - 39 years old.
Various events, like old time vehicles show, are held in the town square.
Almost 48 per cent of working group is employed in industry
and construction. 29 per cent work in market sector and 23 per
cent in non-market sector. The town remains one of the best places
in southern Poland to locate companies and firms. Dębica
welcomes new investors. It is classified high in the ranking of
investment attractive offers in Poland, partially because the cost of
running business here are significantly lower than in big cities.
One of our chief assets is the convenient location. It is easy to get
here! Dębica is located on the main west-east European highway E-
40 (domestic road number E-4), which goes from Berlin to Kiev via
Wrocław, Kraków and Korczowa.
Debica
In the near future, the A-4 highway with two exits for Dębica will be built just to the north of the town. Dębica is situated at
the crossing of important communications routes between Warsaw, Tarnobrzeg, Mielec, Jasło and Krosno, and Barwinek at
the Slovakian border.
Dębica is cut by Berlin – Kiev trans-European railway E – 30. It is one of the busiest lines in passenger and freight transport.
The railway station is situated in the center of the town. Dębica is an important rail junction point. It has convenient rail
connection with the province capital, Rzeszów (40 min.) and Kraków (1 h 40 min). There are many direct rail links to Wrocław,
Poznań, Szczecin, Katowice, Warsaw, Gdańsk, Lublin, Zamość and Przemyśl. The sidings and PKP Cargo transportation in
Dębica are used by various companies from the region.
The nearest domestic and international airport is situated in Jasionka, near Rzeszów (50 km). Recently the port has
undergone some rapid development. According to the plans, a new passenger terminal is going to be built, and the net of
international links as well as cargo port for industrial transport are going to be expanded.
The biggest airport of the region is International Airport Kraków - Balice near Kraków (120 km). Kraków – Balice is the
second busiest airport in the country. The flights reach most destinations in Europe and over the Atlantic Ocean.
Dębica is well connected with both cities. Tourists and businessmen visiting our town can count on fast communication
with their home towns and countries.
The third, smaller cargo airport, 30 km away from Dębica is in Mielec . Plans are underway to receive small passenger
planes there.