Acronym: Narva-Ivangorod LSP6

Contract Number: ESTLATRUS/1.3./ELR-LSP-6/2012/06

Beneficiary: Narva City Government, Department for City Development and Economy

Beneficiary Address: Narva City Government, Department for City Development and Economy

Country: Estonia

Region: North-East Estonia

Project Location: Leningrad Region

Start Date: 01.02.2011

Project Duration: 47 months

Grant Amount: 6.184.309,00 €

Percentage Of Total Eligible Action Costs: 90%

Summary: At the Estonian – Russian border there is a unique ensemble of two fortresses of great cultural and historical value. Their historical and cultural potential is not used in full; moreover the fortresses are dilapidating.The overall objective of the project is to increase the competitiveness of the cross-border region through development of the unique Narva-Ivangorod trans-border fortresses ensemble as a single cultural and tourist object. The sub-objectives of the project are:• Conservation and reconstruction of Narva-Ivangorod fortifications (Narva Victoria bastion and Ivangorod fortress Small Powder Granary) • Development of necessary tourism infrastructure • Improvement of quality and accessibility of tourist information • Expanding cross-border cooperation. The project Lead Partner is Narva City Government’s Department for Development and Economy and project partner is Museum Agency of the Leningrad Region. Expected project results: • Historical fortifications (Victoria bastion and Powder cellar, and The Small Powder Granary) reconstructed and opened for visitors; • Necessary tourism infrastructure developed (expositions and visitor centres in Victoria bastion and in the small Powder Granary, safe access roads, info-signs, recreation zones, toilets, etc); • Improved quality and accessibility of tourist information ( carried-out promotional campaign, developed tourist materials, trained guides (20 prs) and museum staff (4 prs), touch-screen-computer etc); • Accessibility of Narva and Ivangorod fortresses improved, increased nr of tourist in CBC region on 15%; • Expanded cross-border cooperation between project partners and two cross-border cities. Development of the unique Narva-Ivangorod trans-border fortresses ensemble as a single cultural and tourist object will be done jointly within a common project, because only in this way it gives the biggest synergetic effect and contributes to better achievement of objectives set in the current project, makes cross-border cooperation between two cities more efficient. Project target groups: tourists - ca 177 000 visitors per year, local population ca 75 000, tourists companies more than 50, project partners

Measure name: Tourism development

Measure: 1.3

Involved partners:

1. Narva City Government, Department for City Development and Economy, Peetri sq 3 - 5, Narva, 20308
2. "Museum Agency" Leningradskaya Oblast State Budget Institution of Culture, 3 Smolnogo str, Saint-Petersburg, 191311

Additional information:

1. Portfolio_LSP_6.pdf (pdf) 456.25 KB
2. Portfolio_LSP_6_ru.pdf (pdf) 467.4 KB
3. Result Sheet (pdf) 924.08 KB