European Cultural Route of Reformation

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

The ECRR project is the first regional development initiative in Central Europe that aims to capitalize upon the rich Reformation heritage. Making use of the increasing worldwide demand for touristic offers relating to the Reformation, ECRR will create the first transnational cultural route network, applying for recognition by the Council of Europe, which focuses on the Reformation heritage of Central Europe. It will create a critical mass of Reformation-themed offers to put Central Europe on the map for spiritually focused visitors from all over the world, and thus unlock investments and attract more visitors to Central Europe. The legacy of the Reformation, albeit still widely neglected as a regional resource, is an essential part of the shared history and culture of Central Europe. The managing bodies of existing paths in Germany and Austria will now join forces with regions in Hungary, Poland, Italy, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic to set up the transnational European Cultural Route of Reformation. Within the project, the partners will work together to set up the route network, reflecting the wide array of Reformation heritage in Central Europe – from the legacy of reformators such as Martin Luther, Jan Hus, and Primoz Trubar, to the traces of bible smugglers during the counter-reformation. A common management structure and a joint umbrella label will be developed as tools to promote the route and its regional and transnational chapters to a worldwide audience. The partners will closely collaborate to support each other in the set-up of routes, and in fostering innovative cooperation structures. A mentoring and review scheme will be introduced to allow for a targeted transfer of knowledge and good practices from experienced to less experienced regions. Furthermore, the project will build stakeholder capacities by means of trainings in order to support the valorisation of the route for regional development and tourism.

Achievements (EN):

Looking at the Reformation from a European perspective for the first time... ...we have learned a lot during project implementation. We have learned that there is not one Reformation but that the term Reformation represents a multifaceted process, covering a variety of European regions, actors, and points in time. Only together the efforts have led to the long lasting and deep changes of Europe’s society, politics, and culture. The balance and diversity of our network demonstrate the tremendous surplus of approaching the topic in a European way. The related developed transnational action plan serves as a model for future endeavours of cooperation and network establishment in the field of cultural heritage. All our actions were strongly grounded in the regions concerned, involving local and regional players in training sessions. Our approach of consecutive train-the-trainer seminars and local trainings has proven valuable for jointly elaborating and passing on the knowledge into many regions. The project’s main aim of receiving the award as certified cultural route of the Council of Europe was achieved by close cooperation of partners from all countries. Only together we were able build a sustainable and valuable network and to compile the ambitious application in the short time given. Future cultural routes aiming for this certificate are welcome to take a look at our journey and to get in touch with us. We are happy to share our experience and share our knowledge. For more information please look at our published documents. Tapping into opportunities linked to anniversaries of Jan Hus (in 2015) and Martin Luther (in 2017), the project "European Cultural Route of Reformation" (ECRR) for the first time framed Reformation as a European process. In the implementation period, the project established a network of more than 35 stakeholders from more than eight countries. The transnational approach to the Reformation as a unifying European topic is supporting regional development by increasing visibility for and attracting more (international) tourists. The sustainable management of the reformation heritage is fostered by extensive capacity building that took place within the project: In eight project regions a total of 267 people has been trained on three topics focussing on reformation-themed cultural heritage, including ways to reduce CO2 emissions of tourism and digital promotion approaches. Project partners provided their individual expertise and together, the project collected a great amount of knowledge and experience related to the fields of culture, tourism, policy, and infrastructure, always concerning regional development for especially rural areas. A training curriculum summarizing the content and experiences is offering the chance for future knowledge transfer. As durable transnational management structure, the association “Routes of Reformation” has been founded. It draws on ECRR's achievements and is further supported by a scientific committee of experts on Reformation, history, and culture. Guidance for the route’s development and related actions is also provided by the prepared transnational action plan that has been formally adopted by 25 organizations during project lifetime and lays ground also for the future route members. The established cultural route is benefiting from the project's digital promotion campaign and publicity means specifically created in the project, namely the mobile app "Routes of Reformation" (available for free at app stores) and the route website (www.reformationroutes.eu). This is complemented by seven info points, equipped with digital touchscreen stations, created within the project. These long-lasting physical outputs make the route locally visible, tangible and provide easy access to the whole network for residents and visitors. The application and successful recognition as certified “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” is a major result, substantially boosting the young route.

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Expected Results (EN): R 3.2 Status of capacities of the public and private sector for the sustainable use of cultural heritage and resources achieved through transnational cooperation.

Expected Outputs (EN):

ECRR’s main outputs are a recognised European cultural route and trainings targeting all stakeholders responsible for the management and valorisation of Reformation-themed cultural heritage across the participating regions. The main result is therefore a transnational approach to link and exploit the cultural heritage of the Reformation in Central Europe for regional development. To that aim, a transnational action plan will be elaborated by the project partners outlining the future transnational management structure of the route, its thematic concept, terms of reference, a common corporate identity and local activities focussing on the sustainable management of the Reformation heritage. The action plan will be formally adopted by 8 project partners who have the legal capacity to endorse regional development and/or tourism strategies (ThLG, SZSZBMÖ, RRA Mura, LTVSA, DOT, RERA, RRAPK, UATB) for their respective regions (Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Lower Silesia, Pomurje, Eszak-Alföld, Upper Austria, South Bohemia and Pilsen region). Special attention will be given to actions deconnecting a growth in tourism from CO2 emissions (carbon-neutral tourism) and digital promotion approaches. Accompanying capacity-building measures such as seminars, peer review and mentoring partnerships between “learning regions” and frontrunners will train about 100 stakeholders and strengthen their abilities for the sustainable management of cultural heritage in a transnational context.

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Specific Objective: To improve capacities for the sustainable use of cultural heritage and resources

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: Thüringer Landgesellschaft mbH, Erfurt

Department: Central Division Planning

Address: Weimarische Straße 29 b, 99099 Erfurt, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.thlg.de

Total budget: EUR 394 952.50

ERDF budget: EUR 315 962.00

SiTI – Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per l’Innovazione

Name: SiTI – Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per l’Innovazione

Address: Via Pier Carlo Boggio 61, 10138 Torino, Italy

Legal status: private

Website (not verified): http://www.siti.polito.it

Total budget: EUR 234 392.50

ERDF budget: EUR 187 514.00

Kirche und Tourismus e.V.

Name: Kirche und Tourismus e.V.

Address: Klosterpark Reinhardbrunn 1, 99894 Friedrichroda, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.kirche-und-tourismus.de

Total budget: EUR 196 680.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 344.00

Oberösterreich Tourismus

Name: Oberösterreich Tourismus

Department: Marketing Management

Address: Freistädter Str. 119, 4041 Linz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.oberoesterreich-tourismus.at

Total budget: EUR 194 333.85

ERDF budget: EUR 155 467.08

Standortmarketing Mansfeld-Südharz GmbH

Name: Standortmarketing Mansfeld-Südharz GmbH

Address: Ewald-Gnau-Str. 1b, 6526 Sangerhausen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.smg-msh.de

Total budget: EUR 189 722.50

ERDF budget: EUR 151 778.00

Mestna občina Velenje

Name: Mestna občina Velenje

Address: Titov trg 1, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.velenje.si

Total budget: EUR 181 477.50

ERDF budget: EUR 154 255.88

Regionální rozvojová agentura Plzeňského kraje, o. p. s.

Name: Regionální rozvojová agentura Plzeňského kraje, o. p. s.

Address: Riegrova 1, 30111 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rra-pk.cz

Total budget: EUR 171 705.00

ERDF budget: EUR 145 949.25

Dolnośląska Organizacja Turystyczna

Name: Dolnośląska Organizacja Turystyczna

Address: ul. Świdnicka 44, 50-027 Wrocław, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.dot.org.pl

Total budget: EUR 169 152.50

ERDF budget: EUR 143 779.62

RERA a.s. – Regionální rozvojová agentura jižních Čech

Name: RERA a.s. – Regionální rozvojová agentura jižních Čech

Address: Boženy Němcové 49/3, 37001 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rera.cz

Total budget: EUR 166 332.50

ERDF budget: EUR 141 382.62

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat

Name: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat

Address: Hősök square 5, 4400 Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.szszbmo.hu/

Total budget: EUR 151 277.50

ERDF budget: EUR 128 585.88

Felső Tisza Többcélú Kistérségi Társulás

Name: Felső Tisza Többcélú Kistérségi Társulás

Address: Kölcsey u. 27, 4900 Fehérgyarmat, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.fehergyarmatkisterseg.hu

Total budget: EUR 135 195.00

ERDF budget: EUR 114 915.75

Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Österreich

Name: Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Österreich

Address: Severin-Schreiber-Gasse 3, 1180 Wien, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.evang.at/zentrum

Total budget: EUR 124 032.50

ERDF budget: EUR 99 226.00

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Association for Rural Development Thuringia, Erfurt

European Cultural Route of Reformation

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Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation

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Church and Tourism Association

European Cultural Route of Reformation

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Oberösterreich Tourismus

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Mansfeld-Südharz Marketing GmbH

European Cultural Route of Reformation

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Municipality of Velenje

European Cultural Route of Reformation

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Regional Development Agency of the Pilsen Region

European Cultural Route of Reformation

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Lower Silesian Tourist Organization

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RERA a.s. – Regional Development Agency of South Bohemia

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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat

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Association on Municipalities in the Upper Tisza Area

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Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession in Austria

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Summary

Project name (EN): European Cultural Route of Reformation

Project acronym: ECRR

Project start date: 2016-07-01

Project end date: 2019-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 309 253.85

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 896 160.08

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 896 160.08.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Transnational action plan for preservation of reformation themed cultural heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/discover/Output-Library.html

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-05-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Capitalization Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D.C.2.1 Event Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

D.C.3.3 Transnational Inauguration

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Train-the-trainer on Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Training for Stakeholder Alignment - Event Documentation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2018-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

“From the movement to church. The Waldensian and the reformation through Europe and Italy along the centuries”

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Caroline Fischer - Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: a unique program which connects tourism and cultural heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Common Definition of Reformation-based Cultural Heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Concept for a Reformation-themed European Cultural Route

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Curriculum Vitae Dr. Uwe Koch - The European Cultural Heritage Year (ECHY) 2018 and the legacy of Reformation – Projects, thoughts, and suggestions (impulses)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Curriculum Vitae Lars-Jörn Zimmer - Initiating a European cultural route of reformation from the perspective of a regional (state) tourist association - 10 years of experience in the network Transromanica

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Declaration of Intent

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Dr. Michael Bünker - Perspective on the European Dimension of the Reformation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

European Cultural Route of Reformation Project’s Contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2018-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Jakub Smrčka - Jan Hus and the early movement of the Bohemian reformation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Leon Novak - The Reformation in Slovenia and its impact on national identity and language

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T.2.1 Capacity building for the sustainable management of Reformation-themed cultural heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T.2.1 Capacity building for the sustainable management of Reformation-themed cultural heritage (Part 1)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T.2.1 Capacity building for the sustainable management of Reformation-themed cultural heritage (Part 2)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T.2.1 Capacity building for the sustainable management of Reformation-themed cultural heritage (Part 3)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T.2.2 Training curriculum

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T1.1 Transnational action plan (TAP) for the preservation and enhancement of Reformation-themed cultural heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2018-05-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

O.T3.1. Creation of cultural route of the Reformation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2018-12-31

Languages: en

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O.T3.2. Creation of the European cultural route of Reformation (digital activities)

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

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O.T3.2. Creation of the European cultural route of Reformation/physical investment

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Statuten des Vereins - Routes of Reformation (RoR)

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en, de

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Terms of Reference for a Reformation-themed Cultural Heritage in Central Europe (Incl. Low Carbon Tourism)

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

D.C.6.3 Response Analysis - Work Paper -

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Community Engagement in Cultural Routes

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2016-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reformation-linked Heritage and Economic Development – Method of Assessment

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2016-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Status of Preservation of Reformation-linked Cultural Heritage

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Catalogues

Good Practice Catalogue of existing certified cultural routes

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Catalogue

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2016-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

Das Europäisches Kulturerbejahr 2018 und das Erbe der Reformation-Projekte, Gedanken, Anregungen

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Die Etablierung einer Europäischen Kulturroute zum Thema Reformation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Die Reformation in Slowenien und ihre Auswirkungen auf die nationale Identität und Sprache

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

From movement to church. The Waldensians and the Reformation through Europe and Italy along the centuries

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Jan Hus und die Frühphase der Reformation in Böhmen

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Kulturrouten des Europarats - die Verbindung von Kulturerbe und Tourismus

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2017-11-28

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Flyers

Get To Know Us - European Cultural Route of Reformation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/ECRR.html

Publication date: 2022-10-25

Document date: 2019-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

138 / 138 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.interreg-central.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-20 and 2024-01-30.

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