Dobk\u00f3w with its some 500 inhabitants is a Lower Silesian village around 100 kilometres from Breslau. It is part of the municipality Swierzawa and is regionally a part of the so-called \u201cland of dead volcanos\u201d.<\/p>\n
The historical events after 1945, during which the former German population was dispersed and new inhabitants from other Polish regions were resided, had a long lasting effect on Dobk\u00f3w: Identifying with the new home proved to be difficult and until the 1990ies there were hardly any investments or attempts to improve the liveability of the village. Only the founding of a village association in 2003 was able to obtain a drastic change that lasts until today.<\/p>\n
The village effectively uses its potentials, namely its rich cultural and natural heritage. Thus, the exemplary interconnected measures to expand sustainable tourism, to strengthen identity and traditional handiwork, to care for the landscape as well as to host cultural and creative events are outstanding. The success of these measures is reflected in the additional working spaces and in the increasing numbers of tourists.<\/p>\n
One focus point, for example, is beekeeping, as well as other old handicrafts such as felting and pottery making. There are also regular art and creative workshops for locals and visitors. The project \u201cEco Museum\u201d supports the development and promotion of a \u201cliving outdoor museum\u201d, where material cultural heritage, such as village-typical houses and landmarks are exhibited and traditional handiwork is undertaken in workshops. Touristic marketing measures around the \u201cland of dead volcanos\u201d add to the initiatives. <\/span><\/p>\n One exemplary project within the eco museum is the purchase and remarkable restoration of a typical Sudeten German farm that has found new multifunctional use: environmental education center for schools, meeting spot for the community, tourist information and village museum.<\/p>\n To strengthen the identity, several history projects were realised. In collaboration with the University of Breslau. educational workshops were held for the inhabitants to show solutions for new constructions that allow for a harmonic synergy with old constructions.<\/p>\n During the reconstruction and design of the bus stops, children were actively involved to reinforce the feeling of it being \u201ctheir\u201d bus stops, and that they are also responsible to keep them clean and in good shape. Senior citizens were the main players in the project \u201cStory of Me\u201d during which they recorded their life stories and memories and learned about the modern technology they used in the process.<\/p>\n Particularly inspiring and effective was the fact that EU funds, especially LEADER funds, were successfully obtained and used in exemplary bottom-up processes by the committed local community. Also remarkable is the intensive collaboration with external experts, who were often working voluntarily. Considering the difficult starting position and the comparably short development process, the chosen path can generally be described as very positive.<\/p>\n Dobk\u00f3w, Dolny \u015al\u0105sk, Polska, zachwyca wzorcow\u0105 sieci\u0105 cel\u00f3w i dzia\u0142a\u0144 rozwojowych, kt\u00f3re koncentruj\u0105 si\u0119 na o\u017cywieniu \u0142agodnej turystki, ochronie walor\u00f3w krajobrazowych, zachowaniu starych rzemios\u0142 i tradycyjnych umiej\u0119tno\u015bci, wzmocnieniu kszta\u0142towania to\u017csamo\u015bci i \u015bwiadomo\u015bci, jak r\u00f3wnie\u017c realizacji kreatywnych inicjatyw kulturalnych. Poprzez to skutecznie udaje si\u0119 przyspieszy\u0107 rozw\u00f3j gospodarczy miejscowo\u015bci, wesprze\u0107 zatrudnienie i uzyska\u0107 synergi\u0119, kt\u00f3ra jest \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142em dodatkowych pozytywnych efekt\u00f3w. Za szczeg\u00f3lnie inspiruj\u0105ce uwa\u017ca si\u0119 utworzenie ekomuzeum rzemios\u0142a i architektury, jak r\u00f3wnie\u017c renowacja starego gospodarstwa i jego przekszta\u0142cenie w ciesz\u0105ce si\u0119 du\u017cym zainteresowaniem <\/span>i cz\u0119sto odwiedzane ekocentrum \u201eSudecka Zagroda Edukacyjna\u201d, kt\u00f3re stanowi multiplikator <\/span>w <\/span>procesie rozwoju. G\u0142\u00f3wne kierunki wydaj\u0105 si\u0119 by\u0107 dobrze obrane, szczeg\u00f3lnie dla miejscowo\u015bci charakteryzuj\u0105cej si\u0119 trudn\u0105, pozbawion\u0105 ci\u0105g\u0142o\u015bci histori\u0105. Mieszka\u0144cy Dobkowa \u015bwiadomi istniej\u0105cych problem\u00f3w, podejmuj\u0105 wyzwania, \u015bwiadomi swego potencja\u0142u, wykorzystuj\u0105 go w spos\u00f3b wzorcowy dla zr\u00f3wnowa\u017conego rozwoju swojej <\/span>miejscowo\u015bci.<\/em><\/p>\n Evaluated: 2016<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\t\t
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