ÚSTÍ REGION CZECH REPUBLIC „Landscape under Change“ Brussels 12/11/2013 12/11/2013 1
Ústí Region 12/11/2013
Ústí Region Basic Information Area of the Region: 5 335 km2 Industrial Part: 1 500 km2 Agricultural Part: 2 500 km2 Mountainous Areas: 1 300 km2 Population 843 642 inhabitants Density 154 inhabitants/km2 Number of municipalities 354 12/11/2013
Open pits of brown coal 12/11/2013
Energy producer 12/11/2013
Ústí Region is not only the area of mines, dump areas and chimneys 12/11/2013
Historical monuments 12/11/2013
Attractive for tourists mm 12/11/2013
Participation in EU projects New possibilities and partners, better cooperation with regional stakeholders E-CREATE project – cooperation with private sector, closer cooperation with institutions directly supported by the Regional office 12/11/2013
Revitalisation of Historical Monuments Project Integrated Operational Programme TEREZÍN 12/11/2013
Revitalisation of historical premises of baroque fortress Terezín, established by Emperor Joseph II 12/11/2013
the historical value of the monument Innovative utilisation of the reconstructed premises will promote and underline the historical value of the monument 12/11/2013
CENTRAL EUROPE programme Listen to the Voice of Villages project Support of tourism development in marginalised areas Local sources will create the basis for tourism development Revitalised areas are changed into attractive locations for recreation 12/11/2013 13
Cross-border cooperation with Saxony Project Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří - na cestě ke světovému dědictví UNESCO; cíl: společně se Saskem připravit Krušnohoří, hornické památky na zápis na Seznam světového kulturního a přírodního dědictví UNESCO; rozpočet + partnery dodám 12/11/2013 14
The Fame of the Ore Mountains Mining project support and promotion of the mining monuments in Ore Mountains UNESCO list application 12/11/2013
Preparation of the applications to inclusion of the UNESCO list of the monuments in the Region (12 UNESCO monuments listed in the Czech Republic in total) Ústí Region 3 cultural applications; baroque fortress Terezín, Mining Cultural Landscape Krušnohoří, Žatec – Town of Hop; one application in natural heritage – Czech Switzerland) 12/11/2013
Plans for the next financing period Plans based on the already developed SWOT analysis Development of the culture and maintenance of the cultural heritage in the Region, development of the infrastructure for cultural development Investments into the culture and appropriate financing Completion of the new development strategy of the Ústí Region, based on the results and findings of the work provided in the projects already realised 12/11/2013 17
Plans for the next financing period Mining monuments and industrial inheritance Revitalisation, promotion, development of cross-border cultural routes via joint promotional tool on both sides of the Ore Mountains Support of tourism development, new jobs in services UNESCO list application 12/11/2013
Change of the image and promotion of the still „hidden face“ of the Region 12/11/2013
Ivana Polakova Ústí Region Ivanapolakova@upcmail.cz +420 603 183 081 12/11/2013