ISTER - Interreg Project

ISTER – ConnectIng hiSTorical Danube rEgions Roman routes

IRUB is a project partner in ISTER, a project of the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme.

The project

The ISTER project deals with the Roman cultural heritage in the Danube region. Beyond the heritage of isolated or remote Roman settlements, ISTER deals with the territorial dimension of Roman roads as a coherent transnational element crossing state borders and providing a relevant benchmark for exchange and joint development. Therefore, the main project objective focuses on the rediscovery and revitalisation of the ancient Roman road network in the Danube region as a key factor for the promotion of territorial development based on the sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage (especially Roman roads). ISTER promotes this Roman road and settlement network as a catalyst for tourism development and as an opportunity for territorial competitiveness and sustainable growth of the regions along the Danube.

Involvement of IRUB

IRUB is mainly involved in ISTER in the implementation of the interactive ISTER tool. This tool will be a collaborative digital platform that aims to support the valorisation of Roman eco-cultural routes, as well as effective communication and awareness raising of ISTER results related to the Roman road and settlement network. As an open-source knowledge portal, the tool will offer a user-friendly interface based on a map, providing valuable content about the rich heritage of the Roman routes and enabling collaborative contributions, for example by means of tracking and wayfinder QR codes, information and recommendations about food and accommodation in the region, overview of thematically relevant events and collaborative storytelling.

To this end, a user requirements survey will first be conducted to gather input from territorial partners for the development and management of the app content. On this basis and from the available data pool, a mock-up of the transnational interactive digital tool for Roman heritage will be created.

Info sheet

ISTER E-NEWSLETTER

ISTER E-NEWSLETTER FIRST EDITION: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/news-and-events/newsletters/5931

ISTER E-NEWSLETTER SECOND EDITION: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/news-and-events/newsletters/6279

ISTER E-NEWSLETTER THIRD EDITION: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/news-and-events/newsletters/6817

ISTER E-NEWSLETTER FOURTH EDITION: https://www.interreg-danube.eu/news-and-events/newsletters/7290 

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ISTER Project partners

The ISTER project partnership brings together a total of 26 regions and institutions from 8 countries in the Danube Region:

• Lead-Partner: National Museum for the History of Transylvania (Cluj-Napoca, Rumänien) https://www.mnit.ro

• Planungs- und Entwicklungsbüro URBASOFIA (Bukarest, Rumänien) https://www.urbasofia.eu

• Alba Iulia Municipality (Alba Iulia, Rumänien) https://www.apulum.ro/

• Bulgaria Economic Forum (Sofia, Bulgarien) http://www.biforum.org/

• DDTG Danube Development Transnational Group Nonprofit Ltd. (Pécs, Ungarn) https://www.ddtg.eu/

• Municipality of Town Veszprém (Veszprém, Ungarn) https://www.veszprem.hu/

• Museum and Galleries Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slowenien) https://mgml.si/en/

• Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj (Ptuj, Slowenien) https://bistra.si/

• Geodetic Institute of Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slowenien) https://gis.si/

• Regional Planning Authority of Ostwürttemberg (Schwäbisch Gmünd, Deutschland) https://www.ostwuerttemberg.org/

• pakora.net – Network for Towns and Regions (Karlsruhe, Deutschland) http://www.pakora.net/

• Roman City Carnuntum/Archaeological Park Carnuntum (Petronell-Carnuntum, Österreich) https://www.carnuntum.at/

• Town Museum of Paks (Paks, Ungarn) http://www.rausk.ba/

• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Wien, Österreich) https://boku.ac.at/rali/irub

• Regional Agency for Development and European Integration Belgrade (Belgrad, Serbien) http://www.rarei.rs/

• Public Institution Development Agency of the Una-Sana Canton (Bihac, Bosnien und Herzegowina) http://www.rausk.ba/

Associated partners:

• Landkreis Zalau, Landkreisrat (Zalau, Rumänien)

• Stadt Ptuj (Ptuj, Slowenien)

• Regionales Historisches Museum der Stadt Vidin (Vidin, Bulgarien)

• Tourismus-Office der Stadt Bihac (Bihac, Bosnien und Herzegowina)

• Gesellschaft des Ökomuseums „Casilino Ad Duas Lauros“ (Rom, Italien)

• Kulturgesellschaft „OMNIA-URBES“ (Lazio, Italien)

• Verein Deutsche Limes-Straße e.V. (Aalen, Deutschland)

• Nationales Institut für Kulturerbe (Bukarest, Rumänien)

• Laczkó Dezsö Múzeum (Veszprém, Ungarn)

• Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg (Esslingen, Deutschland)

Further information on the project can be found on the partners' websites:

ISTER project website: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/

National Museum of Transylvanian History (Lead Partner): https://www.mnit.ro/

Urban and Regional Planning Office URBASOFIA: https://urbasofia.eu/en/news/

City of Alba Iulia: https://apulum.ro/

Roman city of Carnuntum: www.carnuntum.at/de/donaulimes/ister-projekt/ister-projekt

Contact:

Georg Neugebauer, Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn.:

georg.neugebauer(at)boku.ac.at