- We are in third place in Poland - enjoy in Zabrze after the announcement of the preliminary list of tourism projects, which can count on help from the EU. The ultimate decision whether Silesia will soon be able to boast world-class tourist attraction, will be announced at the end of the month.
plans to Zabrze underworld came to life again, there are a few Latu. Then the project was made available to tourists so. tunnel key hereditary. An underground passage was built in the nineteenth century and combined the mines in the Royal King and Queen Louise Steelworks at Zabrze. The initial episode was used to dewater the underground workings and from the shaft Carnall boats floated down that way with coal, which later floated on the surface of the canal Bytomką Kłodnica.
Zabrze project involves providing tourists from the 2.5 km section of the shaft Carnall (inside the historic mine Queen Luzia) until buried out of place in the region of the tunnel. Ruler. Tourists have to defeat the entire train and boat tour. Along the way, one of the attractions will be visiting the port of embarkation from the underground reconstructed quay, crane, a small railway junction and stables.
In 2003 the project received the Tourism Product of the Year title awarded by the Polish Tourist Organization, but the plans went on the shelf for lack of money.
this year for the adit in Zabrze be taken seriously. At the beginning of the year they went underground, geologists and engineers. Checked, as is condition, and carried out detailed measurements. In May, the city has applied for EU funding for the project "European Cultural Centre of the Technical and Industrial Tourism."
- This is a tentative list for now, but third on the list of key tourism projects in Poland is a huge success. Even Mine is behind us - has a Bartlomiej Szewczyk, Head of strategy and city development.
City calculated that for all will require 69 million zł. In addition to the revitalization of the tunnel work is to also include renovation of the historic mine Queen Louise, where the shaft Carnall tourists would travel to the top. - Unofficially, we learned that having such a high position, there is little chance that we came out with a list of key projects. Now we are waiting for a final decision that the Ministry of Regional Development is to take the end of July - says Shoemaker.
item on the list of key projects include some money for the project. The problem may, however, the amount funding. According to current assumptions Zabrze is to get more than 27 million zł. It's 40 percent. the amount needed for the entire project. - Initially, the maximum grant would be 85 percent. Now, ministerial officials explain that in this case the EU subsidies should be regarded as state aid, therefore, can not be higher. Odwołaliśmy against such interpretation and we are waiting for the decision - says Shoemaker.
Source: Gazeta Wyborcza Katowice .
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