EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Good Practice presentation Fortified Churches Route (Sibiu County Tourism Association) Workshop 2 | Salzburg , 3 - 4 December 2012
Good Practice presentation A few words about Fortified Churches … The fortified churches are a unique and interesting phenomenon. They are found in only a few locations throughout Europe, but Transylvania, once home to more than 300 fortified Saxon churches, constitutes the most significant collection. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 2 > Contents
Good Practice presentation The Transylvanian village sites with fortified churches are outstanding examples of a specific vernacular tradition in South-Eastern Europe. (UNESCO) Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 3 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 4 > Contents
Good Practice presentation I. Brief facts Info Points network along the Fortified Churches Route Organization carrying out the practice: Mioritics Association Location: Transilvania (Saxon villages), Romania Time-span: Started on April 2007, Ongoing Main objective: Valorization of the cultural heritage and development of the local communities Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 5 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 6 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 7 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 8 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 9 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 10 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 11 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 12 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 13 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 14 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Achieved results - 4 Info Points managed by Mioritics; - more than 50.000 tourists entering in the Info Points each year; - 1 Travel Agency with more than 1000 clients each year; - 24 bicycles available for renting; - 3 editions of the Art Camp in Transylvania; - 4 editions of The Historic Film Festival; - 3 editions of the Jocmania Festival (for kids); - 1 edition of the Mystery & Thriller Festival; - 11 partner schools in different projects; - 120 km of marked trails for biking; - 6 websites; - more than 70.000 promotional materials (maps, guides, brohures etc.). Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 15 > Contents
Good Practice presentation II. Innovative aspects The Cultural Route of the Fortified Churches is along four counties in South Transylvania – Sibiu, Brasov, Mures and Alba. The communication between county management offices is missing and there is no common strategy regarding the regional development. - Regional approach; - Client oriented activities; - Wide range of working fields; - Usage of the cultural theme to link the local stakeholders - Development of a regional identity. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 16 > Contents
Good Practice presentation II. Innovative aspects The project was innitiatied by Mioritics with the support of UNESCO Venice Office under the “Cultural Heritage - a bridge towards a shared future” program in South -East Europe (10 countries/partners participating). Mioritics is the only NGO involved in this program (all the others are Ministries of Culture) and the project was presented several times like best practice during the UNESCO Ministerial Conferences or UNESCO Experts Meetings. Even the project was innitiated and managed by an NGO, the activities became self sustainable after one year since the beginning and all the new funds (grants, sponsorships) are used for development of new activities. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 17 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Influence on development of cultural route Since 2009 Mioritics Association is in permanent contact with European Institute of Cultural Routes in order to start the procedures for Council of Europe certification. Due to this collaboration: - the first map of the route was presented, March 2010; - the first Resource Center for Cultural Routes program was open in Sibiu, May 2010; - Mioritics and Ministry for Regional Development and Tourism set up the Romanian priorities in terms of cultural routes development, February 2011; - a stand of the Fortified Curches Routes was present during several travel fairs in Bucharest, Luxembourg, Paris and Brasov. . Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 18 > Contents
Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 19 > Contents
Good Practice presentation III. Transferability to other projects From the methodological point of view the activities are fully transferable to other territorial contexts and adaptable to any route. The application of this practice requires the adoption of appropriate modifications linked primarily to the type of the Route and to any other existing infrastructure. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 20 > Contents
Good Practice presentation IV. Recommendations Identification of the key strategic places along the new route or region. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 21 > Contents
Good Practice presentation IV. Recommendations Financial support for start-up activities during the first year and administrative help of local authorities. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 22 > Contents
Good Practice presentation IV. Recommendations Involment plan for stakeholders and gathering them around the Info Points. Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 23 > Contents
Good Practice presentation IV. Recommendations Hard work!!! Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 24 > Contents
Good Practice presentation V. Interesting for a study visit? Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 25 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 26 > Contents
Good Practice presentation Thank you! Mihai Dragomir mihai@mioritics.ro Workshop 2 | Salzburg, 3 – 4 December 2012 Lead Partner Seminar | Copenhagen | 23 January 2012 27 > Contents
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