I. Greenfield development in Öhringen
The town of Öhringen offers excellent conditions for greenfield developments, some of which are already available or will be in the near future.
Eight hectares of unrestricted industrial area, suitable for immediate building, and with excellent transport connections are waiting for you.
The area can be developed to a height of 12 metres (height of the eaves). Prices range between 50 and 65 euro/sq. mtr. including development costs.
A further 27 hectares including an industrial area (GI)are available for immediate development as required.
In addition, a privately owned leasehold of 4 hectares of unrestricted industrial area is available on request, with leasehold costs amounting to 6 percent p.a. of the land value plus development charges.
If you are looking for rental space, the town will naturally assist you as part of its real-estate management program, regardless of whether you’re looking for industrial sites or downtown sales space.
Öhringen is located in the development area of the “Entwicklungsprogramms Ländlicher Raum (ELR)” (development program for rural regions) and able to access the development programs of the “Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg” and the “Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau” (Reconstruction Credit Institute).
We will be pleased to advise you and assist you with your development application.
As you can see, your business is in good hands in Öhringen – right from the start.
II. Maintenance of local enterprises
In an effort to identify potential problems and provide solutions, Öhringen maintains ongoing communications with its locals businesses. The town is particularly proud of the fact that none of the companies in the manufacturing industry have left Öhringen in the past 10 years.
Maintenance of existing enterprises is after-sales service on a high level, so to speak. It implies that the town will actively support the acquisition of real estate, should you wish to expand your business.
The municipal administration will also gladly assist you in your communication with other authorities.
Round table talks between applicants, “Sonderverwaltungsbehörden” (special administrative bodies) and approval authorities have proven their ability to resolve many issues during preliminary stages successfully and non-bureaucratically.
III. Setting up business
For people wishing to establish a business, the “Amt für Bauordnung und Wirtschaftsförderung” (Office of Building Regulations and Promotion of Trade and Industry) offers detailed information on free advice from the IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce), HWK (Chamber of Trade) or the RKW Baden-Württemberg (Chamber of Economics and Innovation).
On a regular rotating basis with neighbouring communities, the town hall of Öhringen also offers consulting services free of charge.
We will assist you in finding suitable property or adequate leased premises.
In addition, we will provide you with detailed information on development options, which the “Entwicklungsprogramm Ländlicher Raum” (Development Program for Rural Regions, ELR) offers.
IV. Working in Öhringen
The highly skilled workforce of the region reaches Öhringen ideally by car or rail.
Exit AS 40 (Öhringen) links the metropolis of Hohenlohe in an east-west direction directly to the A6 Federal Motorway Mannheim-Nuremberg.
Just a few kilometres further, exit AS 8 (Neuenstein) connects Öhringen in a north-south direction just as ideally with the A81 Federal Motorway Wurzburg-Stuttgart.
Both the central bus station and the directly adjacent main station guarantee optimal access to public transportation.
A so-called “Job-Ticket” available from “Nahverkehr Hohenlohekreis” (local transport for the Hohenlohekreis district, NVH) facilitates easy transportation for commuters. In addition, city railway service between Heilbronn and Öhringen is available every 20 minutes.
In the Hohenlohekreis district, private mobility is an important aspect too. In proportion to its number of inhabitants, the district has the highest number of car registrations throughout Germany.
An estimated 8,500 people are employed in Öhringen, whereby the number of commuters coming into town clearly outweighs that of commuters leaving town to work elsewhere.
