Fortified Churches Guest Houses Romania Identifying development perspectives for rural Transylvania
© hochC Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB
© hochC Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB
Medieval villages with fortified churches characterise the landscape of the Transylvanian Saxons northwest of the Carpathians. Until now, there has been no holistic planning approach; the focus has been on a few individual projects. With a development strategy for this fortified church landscape, the foundation stone was laid for a sustainable future of the rural area that is compatible with the cultural landscape. The model project serves to prepare Romania for the EU and accompanied Sibiu on its way to becoming the Capital of Culture 2007.
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Planning offices
hochC landscape architects PartGmbB
Berlin
Other planning stakeholders
Büro S+H, BTE Berlin, Kulturland Holzmengen, Landschafts-Förder-Verein Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung e.V., Stücken
Project period
2006
Client
Bauherr: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Address
Siebenbürgen, Rumänien
Project type
Regional development concepts
