Hunedoara County Council organizes on Friday, December 11, 2020, starting with 11:00, on the ZOOM platform the project launch conference "Capital of Dacia - Living Museum of European Cultural Heritage".This project is financed with the support of EEA Grants 2014 – 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Programme.
The project is implemented by ATU Hunedoara County, as Project Promoter, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture.
- Project implementation duration is 43 months.
- Place of implementation: Grădiștea de Munte village, Orăștioara de Sus commune, Hunedoara county (Romania)
- Project partners are:Mihai Eminescu Trust Foundation (Romania), Møre & Romsdal County Council (Norway)
- Total value of the project: 13.2903477, 62 lei (2.746.250,15 Euro)
- The amount of the grant (85% SEE Grant and 15% national buget): 69.0904 (grant) și 30.9096 (eligible own contribution Applicant and Partners).
The general objective of the project aims to improve the quality of life of the population in small and medium-sized cities in Romania, by improving social, educational, cultural-recreational services, by establishing: Book Museum and Old Icon, Space for UNESCP Committee and Scientific Council of Sarmizegetusa Regia Monument, Information Center and tourist promotion, Orăștie Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art - Museum of Dacian Civilization.
Specific objectives:
- STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management;
- CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC VALORIZATION OF THE UNESCO CULTURAL HISTORICAL MONUMENT by restoring the Sarmizegetusa Regia Fortress, leading to an increase in the number of deviants by 30%, in a period of 43 months;
- STRENGTHENING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ATU Hunedoara County and Project Partners.
Sarmizegetusa Fortress is a historical monument, inscribed in the List of Historical Monuments, on the list of World Heritage - UNESCO. The fortress of Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political center of the Dacian State, before and during the wars with the Roman Empire.
More information:
Project manager: Marius Munteanu; tel: 0723459469 e-mail: marius.munteanu@cjhunedoara.ro
Responsible for information and communication: Iulian Iovan; tel: 0728525504; e-mail: iulian.iovan@cjhunedoara.ro