DanubeCrafts

DanubeCrafts (Traditional Crafts Route for Sustainable Cultural Tourism Development) leverages the rich cultural heritage of the Danube Region to develop sustainable, innovative tourism concepts and promote regional growth. The project focuses on the region’s underutilized traditional crafts, customs, and rituals—many of which are at risk of being forgotten—alongside the largely untapped potential of thematic tourism.

By establishing a transnational Traditional Crafts Route (TCR), blending slow thematic tourism with local traditions, and promoting collaboration across borders, the project aims to give new life to endangered crafts, bridge economic and social gaps between regions, and create a distinctive European cultural identity rooted in the skills and stories of Danube artisans.

The project will establish Traditional Crafts/Arts & Thematic Tourism Centers, develop transnational training programs for artisans, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders, and design quality criteria for TCR itineraries. It will also create a Digital Service Tool and mobile application to enhance visibility and accessibility of the route, while pilot-testing itineraries that connect crafts to tourism experiences.

DanubeCrafts is an Interreg Danube Region Programme project co-funded by the European Union.

Project partners:

Romania: 
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
INCDT – National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism
ARoTT – Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation

Bulgaria: 
CCI-Vratsa – Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa

Croatia: 
VSC – Vukovar-Srijem County
TZMZ – Tourist board of Međimurje

Hungary:
PBN – Pannon Business Network Association
STRIA – South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency

Germany:
Steinbeis 2i GmbH
PONG.Li Studios GmbH

Bosnia and Herzigovina: 
DDIP ZDC – Department for Development and International Projects of Zenica-Doboj

Austria: 
Economica GmbH
BOKU University

Slovenia: 
SASS – School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica

Serbia: 
RDA Banat – Regional Agency for Socio-economic Development – Banat Ltd

Czech Republic:
JAIP – South Bohemian Agency for Support to Innovation Agency

Montenegro: 
RDA BKP – Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije

Moldova: 
UPSC – “Ion Creanga” Pedagogical State University from Chisinau

Contact at BOKU: Priv. -Doz. Dr. Karolina Taczanowska, Email: karolina.taczanowska@boku.ac.at
Dateien: Poster
Weiterführende Links: interreg-danube.eu/projects/danubecrafts