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: 11.09.2021
Duration: 36 months
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
LB has awarded the contract for the elaboration of the technical project for Modernization and endowment of House of Culture of Hirsova and already received the elaborated technical project from the contractor. In this regard, the LB has received the building permit and in the next reporting period, the procurement procedure for awarding the works contract will be awarded, according to the national legislation in force. This way the works will start soon. LB has launched the procedure for awarding the works execution contract and the execution of works will start as soon as possible.
B2 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 signed the contracts for the strategies of each side of the border and in the next period the consolidated common strategy will be released.
