Promotion of natural and cultural heritage by establishing cross-border centers of culture and tradition in Ruda Różaniecka and Župčany

Beneficiary: Narol Commune

Polish partner: present Župčany

Implementation period: 01/06/2018 - 31/08/2020

Realized project value: € 106 901.66, including ERDF co-financing: € 83 297.77

The local tradition is already a value in itself, therefore, in order to save it from oblivion and develop the heritage of the border regions, the partners sought solutions across the borders of their countries and took appropriate measures in this regard. The project implementation was aimed at the protection and development of cultural resources. The project also focused on the joint creation of places and infrastructure that are made available to residents and tourists. As part of the activities, there were, inter alia, ethnographic and handicraft workshops, and two exhibition shelters and one exhibition shelter were built.

The main activities carried out under the project:

• Construction of educational and cultural infrastructure in the vicinity of the historic building of the former Wattmann Palace in Ruda Różaniecka in the Narol commune. The investment is located on the Wooden Architecture Trail, which connects with the UNESCO Cross-Border Trail of Objects on the Polish-Slovak border. The area where an exhibition shelter with a wooden structure was built and two exhibition shelters were developed. Residents and tourists benefit from the investment during integration meetings, local celebrations or sightseeing in the area.
• Construction of the Center for Cross-border Cultural Traditions on the Slovak side in Župčany. The purpose of the construction of a wooden shelter with portable wooden stands was to promote and present the cultural heritage of border regions in the field of crafts, songs, dances and the display of historical costumes.
• A series of workshops, we get to know the region in Poland and Slovakia . A number of workshops were organized for project participants. There were workshops on the preparation and tasting of traditional dishes on both sides of the border. In addition, workshops in the field of chasing, stonework and ethnography were organized. As part of the task, websites in the form of an e-museum were also created.

Publication of a Polish-Slovak brochure on the basis of organized ethnographic workshops. Identified, collected and described resources of material and non-material culture heritage were used to prepare the content of the publication promoting the heritage in the Polish-Slovak border area. A conference summarizing the microproject implementation was also organized, attended by representatives of the partner municipalities Narol and Župčany, during which the effects of the micro-project implementation on both sides of the border were presented.