Acronym

TogetherNow

NUMBER

PBU2/0968/18

Project type

Micro-project

STATUS

Completed

THEMATIC OBJECTIVE

HERITAGE

PRIORITY

1.1 Promotion of local culture and history

PARTNERSHIP

PL-UA

LEAD BENEFICIARY

Łęczna Commune (Lubelskie Voivodeship, Poland)

BENEFICIARY

Mykolaiv District Council of Lviv Region (Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)

Project description

The border between Poland and Ukraine has varied in length and shape over the centuries, which made this area full of national and cultural influences. Numerous manors and palaces, Catholic, Orthodox, Uniate, Jewish and Evangelical temples and cemeteries, as well as other valuable historical monuments, remind us of the former multiculturalism of the borderland. Unfortunately, few domestic and foreign visitors are aware of the existence of these fantastic stamps of local historical heritage and choose other vacation destinations.

The TogetherNow project will change the poor image of the region by focusing on promoting and informing about the cultural and historical heritage among local communities and tourists of the Łęczycki Poviat in Poland and Mykolaiv Region in Ukraine. To make it possible, both partners will organize open events (Days of Culture) and various publications on this matter. Within the project, tourist routes with signage and bicycle paths will be created. In addition, many e-attractions will be developed, such as virtual walk, GPS tracking of tourist routes, a mobile guide with a description of the most important monuments, additional tabs on the website and electronic versions of the publications.

The TogetherNow project will reach domestic and foreign tourists but also residents of the Lublin Voivodeship and Lviv Oblast due to their close location, which positively influence the Łęczycki Poviat and Mykolaiv Region. Visitors to these manors, palaces, fortifications, war cemeteries and graves of insurgents will learn about the interesting and turbulent history of these areas. The experiences and ideas gathered during the implementation will result in further cooperation for cultural, social, and economic development. The project partners commonly assume that historical tourism may become one of the leading sectors of their economy and a source of income for the residents of this border area.

Project results

POLISH-UKRAINIAN CULTURE DAY IN ŁĘCZNA AND MYKOLAIV

In front of the County Office building in Łęczna, the project partners organised an open-air photographic exhibition presenting the historical and cultural values of the Mykolaiv district. The project's virtual conference was attended by representatives of various circles of both communities and experts in the field of tourism. Participants discussed and exchanged experiences on the promotion of cultural and historical heritage, and competed in dedicated competitions.
On the social media of the County Office in Łęczna there were 5 posts with interesting facts and questions about the most important monuments of the Łęczna County and the Mykolaiv District.

The partners organised a photographic exhibition in the hall of the Mikolaiv District Council, presenting monuments and cultural objects of the Łęczna County.
Videoconference was held in a hybrid format in Mykolaiv. It was attended by representatives of partners, tourism experts, government officials, public figures. During the conference there was discussion and exchange of experience in the promotion of cultural and historical heritage. After the conference, participants in Mykolaiv had the opportunity to taste Polish regional cuisine.

PUBLICATIONS

All publications were published in three language versions - Polish, Ukrainian and English.

• TOURIST GUIDE 
  
  It contains a proposal of 4 bicycle routes facilitating exploration of the most important monuments of Łęczna County.
  
  

       "Łęczna County. Tourist guide for cyclists"

• TOURIST MAP 
  
  A tourist map of the Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie Lake District (Łęczna County and surroundings) with the most important cultural heritage objects marked, their description and photographs.
  
  

       "Łęczna County. Tourist map for cyclists"

• TOURIST MAP
  
  The map features the most important cultural heritage sites with descriptions and photographs.
  
  

       "Mykolaiv Region"

• ALBUM
  
  The album contains photographs and short descriptions of the most important cultural and historical heritage objects located in the Łęczna County.
  
  

       "Łęczna County - a journey through selected objects of cultural and historical heritage"

• INFORMATION BROCHURE 
  
  Contains information and photographs of a cycle route leading through the heritage sites and monuments of the Mykolaiv Region.
  
  

       „Routes in the Mykolaiv Region”

SOCIAL MEDIA

• VIRTUAL WALK
  
  A virtual walk around 10 of the most important monuments in the Łęczna County
  
  

       PL and EN version

• MOBILE APPLICATION
  
  Tourist mobile application in Ukrainian-English version with description of the most important sights. The mobile application contains the most important information about bicycle routes and a tourist map of the Mykolaiv District.
  
  

      Android

      iOS

CYCLE PATHS

• MARKING OF CYCLE ROUTES
  
  

In order to facilitate the access of tourists to the monuments located in the Łęczna and Mykolaiv districts, two tourist cycling routes with a total length of approximately 60 km have been marked. Metal information boards with the route map were placed at the beginning, end and in the middle of the route.

• Kijany-Zawieprzyce-Dratów-Puchaczów – 43 km
• Mikołajów-Rozdil – 13 km