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on going programmes - 1. restoration and conversion of endangered buildings and sites: the restoration of the house 18 in viscri |
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| The Restoration of THE HOUSE 18 IN VISCRI (Deutsch Weisskirch), a Saxon village in Southern Transylvania |
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The village of Viscri is quickly becoming a success story in the sad world of the Saxon villages in Southern Transylvania, abandoned in the last 13 years by their inhabitants, who emigrated to Germany, leaving behind beautiful mediaeval sites (some of the famous fortified churches – and Viscri's is one of them – have become in the last few years Unesco World Heritage sites), that are now in a serious process of deterioration. Thanks to an energetic local leader and the fact that it is now a pilot project in a World Bank Heritage and Sustainable Development Loan, Viscri is on its way of becoming revitalized and a meeting place for local and international tourism. Pro Patrimonio owns an old house, No.18, which is under way of being restored. The total reparation and restoration costs amount to approximately $ 70,000. Once restored, the house is going to follow approximately the same pattern as the Golescu House in Campulung: to serve as a bed-and-breakfast (four rooms) for the local and international tourism; to host a local handicrafts center, for the beautiful and precious Saxon handicrafts tradition (painted wooden furniture, embroideries, etc), to host an information center on local history and heritage; to host a computerized database with the local architecture (rural houses, churches, local identity in architectural ornaments, furniture and costumes); to serve a educational center for the local cultural diversity (old Saxon population, heritage and traditions, new inhabitants – Rroma, Romanians, Hungarians, a few Germans established in the area).
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