Author: Coralia Marginean

1. VIVA_EASTPART. -Valorisation and ImproVing of mAnagement of Small Historic Centres
in the EASTern PARTnership region.
ACTIE

2. local project sibiu

3. Transylvania - Trans - Silva
the land from behind the forests

4. …..but also from behind the mount

5. …..or the snow

6. situated in the central part of romania
population adds up today to around 7.2 mil.
75% romanians
6,5% hungarians

8. SIBIU COUNTY
surface: 5. 432 km.
population: 421.724
density: 78 inhab./km
population:
90,4 % romanians
4,1% romas
3,6 % hungarians
1,6 % saxons/germans
0,1 % others

9. Sibiu – main city of the county
old medieval city, first mentioned oficially in a document in 1192

12. Valea Hartibaciului and Valea Tarnavelor

13. land of the hills

14. small villages

15. fortified churches

16. land of haycoc

17. Agnita - “Saint Agatha”
1280 Agnitlen, Ogeniteln-saxon
Agnetheln, Agnethlen-german
Ágota, Szászágota - hungarian
located on the course of
the Hârtibaciu River
altitude 450m
population 10.894
connected to:
Medias and Sighisoara

18. strong tradition in handmade manufacturing,
well-known for the tanner, shoemaker, skinner, tailor,
cooper and potter guilds,
old centre of commercial exchanges in the valley
nowadays is a small town, with a semirural economy,
proportionally developed economically,
specialized in the textile, shoe and wood industry.

19. Altana
saxon fortified church - XIII century
Nocrich
saxon fortified church
parish house
Bruckenthal house
Hosman
saxon fortified church
old mechanic flour mill with „Langen
& Wolf“motorization - first Otto
engine built under austo-hungarian
license
Marpod
saxon fortified church XIII century
well-known for the folk costumes
Dealu Frumos
saxon fortified church XIII century)

22. Bradeni

23. Mihaileni Canyon
/Brod’s coomb
15 ha protected geological area
1 km over 20 m high walls
away of Mihaileni village

24. 1267 MEDIAS
Medwesch-saxon dialect
Mediasch-german
Medgyes- hungarian
population: 55.153
located in the middle basin of
Tarnava Mare River
well preserved historical center
medieval fortifications /13th c
17 towers and bastions,
over 7 m high walls
of the Buglers – 70 m tall

26. built on the ruins of Mediae roman castrum/Gemina legion
various architecture styles:
gothic, renaissance, neoclasic, baroque, secession
1562 had registered 34 guilds.
19th starts build factories
leather, cloth and textiles, salmi and meat
1921 glass manufacture
first crystal and enamel producers in the country
nowadays is the 2nd industrial center in the county
methane gas
also known for the Târnave wine
"Weinland"- the land of wines

27. Bazna
saxon fortified church - XIV century
health complex with mineral water
springs, rich in salts
Biertan / UNESCO monument
saxon fortified church complex - XIV
century
former headquarter of the saxon
episcopacy
Dumbrăveni
Paleolithic testimonials
dacian settlement testimonials
big armenian colonist centre
in 1661 Royal residence
Apafi Hunting Castle
Ibașfalău Inn
Armenian Catedral – 1758

29. Mălancrav
saxon fortified church XIV century
Apafi Mannor - XV century
Valea Viilor /UNESCO site
Neolithic testimonials
saxon fortified church XIV century
Ighişu nou
saxon fortified church
Târnava
evangelic church XV century
Laslea
rural dacian settlement
saxon fortified church XIV century

31. “mocanita” steam train

32. “mocanita” steam train

33. Lole Carnival – Agnita
17th century traditional German event celebrating craftsman

34. “Lolelor” carnival

35. The Medieval Festival - Medias
Cultural Hungarian Days - Medias
Easter traditions: Oina and Ţuru - Medias
“Maial” - Valea Viilor
Carolsinging Concert - Valea Viilor
“May Flowers” Festival - Bazna
„Donarium“ Traditions Festival - Biertan
„Cabbage Festival” - Moşna

36. Cultural days of Agnita
Folk Music Festival “Sing and dance on
Hârtibaci” - Agnita
Hârtibăcenilor Festival – Retiş
Carriages Contest - Hosman
The sons of the Village festival, Alţâna
Farmers Day - Roşia
Transilvanian Brunch - Hârtibaciu
Valley

37. The Medieval Festival - Medias
Cultural Hungarian Days - Medias
Easter traditions: Oina and Ţuru I - Medias
Carolsinging Concert and Maial -Valea Viilor
“May Flowers” Festival - Bazna
„Donarium“ Traditions Festival - Biertan
„Cabbage Festival” - Moşna

43. local strategies

44. local actors with strong influence in the area:
part of the LOCAL CHAMPION TEAMS
PRIMARIA AGNITA
MET - MIHAI EMINESCU TRUST
ASOCIATIA PRIETENII MOCANITEI
GAL VALEA HARTIBACIULUI
ASOCIATIA PRIMARILOR
ADEPT FOUNDATION
GAL DEALURILE TARNAVELOR

46. cooperation

47. thank you