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The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
Interactive Map
Rail4V4 + V emphasizes the tourist potential of the railway, in particular through its history and heritage, recalling the role that the railway played in the creation of the Central European collective identity.
The interactive map provides a new view of railway heritage sites in the Visegrad + Vojvodina region.
Embark on a virtual train journey! Get to know the history and nowadays of selected railway locations, through descriptions, photo galleries, information about the activities happening there today…
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RAIL4V4V 2023
Railway heritage for engaging the young generation
Rail4V4+V 2023 aims to empower youth in responding to the current challenges facing the railway
heritage through constructive dialogue, creative learning and interactive participation.
In line with the aim of the EYY 2022 and the strategic priorities of the Visegrad Group, the main goal is
to involve youth in building a more sustainable and inclusive future for underdeveloped areas in V4+V
regions.
Challenges
Considering the situation in heritage and youth fields, the main idea of the proposed project is to engage, connect and empower young generations in exploring and responding to the current challenges facing the railway heritage through constructive dialogue, creative learning and interactive participation.
Approach
Following the results of the previously implemented project RAIL4V4+V in raising awareness about the railway heritage value and importance in the diversification of tourism offer in V4 + Vojvodina region, the proposed project will focus on encouraging the active participation of youth to make their voice heard on how they could be involved and contribute to railway heritage and its future.
The project aims to Engage, Connect and Empower young people in railway heritage development through:
Learning
Raising the level of their knowledge about common history, culture, heritage, identity and improving their understanding and responsiveness to cultural diversity
Participating
Increasing their sense of initiative and participation in the society and increasing opportunities for their professional development.
Empowering
Empowering their creativity and digital skills as crucial players in the innovation of cultural heritage tourism.
V4 region
Regional relevance
The regional relevance of our proposal is in the following:
contribution to raising awareness of the role of railways integrating remote local communities through engaging and empowering young people, in line with strategic priorities of the Visegrad Group in 2023
capacity building to strengthen the role of the railway in preserving Central European collective
identity, in particular through its heritage, both tangible and intangible
emphasising the regional, cross-border dimension of rail that brings youth closer together, allows them
to explore the region in all its diversity, fosters socio-economic and territorial cohesion
Consortium
Czech Republic
Rail4V4+V 2023 aims to empower youth in responding to the current challenges facing the railway heritage through constructive dialogue, creative learning and interactive participation.
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The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
