GOTIC, a contributory organization, has received a grant from the Microproject Fund of the Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia - Śląsk Cieszyński of the Interreg V-A 2014-2020 Czech Republic-Poland program for the project "Fortification of the Szance - a common history that connects us to this day / Fortyfikacje Szańce - wspólna historia, która łączy do dzisiaj", registration number: CZ.11.2.45/0.0/0.0/16_010/0002274, in the amount of EUR 30,000. The project partner is the Gminny Ośrodek Kultury, Promocji, Informacji Turystycznej i Biblioteka Publiczna w Istebnej.
Together with a Polish partner, the following will be implemented:
• Promotional activities - promotion of the project in various forms, including paid PR articles.
• Get to know your neighbors: purchase of interactive elements for the visitor center and furniture for the exhibition. In addition to the interactive elements, folding chairs will be purchased that can be used during workshops and events held in the visitor center.
• Look at the neighbors - placement of a photo window (frame) with views of the surrounding landscape. Tourists will be able to take photos with the beautiful scenery of the surrounding landscape. Frame design - wooden structure, carved in the traditional Gorol style.
• Workshops "Šance - Szańce": WS for children in Mosty and Istebno, which aim to familiarize children from the other side of the border with the common history connected to the Šance fortification.
• Famtrip "Šance - Szańce": joint Czech-Polish FAMTRIP for tourism workers along the Šance fortification system as an important element of historical and cultural heritage.
• Studytour: two-day trip of workers from both partners to the Czech-Polish region with the aim of getting to know the possibilities of using interactive elements in the development of tourism, exchange of experiences and good practices.
• Brochure "Šance – Szańce": full-color brochure of 24 A5 pages in the Czech-Polish version, a total of 10,000 copies, of which GOTIC pays for 4,000 copies
Project implementation period: November 2019–February 2021.
Project costs: subsidy is 85% = EUR 30,000, total costs EUR 35,294.12
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Project activities implemented:
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS
As part of a joint Czech-Polish project, the partners jointly implemented the following activities. New equipment was purchased for the Šance Fortification Visitor Center in Mosty. Interactive elements were purchased that present the life of soldiers in the fortress and the history of fortifications in the region in a novel and entertaining way. Visitors can, for example, see an interactive kiosk with a 3D electronic model of the fortification depicting 3 phases of reconstruction, a comic story on panels from the life of the fortress, an illuminated model of the fortress, 2 mannequins of soldiers in period clothing. Furthermore, visitors to the NC can try, for example, shooting a cannon, listen to the period music of the fortress, put together various large-scale puzzles and jigsaws, and get to know life in the fortress, including the weapons used, through touch models.
The Polish project partner purchased equipment for the IC and tourism entities - stands for promotional materials, stands for promotional cards with information about the region from the Polish and Czech sides (cards are also placed in Mosty) and information boards.
Equipment of the Šance Fortification Visitor Center
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LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBORS
New outdoor elements for taking photos, which are located in Mosty u Jablunkova and Istebno in places with a view of the neighboring landscape, will provide tourists with an unconventional and new experience. In Mosty u Jablunkova, a wooden photo window is installed in close proximity to the historical fortification, a frame of a wooden structure, carved in the traditional Gorol style with a view of the surrounding landscape. In Istebno, there are 2 carved benches depicting traditional crafts with a view of Mosty u Jablunkova and Žance. Visitors can take pictures with these elements and those who publish their pictures on the social networks of both partners will be rewarded with a small gift.
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WORKSHOPS "ŠANCE - SZAŃCE"
Furthermore, two online workshops for children were held in Mosty u Jablunkova and Istebne as part of the project. On April 27-30, 2021, children from Istebne got acquainted with the Šance fortification system, the Šance Fortification Visitor Center, and learned about life in the garrison. Children from Most got acquainted with the Shepherd Center in Koniakówie (April 28, 2021) and learned everything about sheep breeding and the processing of sheep products. The students also had to complete a quiz related to the topic.
WS for students from the elementary school in Istebne - presentation of the Šance fortification
WS for students from the elementary school Mosty u Jablunkova - presentation of the Shepherding Center
Quiz - Šance fortification for elementary school in Istebne
Quiz - Shepherding Center for elementary school Mosty u Jablunkova
FAMTRIP "ŠANCE - SZAŃCE"
For tourism experts, representatives of entities operating in tourism from information centers to operators of attractions, hotels, etc. from the Czech and Polish sides of the region, an online Famtrip (April 27, 2021) was prepared along the Šance fortification system on the Czech-Polish-Slovak tri-border, which introduced them to places associated with the former Šance fortification in the region. They also got acquainted with the project and all the activities that are implemented within it. They also got acquainted with the new Šance Fortification Visitor Center and its interactive exhibition. Participants could also watch the historical film Šance 1647 or watch the TV POLAR report, which beautifully captures the exposition and the NC. Neither the film nor the report was made as part of this joint project, the publicity in them does not relate to this project. At the end, the participants of the online Famtrip filled out a quiz.
Famtrip "Šance - Szańce" - presentation
Historical film "Šance 1647 - CZ version, PL version
TV POLAR report - opening of the Šance Fortification Visitor Center
Quiz - Famtrip "Šance - Szańce"
STUDYTOUR
On April 22, 2021, employees of both partners participated in an online Studytour, where they learned about a modern way of promoting the region through the use of interactive elements. The Lower Vítkovice Region in Ostrava was presented on behalf of the Czech side of the region, and the Hydropolis center in Wrocław was presented on behalf of the Polish side of the region. Employees of both partners thus deepened and increased their knowledge of the Czech-Polish border region and the possibilities of modern promotion of the region.
Since the epidemiological situation did not allow the Workshops, Famtrip and Studytour to take place in person directly at the individual locations, all these activities had to take place online
BROCHURE "ŠANCE - SZAŃCE"
As part of the project, both partners jointly published a brochure about the Šances, which is dedicated to introducing the history of the joint Šance fortification system on the Czech-Polish-Slovak border and promoting today's use based on the common history. The brochure is full-color, 24 pages in A5 format in the Czech-Polish version. It is available to tourists at the Šance Fortification Visitor Center in Mosty, at the IC in Mosty u Jablunkova, at the IC in Istebno and other information centers in the region. The visitor will get an overview of the locations where the historical fortifications are located. Thanks to this, visitors, in addition to a tour of the historical fortifications, will receive comprehensive information that can support the extension of their stay.
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Download brochure here.
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