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1 PARDUBICE REGION BASIC ECONOMIC & DEMOGRAPHIC DATA PARDUBICE REGION ABOUT REGION The Pardubice Region is located in Eastern Bohemia; a short part of its boundary in the Orlické Mountains lies along the state boundary with Poland. It neighbors with the regions Hradec Karálové, Central Bohemia, South Bohemia, South Moravia, Olomouc and Vysoãina. The region is divided into four districts: Chrudim, Pardubice, Svitavy and Ústí nad Orlicí. Its area is 4,518 km 2 (valid data taken on January 1, 2006) or 5.7 % of the national territory. The region is the 10th largest in the country. On December 31, 2006 there were 507,751 inhabitants which make it the 12th most populated among regions of the Czech Republic. There are 452 communities (7.2 % of all communities in the country, 6th place among all regions). The city of Pardubice, the regional capital, has a population of 88,316. There are 17 towns and cities with a population exceeding 5,000 in the region. Large protected landscape areas, Orlické hory, Îelezné hory and a part of Îdárské vrchy, are located in the territory of the Pardubice region and they are frequently visited by tourists. The vicinity of reservoir Seã is most visited in summer; otherwise lots of facilities serve mainly for purposes of congressional tourism. Agricultural tourism, focusing on horse breeding, is also very popular in the Pardubice region. Velká pardubická Steeplechase and Zlatá pfiílba (Golden Helmet) dirt track race are sporting events of international importance, taking place in Pardubice every year. The historic downtowns in Pardubice, Moravská Tfiebová and Litomy l were declared urban sanctuaries. The castle in Litomy l is the only landmark in the region placed on UNESCO list of world heritage. In spite of this, the region is lagging behind all others is some areas of tourism, i.e. number of accommodation facilities, their capacities and the average number of nights a visitor spends in the region. Univerzita Pardubice, with five colleges, is the largest university in the region. The colleges of transportation and chemical technologies are focused on traditional disciplines and their importance exceeds the regional level. The faculty of restoration in Litomy l is the only one in the country. Research and development expenses in 2004 reached Kã 2,700 per capita in the Pardubice Region with 0.46 % of local employees working in research and development field both parameters put the region in 4th place among all regions in the country. It means actually Kã 1,346 million were spent (5th place in the Czech Republic) and 2,310 people were working in R&D (6th place in Czech Republic). Farming has a more than average share in the regional GDP, mainly as plant production is concerned. Electrotechnics, chemistry and machinery firms are the most important employers in the region. Industrial plastics and nanotechnology clusters have been created in the region. At present, CzechInvest agency is studying possibilities for building clusters in the areas of tool making and electrotechnics. The potential of the region lies in: the tradition of the chemical industry, the focus of local universities on local lines of business, the location of the city of Pardubice on I. and III. railway corridors, the finishing of the motorway D11 and the building of a new speed communication further on, development of agro - tourism, natural and cultural landmarks and eventual attempts to extend transportation by riverboats.

2 BASIC ECONOMIC & DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BASIC DATA Land Area...4,518 km 2 ADMINISTRATIVE BREAKDOWN Number of districts...4 Number of municipalities of that, number of towns...32 POPULATION Total...507,751 Percentage in the total population of Czech Republic (%) Population density (persons/km 2 ) Average work force...265,950 Number of job seekers...19,369 NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY Total...105,304 Industry...15,864 Construction...12,833 Agriculture & forestry...8,058 Services...68,594 REPRESENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL CLASSES (%) Unskilled and unqualified workers Plant and machine operators and assemblers Craft and related trades workers Skilled agricultural and forestry workers Workers in services & sales Administrative Specialists... Legislators, senior officials and managers Armed forces Technical, health care, pedagogical workers & workers in similar sectors of which Technicians in physical, technical & related branches Technicians in biology, health care & agriculture Pedagogical workers Others assistant skilled workers EDUCATION POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS WAGE 5-YEAR TREND 30.6 % 9.2 % 19.2 % Basic and without education Secondary without GCE Secondary with GCE 40.9 % 25,000 22,000 19,000 16,000 13,000 10,000 CZK/year Czech Republic Region 15,844 13,501 16,917 14,581 18,035 15,579 19,631 16,916 20,844 17,871 GDP BY REGIONS Region Total Per capita mln. CZK mln. EUR CZK EUR Pardubice Region 130,295 4, ,090 9,071 Average GDP for Czech regions 230,827 8, ,679 10,400 Share in GDP of the Czech Republic 4.03% UNEMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO SEX STRUCTURE Number Share Women 8, % Men 7, % Total number of job seekers 15,417 Region FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FDI (mln. CZK) FDI (mln. EUR) Karlovy Vary (min) 16, Pardubice 36,014 1,242 Prague (max) 801,100 27,619 Average 106,540 3,673 Source: Czech National Bank, UNEMPLOYMENT 5-YEAR TREND District Czech Republic Average in all regions %/year Original methodology New methodology AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGE 5-YEAR TREND Year Region CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR Pardubice Region 13, , , , , Average for Czech Republic 15, , , , , Average for Czech regions 14, , , , ,

3 PARDUBICE REGION LISTS OF AIRPORTS Specifications Flight time (hrs) Public/Private Civil/Military/Varied International/Intranational Prague Berlin Vienna Moravská Tfiebová Public Civil Intranational 0:40 no flights no flights Pardubice Public Civil International/Intranational 0:14 1:05 0:55 Pardubice Public Military International/Intranational 0:14 1:05 0:55 Podhofiany Public Civil Intranational 0:35 no flights no flights Poliãka Public Civil Intranational NA NA NA Skuteã Public Civil Intranational no flights no flights no flights Ústí nad Orlicí Public Civil Intranational NA NA NA Vysoké M to Public Civil Intranational no flights no flights no flights Vysoké M to Private Civil International/Intranational no flights no flights no flights Îamberk Public Civil Intranational NA NA NA Source: Ministry of Transport, SCHOOL SYSTEM Hradec Králové (22 km) Hradec Králové (23 km) Dresden (250 km) PL Number of schools Number of students Number of graduates Secondary schools 90 28,095 6,397 Technical fields 33 8,744 2,258 Economic fields 28 6,785 1,659 ICT fields 12 1, Higher schools 9 1, Technical fields Economic fields ICT fields Universities 1 8,549 NA Technical fields 2 4,119 NA Economic fields 1 2,492 NA ICT fields 1 1,752 NA Praha (105 km) Motorway Road Railroad Airport - Private LABE Pardubice Chrudim E442 E442 Svitavy Ústí nad Orlicí E461 E442 Olomouc (140 km) Îilina (295 km) Source: Institute for Information on Education, Airport - Public Brno (150 km) Wien (295 km) Brno (140 km) Wien (260 km) LIST OF SCHOOLS Name of school WWW Orientation Titles awarded Students Universities Univerzita Pardubice promotion@upce.cz Variety of programmes Bc., Mgr., Ing., Ph. D. 8,622 Higher schools Anglické gymnázium, Stfiední odborná kola a Vy í odborná kola, s. r. o. info@agys.cz Finance and taxes DiS. 70 Obchodní akademie a Vy í odborná kola ekonomická akademie@oa.svitavy.cz Finance and taxes DiS. 125 Stfiední prûmyslová kola strojnická, technická a Vy í odborná kola skola@spss-cr.cz Quality and metrology DiS. 40 Stfiední kola zemûdûlská a Vy í odborná kola Chrudim crzemsk@szes.chrudim.cz Agriculture, environment DiS. Vojenská stfiední kola a Vy í odborná kola MO vosmo@vsmt.cz Army DiS. VO a SO Gustava Habrmana vda@vda.cz Logistics and management, social work DiS. 300 Vy í odborná kola a Stfiední odborná kola technická Litomy l vos.sost@sost.lit.cz Technical specialization DiS. 35 Vy í odborná kola pedagogická Litomy l vospspgs@vospspgs.cz Educational DiS. Vy í odborná kola stavební a Stfiední kola stavební Vysoké M to sps@isss.myto.cz Building DiS. 83 Vy í odborná kola, Pardubice kudrna@spse.cz IT, computers, social work DiS. 245 Source: Centre for Higher Education Studies, Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education, Note: You can find the complete list of schools on the CD-ROM City Invest Czech. INDUSTRIAL ZONES, BROWNFIELDS Type Name District Area (ha) Industrial zone Brownfield Contact - subject Phone Pardubice, Synthesia Pardubice x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Pardubice - Pfiístav - Multimodální logistické centrum Pardubice 90.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Pardubice Pardubice 70.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Chrudim ãást SZ, ãást SV Chrudim 67.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Pardubice-Semtín, Aliachem Pardubice 46.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Vysoké M to - SZ Ústí nad Orlicí 40.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Svitavy Svitavy 39.9 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Litomy l - Benátky u Litomy le Svitavy 30.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Pfielouã Pardubice 23.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Hlinsko Chrudim 20.0 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Moravská Tfiebová Svitavy 11.5 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí 8.1 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Pardubice, nedostavûná sportovní hala Pardubice 3.1 x CzechInvest, Regionální kanceláfi Pardubice Source: CzechInvest, CzechInvest projects in the region

4 A-CLASS OFFICE SPACES (PARDUBICE) Project Total size (m 2 )* Completed Comments Magnum 3, New mixed-use project situated in a very good location close to the city centre at the beginning of the main pedestrian zone. The building is composed of office and retail part. Pyramida 3, Modern mixed-use project favourably located close to the city centre directly on the main pedestrian zone. The scheme comprises of office, retail and residential element. *) Total size of office space Source: Cushman & Wakefield, s.r.o., OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACE RENTALS EUR/m 2 /month Location In demand Other A-Class Office Space (Pardubice) Shopping Centre Area * Office space Retail space * Rental levels for average 100 m 2 retail unit. The given prices are for rental in the regional city. The prices are listed separately as prices in locations in demand and other locations. Source: Cushman & Wakefield, s.r.o. (A-Class office space and Shopping Centre Area) and European Club of Estate Agencies (other data) LABOUR OFFICE City Address Phone Fax Chrudim Pardubická 310, Chrudim podatelna@cr.mpsv.cz Pardubice BoÏeny Vikové-Kunûtické 2011, Pardubice uppa@pa.mpsv.cz Svitavy Bezruãova 2055/13, Svitavy svitavy.up@sy.mpsv.cz Ústí nad Orlicí 17. listopadu 1394, Ústí nad Orlicí uradprace@uo.mpsv.cz IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE REGION Regional Council Komenského nám. 125, Pardubice tel.: , fax: posta@pardubickykraj.cz City Hall - Pardubice Pern t nské nám. 1, Pardubice tel.: , fax: sekretariat@mmp.cz posta@mmp.cz Regional Economic Chamber - Pardubice Karla IV. 42, Pardubice tel.: , , fax: khkpce@khkpce.cz, contact person: Petra Chrudimská director: Ing. Franti ek Karolín Regional Consultant CzechTrade - Praha Jana Herzová tel.: , fax: jana.herzova@czechtrade.cz Regional Consultant CzechTrade - Praha Adriana Dohnalová tel.: , fax: adriana.dohnalova@czechtrade.cz Regional Manager CzechTrade - Pardubice Peter Lukáã, tel.: mobil: , fax : pardubice-czechtrade@komora.cz Euro Info Center - Pardubice Karla IV. 42, Pardubice tel.: , fax: eic.pardubice@rrapk.cz contact persons: Hana Pindurová, Gabriela Chovancová CzechInvest - Regional Office nám. Republiky 56, Pardubice Palác Hybsk ch tel.: , fax: pardubice@czechinvest.org Regional Development Agency Karla IV. 42, Pardubice - Polabiny tel.: , fax: info@rrapk.cz, Regional Consulting & Information Center - RPIC Pce s.r.o. Nová 306, Pardubice tel.: , -9, fax: info@rpicpce.cz, contact person: Ing. Vojtûch âerník UTILITIES Gas V chodoãeská plynárenská, a.s. PraÏská ulice 702, Hradec Králové tel.: , , fax: info@rwe-vcp.cz, obchod@rwe-vcp.cz Electricity V chodoãeská energetika, a.s. Riegrovo námûstí 1493, Hradec Králové tel.: , fax: Water & sewage Vodovody a kanalizace Pardubice, a.s. Teplého 2014, Pardubice tel.: , fax: info@vakpce.cz, Vodovody a kanalizace Chrudim, a.s. Novomûstská 626, Chrudim tel.: , fax: vak@vakcr.cz, TEPVOS, s.r.o. Tfiebovská 287, Ústí nad Orlicí tel.: , fax: tepvos@tepvos.cz, Heat International Power Opatovice, a.s. Opatovice nad Labem Pardubice 2 tel.: , fax: info@ipplc.cz, Teplárenská spoleãnost Hlinsko, spol. s r.o. DruÏstevní 1523, Hlinsko tel.: , fax: teplarenska@hlinsko.net

5 PARDUBICE REGION TOP 20 COMPANIES RANKED BY REVENUES 2006 Name of company Location www Phone Activity Revenue 2006 (CZK) Employees FOXCONN CZ s.r.o. Pardubice Electronic computers 73,414,651 2,676 PARAMO, a.s. Pardubice Petroleum refining 12,127, Iveco Czech Republic, a. s. Vysoké M to info@karosa.cz Truck or bus inner tubes 9,233,454 1,710 International Power Opatovice, a.s. Opatovice nad Labem info@ipplc.cz Electric services 6,298, Saint-Gobain Vertex, s.r.o. Litomy l obchod@saint-gobain.com Yarn, fiberglass 6,132,607 1,272 Synthesia, a.s. Pardubice VII synthesia@synthesia.cz Industrial organic chemicals 4,768,524 2,225 KORADO, a.s. âeská Tfiebová info@korado.cz Heating equipment, except electric 4,282, Rieter CZ a.s. Ústí nad Orlicí petr.kalab@rieter.com Fiber and yarn preparation machinery and equip. 3,932,400 SPEKTRUM CZ a.s. Lan kroun info@spektrum.cz Napkins, paper 2,574, M - SILNICE a.s. Pardubice III silnice08@msilnice.cz Highway and street construction 1,980,366 JIP majetková, s.r.o. Pardubice VII info@jip-napoje.cz Groceries, general line 1,856, Z UD - Masokombinát Poliãka, a.s. Poliãka sekretariat@mkp.cz Sausages and other prepared meats 1,758,990 SOR Libchavy spol. s r.o. Libchavy sor@sor.cz Buses, all types 1,752, Chládek a Tintûra, Pardubice a.s. Pardubice info@cht-pce.cz Railroad and railway roadbed construction 1,718, ETA a. s. Hlinsko eta@eta.cz Electric housewares and fans 1,691,682 1,100 voestalpine Stahlhandel spol. s r.o. Pardubice schreiber@voestalpine.cz Steel 1,639,381 KONZUM, obch. druïstvo v Ústí n. Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí konzumuo@uo.fairnet.cz Grocery stores 1,413, TRAFFIC a.s. Pardubice VII pardubice@traffic.cz Tobacco distributors and products 1,294,110 Westvaco Svitavy s.r.o. Svitavy rs48@meadwestvaco.com Wrapper and seal printing, lithographic 1,245, Poliãské strojírny a.s. Poliãka jd@pos.cz Gasoline pumps, measuring or dispensing 1,230, Source: Dun & Bradstreet, spol. s r.o., CzechInvest projects in the region SELECTED CZECHINVEST PROJECTS IN THE REGION Name Location Investor Country Sector Year Brück AM spol. s r.o. Zámrsk Brück Handelsgesellchaft Germany engineering 2006 iplato s.r.o. Pardubice iplato United Kingdom software development 2006 KORADO, a.s. âeská Tfiebová KORADO Czech Republic metal-working 2007 Kovolis Hedvokov a.s. Tfiemo nice nad Doubravou KOVOLIS Czech Republic automotive 2007 Rieter CZ a.s. ChoceÀ, Dvofiisko Rieter Holding AG Switzerland automotive 2007 SIAG CZ, s.r.o. Chrudim SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG Germany high-tech engineering 2007 SOMA spol. s r. o. Lan kroun SOMA Czech Republic engineering 2006 Westvaco Svitavy s.r.o. Svitavy MeadWestvaco USA printing 2006 NA Chrudim BREWER Czech Republic food processing 2006 NA Pardubice Rannoch Corporation USA aircraft 2006 Source: CzechInvest, - Praktické rady a typy pro va e podnikání - Ucelené a pfiehledné informace ze svûta daàové problematiky, legislativy, vefiejn ch zakázek, práva, financí a marketingu - Objektivní zpravodajství z ekonomického prostfiedí - Profily úspû n ch ãesk ch podnikatelû Pfiedplatné objednávejte na

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7 PARDUBICE REGION DISTRICT CHRUDIM DISTRICT CHRUDIM BASIC DATA Land Area...1,030 km 2 Towns with population over 5,000 Chrudim...23,385 Hlinsko...10,925 Skuteã...5,304 POPULATION Population, total...104,784 Percentage in the total population of the region (%) % Population density (pers./km 2 ) Average labour force (2006 average value)...55,053 Number of job seekers...4,097 EDUCATION POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS ACCORDING TO EDUCATION 3.4 % 1.9 % 22.9 % % 24.9 % Basic and without education Secondary without GCE Secondary with GCE 70.5 % 24.2 % Without education Elementary Secondary 43.2 % Total:... 4,097 Source: Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY UNEMPLOYMENT - 5-YEAR TREND District Czech Republic 60.8 % 8.4 % 14.6 % 16.3 % Agriculture & forestry... 1,766 Construction... 3,079 Industry... 3,440 Services... 12,861 Total:... 21, %/year Original methodology New methodology FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STOCK Chrudim 2,952, ,804 CR (total) 1,491,563,988 51,424,375 Prague 801,100,204 27,619,383 Average CR 10,403, ,849 CZK EUR Source: Czech National Bank, IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE DISTRICT Town Hall - Chrudim Resselovo námûstí 77, Chrudim I tel.: , fax: urad@chrudim-city.cz Labour Office - Chrudim Pardubická 310, Chrudim IV tel.: , fax: podatelna@cr.mpsv.cz IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Name of company Location Activity WWW Employees ETA a. s. Hlinsko Electric housewares and fans 1, 100 Ol anské papírny a.s. Lukavice Paper mills Nemocnice Chrudim Chrudim General medical and surgical hospitals 726 âsad Hodonín a.s. Hodonín Intercity and rural bus transportation KOVOLIS HEDVIKOV a.s. Tfiemo nice Primary metal products DAKO-CZ, a.s. Tfiemo nice Brakes, air and vacuum: railway Holcim (âesko) a.s., ãlen koncernu Prachovice Cement, hydraulic EVONA a.s. Chrudim Hosiery ELECTROPOLI-GALVIA, s.r.o. Tfiemo nice Electroplating of metals or formed products ALUKOV HZ, spol. s r.o. Orel Hardware T M T spol. s r. o. Chrudim Chrudim Bulk handling conveyor systems NIKA Chrudim s.r.o. Chrudim Truck transportation brokers SIAG CZ, s.r.o. Chrudim Fabricated structural metal BOS GROUP spol. s r. o. Chrudim Security guard service CS Expres, a.s. SlatiÀany Household goods transport Strojírna PotÛãek s.r.o. SlatiÀany Station wagons (motor vehicles) GRANITA s.r.o. Skuteã Rubble mining DÍLO, v robní a obchodní druïstvo Svratouch Miscellaneous metalwork 90 Jan Ficek Dfievov roba s.r.o. Chrudim Wood products 84 Source: Dun & Bradstreet, spol. s r.o.,

8 DISTRICT PARDUBICE DISTRICT PARDUBICE BASIC DATA Land Area km 2 Towns with population over 5,000 Pardubice...88,260 Pfielouã...8,467 Holice...6,298 POPULATION Population, total...83,120 Percentage in the total population of the region (%) Population density (pers./km 2 ) Average labour force (2006 average value)...84,852 Number of job seekers...4,729 EDUCATION POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS ACCORDING TO EDUCATION 5.5 % 0.2 % 13.1 % 20.1 % Basic and without education Secondary without GCE 2 % Without education Elementary 27.1 % Secondary with GCE 66.6 % Secondary 39.6 % Total:... 4,729 Source: Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY UNEMPLOYMENT - 5-YEAR TREND 68.5 % 4.8 % 11.6 % 15.1 % Agriculture & forestry... 1,839 Construction... 4,420 Industry... 5,764 Services... 26,173 Total:... 38, %/year District Czech Republic Original methodology New methodology FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STOCK CZK EUR Pardubice 12,484, ,442 CR (total) 1,491,563,988 51,424,375 Prague 801,100,204 27,619,383 Average CR 10,403, ,849 Source: Czech National Bank, IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE DISTRICT Town Hall - Pardubice Pern t nské námûstí Pardubice-Staré Mûsto tel.: , fax: posta@mmp.cz Labour Office - Pardubice BoÏeny Vikové-Kunûtické Pardubice-Zelené Pfiedmûstí tel.: , fax: uppa@pa.mpsv.cz IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Name of company Location Activity WWW Employees FOXCONN CZ s.r.o. Pardubice Electronic computers 2, 676 Synthesia, a.s. Pardubice VII Industrial organic chemicals 2, 225 Krajská nemocnice Pardubice Pardubice IV General medical and surgical hospitals 1, 700 KIEKERT-CS, s.r.o. Pardubice V Motor vehicle parts and accessories 1, 500 Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech, s.r.o. Pardubice Audio electronic systems 1, 000 PARAMO, a.s. Pardubice Petroleum refining Explosia a.s. Pardubice Emulsions (explosive) TraÈová strojní spoleãnost, a.s. Pardubice I Railroad maintenance and repair services MIDBERSK TRANSPORT, a.s. Pardubice Freight forwarding International Power Opatovice, a.s. Opatovice nad Labem Electric services Plynostav Pardubice holding akciová spoleãnost Pardubice I Process piping contractor Nedcon Bohemia, s.r.o. Pardubice IV Furniture parts, metal V zkumn ústav organick ch syntéz a.s. Pardubice Noncommercial research organizations Serum-Werk CZ, s.r.o. Pfielouã Electromedical apparatus APAG Elektronik s.r.o. Pardubice Semiconductor circuit networks JIP v chodoãeská, a.s. Pardubice VII Groceries and related products Chládek a Tintûra, Pardubice a.s. Pardubice Railroad and railway roadbed construction INTER CONTRACT WBC s.r.o. Pardubice Fabricated textile products STAPRO s. r. o. Pardubice I Medical and hospital equipment Source: Dun & Bradstreet, spol. s r.o.,

9 PARDUBICE REGION DISTRICT SVITAVY DISTRICT SVITAVY BASIC DATA Land Area...1,335 km 2 Svitavy...17,248 Moravská Tfiebová...11,251 Litomy l...10,118 Poliãka...9,029 POPULATION Population, total...101,827 Percentage in the total population of the region (%) Population density (pers./km 2 )...77 Average labour force (2006 average value)...52,322 Number of job seekers...5,596 EDUCATION POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS ACCORDING TO EDUCATION 3.0 % 22.1 % 9.4 % 26.3 % Basic and without education Secondary without GCE Secondary with GCE 70.2 % 26.8 % Without education Elementary Secondary 42.2 % Total:... 5,596 Source: Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY UNEMPLOYMENT - 5-YEAR TREND District Czech Republic 62.7 % 10.0 % 12.9 % 14.5 % Agriculture & forestry... 1,928 Construction... 2,487 Industry... 2,805 Services... 12,125 Total:... 19, %/year Original methodology New methodology FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STOCK CZK EUR Svitavy 9,119, ,421 CR (total) 1,491,563,988 51,424,375 Prague 801,100,204 27,619,383 Average CR 10,403, ,849 Source: Czech National Bank, IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE DISTRICT Labour Office - Svitavy Bezruãova 2055/ Svitavy-Pfiedmûstí tel.: , fax: svitavy.up@sy.mpsv.cz District Economic Chamber - Svitavy Kijevská 423/ Svitavy-Pfiedmûstí tel.: fax: ohk@svitap.cz IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Name of company Location Activity WWW Employees Saint-Gobain Vertex, s.r.o. Litomy l Yarn, fiberglass 1,272 ITG Automotive Safety Czech s.r.o. Jevíãko Motor vehicle parts and accessories HEDVA, a.s. Moravská Tfiebová Broadwoven fabric mills, cotton Poliãské strojírny a.s. Poliãka Gasoline pumps, measuring or dispensing KOH-I-NOOR PONAS s.r.o. Poliãka Forms (molds) for foundry and plastics working machinery Westvaco Svitavy s.r.o. Svitavy Wrapper and seal printing, lithographic AGRICOL s.r.o. Poliãka Cheese, natural and processed PONAS INTERNATIONAL s.r.o. Poliãka Dies, plastics forming MILTRA B s.r.o. Mûsteãko Trnávka Cheese, natural and processed Armaturka Vranová Lhota, a.s. Vranová Lhota Armatures, industrial VHOS, a. s. Moravská Tfiebová Water supply STORY DESIGN, a.s. Litomy l Media buying service PROFISTAV s.r.o. Litomy l Operative builders Forest Svitavy, a.s. Svitavy Timber tracts 160 Lamitek s.r.o. Litomy l Textile machinery D EVOZÁVOD PRAÎAN s.r.o. Poliãka Sawmills and planing mills, general Plastic Parts & Technology s.r.o. Linhartice Plastics products H. R. G. spol. s r.o. Litomy l Commercial printing 99 Agro druïstvo Sebranice Sebranice General farms, primarily crop 94 Source: Dun & Bradstreet, spol. s r.o.,

10 DISTRICT ÚSTÍ NAD ORLICÍ DISTRICT ÚSTÍ NAD ORLICÍ BASIC DATA Land Area...1,265 km 2 Towns with population over 5,000 âeská Tfiebová...16,533 Ústí nad Orlicí...14,918 Vysoké M to...12,432 Lan kroun...9,807 ChoceÀ...8,953 Letohrad...6,202 Îamberk...6,017 POPULATION Population, total...138,953 Percentage in the total population of the region (%) Population density (pers./km 2 ) Average labour force (2006 average value)...72,811 Number of job seekers...4,947 EDUCATION POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS ACCORDING TO EDUCATION 3.9 % 0.3 % 25.4 % 10.0 % 23.9 % Basic and without education Secondary without GCE Secondary with GCE 65.2 % 30.6 % Without education Elementary Secondary 40.8 % Total:... 4,947 Source: Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY UNEMPLOYMENT - 5-YEAR TREND District Czech Republic 65.4 % 9.1 % 11.4 % 14.1 % Agriculture & forestry... 2,518 Construction... 3,147 Industry... 3,911 Services... 18, Total:... 27, %/year Original methodology New methodology FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT STOCK CZK EUR Ústí nad Orlicí 11,456, ,996 CR (total) 1,491,563,988 51,424,375 Prague 801,100,204 27,619,383 Average CR 10,403, ,849 Source: Czech National Bank, IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE DISTRICT Town Hall - Ústí nad Orlicí Sychrova 16, Ústí nad Orlicí tel.: , fax: podatelna@muuo.cz District Economic Chamber - Ústí nad Orlicí Moravská âeská Tfiebová tel.: IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Name of company Location Activity WWW Employees AVX Czech Republic s.r.o. Lan kroun Electronic capacitors 3,385 Iveco Czech Republic, a. s. Vysoké M to Truck or bus inner tubes 1,756 OEZ s.r.o. Letohrad Switchgear and switchboard apparatus 1,346 KORADO, a.s. âeská Tfiebová Heating equipment, except electric SCHOTT Electronic Packaging Lan kroun s. r. o. Lan kroun Electronic components Isolit-Bravo, spol. s r.o. Jablonné nad Orlicí Electric housewares and fans KONZUM, obchodní druïstvo v Ústí nad Orlicí Ústí nad Orlicí Grocery stores Papírny Vltavsk ml n, a.s. Lan kroun Paper mills SOR Libchavy spol. s r.o. Libchavy Buses, all types ORPA, a.s. Lan kroun Plastics processing INA Lan kroun, s.r.o. Lan kroun Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures Zemûdûlsko obchodní druïstvo Zál í Zál í General farms, primarily crop FOREZ s.r.o. Ostrov Special dies and tools TWIST, spol. s r.o. Ústí nad Orlicí Plastics products etûzárna âeská Tfiebová s.r.o. âeská Tfiebová Screw machine products KÖGEL, a.s. ChoceÀ Truck trailers ORLÍK-KOMPRESORY v robní druïstvo âeská Tfiebová Air and gas compressors SOMA spol. s r. o. Lan kroun Paper cutters, trimmers and punchers INTERCOLOR, akciová spoleãnost Ústí nad Orlicí Dyeing and finishing: wool or similar fibers Source: Dun & Bradstreet, spol. s r.o.,