Dynamic capital of Lower Silesia
Location: South-western Poland
Population: 634,000
Number of students: 130,000
22 higher education institutions
Investor focus: IT, automotive, financial services, hi-tech electronics, household appliances, retail
Biggest investors: 3M, AIB, Electrolux, Google, LG.Philips LCD, LG Electronics, Toshiba, Toyota, Volvo, Whirlpool, HP,
BPO/SSC sector in Wrocław: DeLaval, HP, KPIT Cummins, Volvo, UPS, Google, Opera Software, Siemens, Alstom, PFPC, Nokia Siemens.
For years Wrocław, as the capital of Lower Silesia, has played an important role in the economic, political and cultural life of the entire Central and Eastern Europe area.
Recently Wrocław has recorded the largest success in Poland in terms of promoting itself and the development of a favourable investment atmosphere.
Despite the fact that the number of active foreign investors in relation to the population is slightly below the average calculated for the largest Polish cities, the estimated scale of foreign investment per capita in the last 5 years is one of the highest in the country.
Did you know that...
- Wrocław has the fourth largest number of bridges (and footbridges) in Europe, which places it right behind Amsterdam, Venice and St. Petersburg
- As many as 10 Nobel prize-winners were born, lived or worked in Wrocław (Theodor Mommsen, Phillip Lenard, Eduard Buchner, Paul Ehrlich, Gerhart Hauptmann, Fritz Haber, Friedrich Bergius, Otto Stern, Max Born, Reinhard Selten)
- It is in the Wrocław agglomeration that the largest foreign investment to-date in Poland was made (LG Philips TV-set factory)
