Sochaczew, the country capital city, is populated by 37,800 inhabitants.
It is situated on the edge of Łowicko-Błońska Plain, in the western part of Mazovian Province, upon the Bzura River and its tributaries: Utrata and Pisia.
The town is located in the vicinity of three agglomerations: Warsaw (54 km), Łódź (80 km) and Płock (60 km). Sochaczew is an important communication junction.
Our dynamically extending city is ready to face new challenges and carry out new undertakings. There is a perfect location for your investment. Why?
Sochaczew is an important communication junction, it lies at the intersection of several following routes:
• A2 (Berlin-Warsaw-Moscow), a part of the European Motorway E30
• Domestic route No 2 (Świecko-Terespol)
• Domestic route No 50 (Ciechanów-Płońsk-Sochaczew-Grójec-Ostrów Mazowiecka), which is a part of the great ring road of Warsaw district and international route VIA BALTICA connecting the Czech Republic with the Baltic states.
• Provincial route No 705 (Wyszogród-Śladów-Sochaczew-Skierniewice)
• Provincial route No 580 (Sochaczew-Żelazowa Wola-Warsaw)
The great advantage of Sochaczew’s location is its excellent railway communication on both domestic and European levels.
• Sochaczew is located on the E20 railway line (Berlin- Warsaw – Moscow).
• Sochaczew has got the rail connection with Warsaw (at least every hour, takes about 40 min.), Kutno (67 km in 1 hour), Poznan, Bydgoszcz, Torun, Szczecin and many others.
It is worth to mention about the proximity of Sochaczew to the WARSAW Chopin Airport, also known as Okęcie (60 km, about 1 h 15 mn.), providing handling services for both passenger and cargo flights.
2. Attractive prices of investment and residential areas
Fortunately, Sochaczew is situated close enough to Warsaw in order to profit with all facilities resulting from this neighbourhood as well as from the location on peripheries of the capital city. In the same time the distance between two agglomerations gives Sochaczew an opportunity to attract companies with numerous, interesting investment areas offered in favorable prices, which starts from 10 PLN / 1 square meter. The average price oscillates between 30PLN and 60PLN / 1square meter.
You can find here also different production and service facilities, offices and flats in very favorable prices to purchase or hire. The average price for a high standard flat reaches about 4300 PLN/ 1square meter.
As you see, there is no better place to set up your company as well as to dwell in. Sincerely welcome!
Sochaczew is a home to 37 800 inhabitants.
It’s the district capital counting about 85 000 inhabitants. The city is located in the middle of great agglomerations and big cities such as Warsaw, Łódź and Płock, where many well educated Sochaczew dwellers work.
Thanks to the creation of interesting work places and to our social facilities, we are capable of reversing this trend and not only stop the outflow of the local educated personnel but also attract the inhabitants of other cities.
The unemployment rate in Sochaczew equals the 12% national average rate. The majority of unemployed are young people, naturally open to new challenges and highly professional.
- Several day nurseries (one public day nursery already in use, and another one in construction)
- 9 nursery schools, 5 public and 4 private, hosting over 1000 children
- 4 primary schools held by the city and one private - „Nasza Szkoła” which is dedicated to the children with neurological problems,
- 3 Junior high schools
- 5 complexes of high secondary schools (within others, technical and professional schools)
- Special schools (of all educational levels + integration classes in other schools)
- Public music school „Fryderyka Chopina”- educating of the I and II level, one of the best schools in Poland,
- Academy of Marketing and Management forming the IT, Managment and Econometrics specialists. Academy authorities plan to launch studies for future specialists of logistic and international cargo transport.
- Other private educational entities: A dozen of high schools for youths and adults, complementary schools,complementary technical schools, professional schools for working students, post secondary schools, which educate economists, office administration workers, car mechanics…and many others.
The city owns a rich and attractive housing offer on both, primary and secondary markets.
• Brand new flats of a high standard, close to the city center (within a distance of 700m from school, day nurse, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, a big playground for children and The Jordan Garden) you need to pay for about 4300 PLN/ 1m²
• The average price of flats on the seconadry market in Sochaczew is 3 000 - 3 500 zł / m²,
• Many local development companies would be pleased to realize for you any building project for housing or for investment
In Sochaczew there is always something going on!
Attractions are guaranteed by:
• Three Public Cultural Centers
• Modern cinema with actual repertoire
• 2 libraries
• The Narrow – Gauge Railway Museum
• The Museum of the Sochaczew Region and the Battle of Bzura River
• Żelazowa Wola
• 50 active nongovermental organizations …
300 periodic cultural events take place in Sochaczew yearly:
• Days of Sochaczew
• The Reconstruction of the Bzura Battle
• Summer of Sochaczew
• Autumn of Sochaczew
• Chopin Festival
• The local sports center offers:
• Swimming pool „Orka”
• 2 stadiums
• Football pitch with artificial grass
• 2 sports multifunctional fields for volleyball and basketball
• artificial skating rink
• Skate Park
• tennis courts
• Jordan Garden
• Stadium „Bzura” Chodaków
• several open gyms in the public schools
• „ORLIK 2012” PITCH
• Motorcross track – „Podzamcze”
In Sochaczew, there are over 30 associations promoting sport. Every year, Sochaczew organizes sport contests at national and regional leavel.
• Rugby matches „7” and „15”
• Motorcross Races
• European Young Olympians Running
• Swimming Contests
• Handball, Basketball and Table Tennis Contests
• Judo Championships
• Football Matches
• Half Marathon along the Battle of the Bzura River
• Polish Paraolympic Games
• The Papal Race
• (amateur) League MMA
• And many other events…
Sochaczew is evenly covered by a network of basic health care facilities.
Many public and private health care facilities and services are available in our city, among them the most important medical one - the district hospital (8 wards and 20 specialized clinics). The hospital holds the quality certificate ISO and has been estimated as a baby-friendly one.
The hospital holds the quality certificate ISO and has been estimated as a baby-friendly hospital.
In Sochaczew, there are over a dozen of private clinics providing the wide range of medical services.
In order to raise the economic attractiveness of Sochaczew, our local authorities are seeking to include Sochaczew’s investment lands to the LSEZ.
The administration of the LSEZ estimated this initiative positively, and it recently issued an official statement regarding the prospective inclusion.
Thanks to implementation of this project Sochaczew is going to emerge as a subzone involved into the LSEZ in Fall, 2012!!!
LESZ provides an attractive offer epecially for the BPO sector enterprises, which are sincerely invited to invest in Sochaczew !
Every investor interested in Sochaczew can rely on the full support of the local authorities during the investment process as well as in the post-implementation phase.
It’s crucial to us that you feel good in our city and you pursue to develop with us.
Especially for you, we have created the Business and Investor Service Department in the City of Sochaczew Office in order to provide detailed comprehensive assistance for companies and entrepreneurs who wish to become our partners.
Feel invited to the partnership!