Fostering European Citizenship through Cultural Heritage

About the municipality:
Veľké Ludince is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1282. Its population is approximately 1.500 inhabitants, with ethnic groups including 83% Hungarians and 16% Slovaks. The municipality constantly aims to enable its citizens to actively engage in community action through participation in all phases of the municipal development planning process.

About the project:
The aim of our project is to create an international network for promoting the European Cultural Heritage and educating the citizens in this field. With this project we want to iniciate a debate about the European past and future in respect of its Cultural Heritage. We also aim to discuss and promote the economic aspect of Cultural Heritage as a driving force for the cultural and creative sectors.

OBJECTIVES AND GOALS:
- Reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European space
- Raise awareness about Cultural Heritage of different European Countries
- Trigger a change in the way we enjoy, protect and promote Cultural Heritage

TARGET GROUPS:
- Children and Youth
- Students
- Parents
- Seniors
- Teachers
- Cultural and Creative sector desicionmakers
- Educational authorities
- Local Policy Makers

Partners searched mainly from:
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Slovenia

Profile of partners:
- Towns/municipalities
- Other levels of local/regional authorities
- Federations/associations of local authorities
- Non-profit organisations representing local authorities that work with persons with intellectual disabilities
- NGOs / Associations / Civil Society Organizations active in the field of cultural heritage
- NGOs dedicated to work with youth
- Cultural institutions
- Educational institutions



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INSTITUTION Municipality of Velke Ludince
TYPE OF INSTITUTION Other
CONTACT NAME Zita Cseri
CONTACT E-MAIL starostka@velkeludince.sk
COUNTRY Slovakia
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME Europe for Citizens / Networks of towns
PROJECT TOPIC Fostering European Citizenship through Cultural Heritage
WORKING LANGUAGE EN, other
EXPIRATION DATE 01.03.2018.
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