Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

Programme 2014 - 2020 Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2022-02-04

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Description (EN):

Three universities and three business organizations have paired to propose an innovative approach in promoting the heritage and touristic potential of crafts and gastronomy in Hungary-Romania-Ukraine cross-border region. At a time of globalization and cultural uniformity, heritage and creativity of crafts and gastronomy are co-creators of regional identity. As such, they are perceived as strategic “spices”, seasoning tourism development. Positioned at the intersection of Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, this area has recognizable cultural areas but, as in other parts of the world, immaterial heritage suffers from two syndromes: Dying Out of Traditional Crafts and Gastronomy, and Lack of Visibility. The solution is offering local producers access to markets, and tourism’ growth provides an excellent opportunity to this. As a vehicle for linking local producers with markets, we propose mapping a touristic cross-border cultural route on crafts and gastronomy. Innovative here is not the idea of a route, but that of backing it on a detailed anthropological analysis and then, targeting the special category of “cultural tourists”, through a very well targeted communication campaign (digital social environment, events). The anthropological analysis will highlight the common cultural heritage, helping perceive the region more as a common cultural area, than as a sum of local cultures. This will pave the way for the second step, where the thematic route will be a targeted instrument, promoting the region not as a list of destinations, but as a common tourist destination. The increase of regional market’ volume of traditional products will provide employment and funds for heritage’ preservation, strengthening regional cooperation, bringing closer communities and thinning the dividing lines between the three countries. During implementation we intend to inform at least 20.000 persons about the project activities (mainly about the route), with an overall reach of 500.000.

Website: https://huskroua-cbc.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

1. To conduct an anthropological analysis in the project region on the subjects of crafts and gastronomy, in order to provide a rounded view of the knowledge, customs, and evolutions of the communities, highlighting the differences and similarities within and between these regional communities. 2. To identify, map and test a thematic cross-border touristic route in the project region: a thematic cross-border crafts and gastronomic touristic route. 3. To develop the project region as a common tourist destination, by supporting and promoting the mapped crossborder touristic route as a vehicle for linking local producers (crafts and gastronomy) to tourism markets (development of web platforms; promotional thematic route tours; specialized international joint events; communication and promotion).

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Thematic Objective: Promotion of local culture and preservation of historical heritage

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Maramureș

Address: Bd. Unirii 16, 430232 Baia Mare, Romania

Legal status: private

Website: https://www.ccimm.ro/

Total budget: EUR 255 651.78

ENI budget: EUR 230 086.60

Uzhhorod National University

Name: Uzhhorod National University

Address: Pidhirna Str. 46, 88000 Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.uzhnu.edu.ua/

Total budget: EUR 88 082.61

ENI budget: EUR 79 274.34

Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai

Name: Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai

Address: Mihail Kogalniceanu Str. 1, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ubbcluj.ro/

Total budget: EUR 83 752.71

ENI budget: EUR 75 377.43

University of Miskolc

Name: University of Miskolc

Address: Egyetemváros 1, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uni-miskolc.hu/

Total budget: EUR 83 946.51

ENI budget: EUR 75 551.85

Transcarpathian Enterprise Support Fund “Tes Fund”

Name: Transcarpathian Enterprise Support Fund “Tes Fund”

Address: Sobranetska Str. 46, 88000 Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.tes.org.ua/

Total budget: EUR 71 395.00

ENI budget: EUR 64 255.50

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Uzhhorod National University

Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry Maramureș

Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

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Babeș-Bolyai University

Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

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University of Miskolc

Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

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Закарпатський Фонд Підтримки Підприємництва «ТЕС Фонд»

Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

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Project name (EN): Promotion of Crafts and Gastronomy, as Relevant Components of the Cultural Heritage of the Carpathian Euroregion

Project acronym: KRA'GAS

Project start date: 2019-10-01

Project end date: 2021-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 646 616.35

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 581 954.68

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 581 954.68.

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2014 - 2020 Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine ENI CBC

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

2023-03-08

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

78 / 78 (100%)

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

268 / 268 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. One project (Zero Waste) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2023-03-07. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website ( https://huskroua-cbc.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-02-01.

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