CBC CULTURE (ROBG-456)
Harsova-Dobrichka, Together on the Beautiful Road of Sustainable Development through Cross Border Culture
What’s the goal?
The project aim is to animate and revitalize the cross border area by stimulating tourism and at the same time to contribute to preserving the cultural heritage of a historical region in which two nations coexist (Romania and Bulgaria).
What’s the budget?
1 410 770.00 euro, out of which 1 199 154.49 euro ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Administrative Territorial Unit Harsova town
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Municipality of Dobrichka
When is it happening?
Start date: 12.09.2018
End date: 11.09.2022
Duration: 48months
Where is it happening?
Constanta (Romania)
Dobrich (Bulgaria)
How is it going to happen?
- Development of a joint strategy for valorization of the cultural heritage;
- Organization of the cross border festival: “Dobrogea cu bundita si prestelca”;
- Organization of a training in the field of cultural tourism;
- Promoting and ensuring the visibility of the Folk Festival “Songs and Dances from Sunny Dobrudja”;
- Modernization of the House of Culture Harsova through endowments specific to cultural activities;
- Modernization and endowment of Community Center "New life 1941" in Cherna and Community Center "Light - 1940" in Lovchantsi.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 1 common strategy for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses; 1 integrated tourism products created
Programme results: 46,676 tourist overnights in the CBC region
Project status
Lead Beneficiary - Territorial Administrative Unit HARSOVA TOWN has signed the works contract for the modernization of House of Culture of HARSOVA. The construction works are foreseen to be finalized until 16.08.2022.
The Beneficiary 2 has finished the implementation of the works activities for Modernisation and endowment of House of Culture of Hirsova and the Community center "New life 1941" Cherna and Community Center "Light - 1940" Lovchantsi.
Both partners have finalized the elaboration of strategies for the valorising of the cultural heritage at the level of each part of the border.
On 26 of June 2021, it was held the Folk Festival “Songs and Dances from Sunny Dobrudja” on 4 stages in the villages of Paskalevo, Donchevo, Lovchantsi and Pobeda.
