Development of recreation zones in Kolárovo and Komárno
On 4 March 2020, in the framework of the DANUrB+ project, students from the Slovak University of Technology visited Kolárovo and Komárno in order to see the tourist development sites.
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DANURB+ INTERNATIONAL PARTNER MEETING AND STUDY TOUR IN HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA AND AUSTRIA
The international partner meeting of the DANUrB+ project took place between 10 and 15 October 2021 in Hungary, Slovakia and Austria.
DANUrB+ Danube Urban Brand+ (Building Regional and Local Resilience through the Valorization of Cultural Heritage)
The programme’s aim is to strengthen the Danubian identity and to create a common cultural network and a tourism brand. The main objective of the multiannual programme’s projects is to create the “European Cultural Route”, a comprehensive spatial and cultural network which connects and brings together every community by the Danube under a brand name as a single tourist destination.
Komfort (Joint Development of the Fortress System of Komárno and Komárom)
The fortification system of Komárom-Komárno is already a major tourist attraction in the border region and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. To make the fortification system an even bigger tourist attraction, the Komfort project includes infrastructure renovations in the New Fortress in Komárno (SK) and in the Fort Igmándi in Komárom (HU).
Kn-Kn ImproTrans (Improvement of cross-border public transport services between Komárno (SK) and Komárom (HU))
The aim of the cooperation is to improve the quality and conditions of public bus transport between Komárom (HU) and Komárno (SK). The project includes daily transport with an electronic bus between the two cities. Bus terminals and bus stops in both municipalities have been renovated.
CULTPLAY – Interactive Thematic Parks – Innovative Use of Cultural Heritage
The strategic objective of the CULTPLAY project is to involve local residents and visitors in using the existing cultural heritage in a new way. CULTPLAY parks have been built in 9 municipalities (SK: Nové Zámky, Komárno, Hurbanovo, Kolárovo, Šaľa, HU: Komárom, Tata, Oroszlány, Kisbér) in order to present the cultural heritage on both sides of the Danube. CULTPLAY parks are thematic parks that can be used by children as playgrounds, and they also include augmented reality development, which will be available in 3 languages (HU, SK, EN).
2 countries, 9 cities, 13 KOMBIbike stations – the launch of the KOMBIbike cross-border bicycle sharing rental system
The KOMBIbike tender closed in May 2021, which was launched in the framework of the INTERREG V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Programme.
More CULTPLAY themed playgrounds are opened
The opening of CULTPLAY themed playgrounds continued during the spring of 2021.
The 10th anniversary of the Pons Danubii EGTC
The Pons Danubii EGTC celebrated the 10th anniversary of its foundation on 24 June 2021 in the Piarist Religious House in Tata.
Tourism improvements in the region
A meeting of EGTCs and tourism organisations from Western Hungary took place on 18 June 2021 in the framework of the project backed by the DANUrB+ Danube Transnational Programme.