· Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. ·

Recreation and Sport in the Ore Mountains: Twin cities collaborate to highlight their natural heritage

The successful cooperation of the twinned towns of Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. and Chodov is intensifying through this project which involves further stakeholders in the cooperation. Especially youth are addressed to seek a leading role in their towns’ ecological renewal. In parallel, a number of studies investigate the lasting impact of former mining... read more

Topic: Institutional capacities, Nature and environmental protection
Program: INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Project management
· Dresden ·

Sanaero: Monitoring the contamination of brownfields

Sanaero addresses environmental protection, especially of contaminated brownfields such as former industrial and military areas in the German-Polish border area. At present, decontaminating brownfields is not a priority for regional development in Poland; a systematic methodology to analyse brownfield sites and to explore their revitalisation... read more

Topic: Nature and environmental protection
· Eibenstock ·

Karlsroute: Cycling over the Ore Mountains to Karlovy Vary

The "Karlsroute" aims to realise a cross-border cycling route of the same name linking the cities of Aue (Germany) and Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic). The route will provide the missing link between the Mulde valley cycling route in Germany and the Eger valley route in the Czech Republic. In addition to a main route, a number of side tracks will be... read more

Topic: Tourism, Urban and rural development
Program: INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Project management
· Bonn ·

Assistance to the Federal Programme for Transnational Cooperation: Advising German lead partners and participants in transnational programmes

core-consult supports the administrative implementation of the Federal German Programme for Transnational Cooperation on behalf of the Federal Institute for Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Research, Bonn to assist German partners in the framework of transnational programmes (Interreg). As research assistance the activities also include the... read more

Topic: Institutional capacities
Program: Federal Programme for Transnational Cooperation
Service type: Analysis and evaluations
· Löbau ·

Economic Co-operation and Exhibitions: Agriculture tradeshow and small animal exhibition

The City of Löbau aims to establish itself as leading congress and tradeshow location in the border area between Saxony and Lower Silesia. In the framework of the project "Economic Co-operation and Exhibitions", a new agriculture tradeshow with companies from both Germany and Poland participating is realised. Main attraction for visitors is... read more

Topic: Urban and rural development
Program: INTERREG Poland-Saxony
Service type: Project development, Project management
· Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge ·

Former Mining Areas – Heritage and Opportunities: Mining and railway history as binding element of twinned towns in the Ore Mountains

The common mining and railroad history is a key aspect of the partnership between the twinned towns of Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. and Chodov and shall therefore be further investigated and communicated to local citizens with the help of this cross-border project. To this aim, a German-Czech meeting pavillon, also usable as a “green class room” for... read more

Topic: Tourism
Program: INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Project development, Project management
· Magdeburg ·

e-CREATE: Apps for mobile devices to promote tourism in rural areas

e-CREATE aims at increasing the competitiveness of service-oriented tourism enterprises in rural areas along cultural routes by promoting the use of new technologies. Based on the identification of good practices, the project elaborates policy recommendations addressing decision-makers on local and regional levels in order to provide a basis for... read more

Topic: Tourism, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Europe
Service type: Project development, Project management
· Warsaw ·

Cities on Power: Citizen participation to become leaders in climate change

“Cities on Power” promotes the use of renewable energy in urban areas. The four participating cities and regions: Warsaw, Klagenfurt, Ravenna and Turin, will prepare together local action plans to boost renewable energy. They will also deliver an interactive tool to support citizens in the decision making on new ways of energy supply. In this... read more

Topic: Climate protection, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Central Europe
Service type: Project management
· Freiberg ·

VODAMIN: Pit water as resource and threat in former mining areas

The project with 4 partners from Czech Republic and Germany addresses the problem of interventions in the natural water regime in regions heavily influenced by mining activities in the Saxon-Czech border area. Besides the monitoring and analysis of the hydrological and ecological situation in the mining areas Oelsnitz/Lugau, East Saxony and... read more

Topic: Nature and environmental protection
Program: INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Project management
· Erfurt ·

GREENNET: Nature protection and rural development along the European Green Belt

The main and overarching objective of the project GREENNET with 11 partners from 11 European regions is to support and strengthen policies, strategies and approaches to safeguard an interlinked ecological network with a special focus on non-protected ecologically valuable areas without a formal protection status in the Central European Green Belt.... read more

Topic: Nature and environmental protection
Program: Interreg Central Europe
Service type: Project development, Project management