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The *** Janków Mansion Hotel and Restaurant is situated in a stylish villa dating back to the 19^th century.  The impressive villa is surrounded by a beautiful historic park. In 2002, the building was thoroughly renovated.

Plan your stay in the Janków Mansion

The mansion hotel is located near the Berlin – Wrocław motorway, in the neighbourhood of the Silesian Wilderness. The forests of the Lower Silesian Wilderness (Bory Dolnośląśkie) are famous for mushroom picking, it’s wild life and beautiful nature.

The hotel rooms are characterised by a high standard, spaciousness and the artistry of decor. There are 1-bed , 2-bed and 3-bed rooms as well as a comfortable apartment. All rooms have free WiFi. The restaurant in the mansion is known for its four tasteful interiors and excellent cuisine.

The Black Eagle Inn (“Pod Czarnym Orłem” Inn) is situated near the A18 motorway. It can accommodate 22 guests. Guests are also provided with access to a kitchenette. Moreover, there is a cafe and a billiard club here.

The Green Park is a spacious villa situated at a distance of 3 km to the west of the centre of Iłowa, which can accommodate 12 guests. Visitors are also offered a kitchen, winter garden and a living room with a fireplace. It is a perfect place to start a trip to the nearby forests.

Modern drivers service complex with a restaurant located in Iłowa, western Poland, near the A18 motorway. This complex is part of the Dutch company ESA Trucks. You will find here excellent facilities for trucks: repair and maintenance of trucks, a petrol station, and a restaurant. It is one of the most modern and biggest truck stops in Europe.

Are you an angler? Are you looking for tranquillity in beautiful, natural surroundings? If so, go to the Klików Reservoir, which has been established on the Czerna Mała River. This reservoir, with an area of 16 ha, is situated between Iłowa and the village of Ruszów, to the south of the town, along the route leading to the Zgorzelec border crossing.You can fish for a.o. perch, roach, common rudd, bream and tench.

In summer it’s the perfect place for hiking or water sports.

Near Iłowa, there is a real treasure of nature. The Lower Silesian Wilderness (Bory Dolnośląskie) is the largest continuous forest complex in Poland. The forest is a perfect place for active tourism. It is a heaven for enthusiasts of horse riding, cycling and walking tours, or canoeing trips.

Mushroom mecca

The woods are a real mushroom picking mecca. If you are familiar with mushrooms and enjoy this form of recreation, choose a nice weekend in autumn and go picking.

Mushroom picking (photo: Hilde Mertens)

A walk through the lovely Japanese garden in the manor park, will relax you after a hardworking day, particularly in spring and summer when the gardens are in blossom. The manor park belongs to the palace which was built in renaissance and baroque style and rebuilt in the 19^th and 20^th centuries by Count Fryderyk von Hochberg Fürstenstein. The Japanese garden with a tea house, lanterns made of stone, fountains and small bridges is of a particular value – it was the first Japanese garden in Europe!

The gardens in Iłowa are in blossom from early spring. If you come here in May, you will experience a real feast for your senses in the impressive rhododendron grove. The magnificent shrubs with colourful flowers in various shades of red, purple, yellow and pink will charm everyone. In the park, you will also see numerous interesting fountains. It is worth paying attention to the oak and hornbeam path, several magnificent lindens, maples, alders and yews.

Our mission is to provide you with the best possible conditions for development and the creation of new jobs for the region of Western Poland. With our help, you will run your business in comfortable conditions. We treat every entrepreneur with special care, thanks to which you can develop your business here at a faster pace than anywhere else in Europe.

Business support – contact addresses

Jan Woronik
Municipality of Iłowa
27  Żeromskiego Street, 68-120 Iłowa
tel. + 48 68 368 14 00, + 48 68 368 14 15
fax + 48 68 368 14 01
e-mail: ilowa@ilowa.pl, j.woronik@ilowa.pl

Here foreign investors are provided with additional information on the economy and investment advantages of Poland and the Lubuskie Voivodeship:

Business support organisations

We invite you to contact organisations working for the economic development of our commune and region.

Vocational education in Iłowa and surroundings

If you will locate your company in Iłowa, you can be sure that you will find suitable employees. The educational institutions near Iłowa educate skilled workers in the most-wanted professions in the Lubuskie region.

Iłowa offers attractive industrial areas, which are part of the Legnica Special Economic Zone, ideal for greenfield investments. Excellent infrastructure, an outstanding location, and high tax exemptions have convinced quite a number of reputable enterprises to take advantage of our offer.

The subzone of Legnica Special Economic Zone – EAZ

In December 2007, the Economic Activity Zone (EAZ) was opened in Iłowa. In 2015 a part of the EAZ was allocated to the subzone of Legnica Special Economic Zone. This is an extra incentive to help you take the right decision: invest in Iłowa.

Location of the EAZ

The Iłowa Subzone of the Special Economic Zone is situated near the motorway junction. It covers vacant lots for industrial development, with a total area of 52 ha. If you are interested, additional plots with an area depending on your needs and development concept can be allotted.

Detailed information on the Special Economic Zone:

• The water supply network provides water to the whole area. Water treatment plants based on deep water wells have a reserve of 450 m³ per day.
• The area is connected to the municipal sewage treatment plant with a reserve of 300 m³ per day.
• 220 kV and 110 kV high-voltage transmission lines, and 20 kV medium-voltage transmission lines go through the investment areas. Currently, we have a connection power reserve of 2 MW. Additional energy supply can also be provided by way of constructing a transformer station.
• Investment areas provide convenient access to wired communication and mobile networks. The telephone exchange in Iłowa will fully satisfy the investors’ needs regarding comprehensive telecommunications service
• Income tax exemptions for investors and other forms of state aid.

Investors who decide to develop their business in Iłowa can count on tax exemptions and other forms of public aid. The basic form of state aid is tax exemption earned from the income of running business in the zone. The maximum level of state aid for investments in Iłowa – lubuskie voivodeship – is 35% of the investment costs for large enterprises, 45% for medium-sized enterprises and 55% for small enterprises. Alternatively, you may obtain public assistance in the form of covering the costs of newly hired employees for two years. More information about the possibility of obtaining public aid can be found here (note: read the Polish version on income tax exemption for the lubuskie voivodeship).

Due to the limited area designated for investments, do not waste time – start your business in Iłowa today!

New road investment

In July 2018, a communal road connecting the Economic Activity Zone in Iłowa with the voivodeship road No. 296 will be built. The new communication route is of great importance for the economic development of the municipality of Iłowa  “It is the largest and most important road investment in the history of our municipality. It will provide us with development for the next several years” says Paweł Lichtański, the mayor of Iłowa. In the Economic Activity Zone investment plots for sale have already been prepared. As part of the investment a new, one kilometer long, road will be built.  The road will enable fast communication of economic entities with the network of provincial and national roads, and in particular with the A18 motorway. An asphalt bicycle path, a pedestrian walkway, hybrid lighting and teletechnical infrastructure will be built. The total value of the investment reaches PLN 5.4 million.

CTP Invest Group in the Economic Activity Zone

A modern industrial and business park in the Economic Activity Zone in Iłowa will be built by the CTP Invest Group, one of the largest developers in Europe. Piotr Klank, regional director of CTP Invest in Poland, says:  “The area in Iłowa is strategically located both on a micro scale (excellent visibility, target communication, technical infrastructure and location within the Special Economic Zone) and a macro scale (strategic communication route Berlin – Wrocław, the border area between Poland and Germany), which in our opinion may repeat the success of the investment areas of north-western Poland.”

New investor in Iłowa

The CTP Invest Group,  one of the largest developers in Europe purchased over 20 hectares, on which it will realize its investment. Over 30 hectares remain to be sold: locations with good communication and equipped with rich technical infrastructure.

Mayor Paweł Lichtański (right): “My main task was to leave the desk and show this zone to everyone. We have e.g. participated in various fairs and conferences. Thanks to that we were noticed.”

They trusted us

Iłowa in western Poland can boast long economic traditions. Here, chemical, mechanical engineering, agricultural and food, wood, and construction industries are the dominant ones. The following investors located their businesses in Iłowa:

Ciech VITROSILICON S.A. – a manufacturer of glass melting products and chemical products,

INTRA S.A. – a company specialising in the transportation of bulk materials

ESA Trucks – an authorised DAF dealer

FERYSTER – a manufacturer of inductive components

“Pudełek” ornamental bushes nursery – referring to long horticultural tradition of Iłowa