Carpathian heritage railways

Programme 2007 - 2013 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The overall project objective is to conserve the historical and natural heritage of the traditional narrow gauge railways as a means to reinforce visiting attraction of the Carpathian cross border regions of Romania and Ukraine. The specific objectives of the project are: 1. To reinforce the current range of attractive tourist products through the creation of new tourist products based on the unique historical heritage railways in Vasser Valley in Maramures county of Romania and Vygoda area in Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. 2. To raise capacity of local tourism counterparts to manage effectively the historical and natural heritage sites to satisfy visitors and to benefit local communities. 3. To improve the image and promote the historical and natural heritage venues as holiday destinations to potential domestic and international visitors.

Achievements (EN):

(1) New attractive products and tourist facilities around the historical sites of steam trains and narrow gauge railways in Vygoda (Ukraine) and Vaser Valley, Maramures Mountain Nature Park (Romania) will be established (Vygoda heritage centre, 2 new biking/hiking routes; information boards) and in such a way the offer of the local tourism services and products will be increased and diversified making the stay in the project target localities more educational and entertaining for their visitors, securing the value creation and preservation of local resources. (2) Local knowledge and community benefits will be created and capacity increased: the local awareness and appreciation of the potential of the heritage will be raised, private-public partnership opportunities identified and understood. The small scale tourism related businesses in target regions/countries will be equipped with new management and marketing instruments, as well as resources and new opportunities adding to the area’s attractiveness. Tourist product management and marketing will be improved through the partnership network established by the project. (3) The project will promote the heritage railway sites to the wider tourist audience therefore attracting more potential customers to the area and eventually increasing the image of the heritage venues as holiday destinations.

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

Expected Results (EN):

Estimated results: (1) New attractive products and tourist facilities around the historical sites of steam trains and narrow gauge railways in Vygoda (Ukraine) and Vaser Valley, Maramures Mountain Nature Park (Romania) will be established (Vygoda heritage centre, 2 new biking/hiking routes; information boards) and in such a way the offer of the local tourism services and products will be increased and diversified making the stay in the project target localities more educational and entertaining for their visitors, securing the value creation and preservation of local resources. (2) Local knowledge and community benefits will be created and capacity increased: the local awareness and appreciation of the potential of the heritage will be raised, private-public partnership opportunities identified and understood. The small scale tourism related businesses in target regions/countries will be equipped with new management and marketing instruments, as well as resources and new opportunities adding to the area’s attractiveness. Tourist product management and marketing will be improved through the partnership network established by the project. (3) The project will promote the heritage railway sites to the wider tourist audience therefore attracting more potential customers to the area and eventually increasing the image of the heritage venues as holiday destinations.

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Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region

Address: 26 Dnistrovska St., 76018 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Legal status: n/a

NFA Romsilva – Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park

Name: NFA Romsilva – Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park

Address: 22 Decembrie Street, no. 20, 435700 Viseu de Sus, Romania

Legal status: n/a

Вигодська селищна рада

Name: Вигодська селищна рада

Address: 75 Danyla Halytskoho str., 77552 Vyhoda, Ukraine

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Головне управління з питань туризму, євроінтеграції, зовнішніх зв’язків та інвестицій

Name: Головне управління з питань туризму, євроінтеграції, зовнішніх зв’язків та інвестицій

Address: 21 Hrushevskyi St., 76004 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Legal status: n/a

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NFA ROMSILVA – ADMINISTRATION OF MARAMURES MOUNTAINS NATURE PARK

Carpathian heritage railways

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Вигодська селищна рада

Carpathian heritage railways

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Туристична Асоціація Івано-Франківщини

Carpathian heritage railways

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Головне управління з питань туризму, євроінтеграції, зовнішніх зв’язків та інвестицій

Carpathian heritage railways

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Summary

Project name (EN): Carpathian heritage railways

Project acronym: HUSKROUA/1101/176

Project start date: 2013-11-01

Project end date: 2015-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 496 383.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 446 744.70

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 446 744.70.

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2007 - 2013 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC

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

2015-03-01

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)

442 / 442 (100%)

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Carpathian heritage railways

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