The fortress in the center of the city of Şimleul Silvaniei is being reborn with financial support from European funds in the amount of over 7.5 million euros. The ruins of today's fortress will become the tourist attraction that will attract many tourists and will fulfill the dream of the inhabitants to capitalize on the special heritage that they received as a gift from their ancestors. The knights and nobles who lived here influenced the policy and strategy of the great European chancelleries, and Stefan Báthory, born in this fortress, was prince of Transylvania and later one of the most admired and respected kings of Poland.
The project financed by the Northwest Regional Program 2021-2027 will completely transform the city center, it will become a vibrant, attractive place for residents and tourists, and the economy of the locality will register significant progress.
In 3 years, with the completion of this project, Sălaj county will have another special tourist attraction in addition to the Roman fort from Porolissum, one of the best preserved in our country, and the "Iuliu Maniu" Memorial House from Bădăcin.
Congratulations to those who worked and prepared this project, the restoration can begin and we trust that it will be a successful one!
The North-West Regional Program 2021-2027 proposes interventions for the development of research, development, innovation and digitization capacity, increasing the energy performance of the existing public and residential building fund, capitalizing on degraded spaces at the city level, sustainable urban mobility, investments in the network of county roads and in the educational infrastructure, as well as actions to capitalize on the cultural, touristic and spa potential.
In the financial year 2021-2027, public authorities and institutions, the business environment, the academic and research environment and NGOs can obtain funding.
The Northwest Regional Program benefits from a total allocation of 1,437,252,471 euros.
- Priority 1: A competitive region through innovation, digitization and dynamic enterprises - total value: 327,904,956 euros
- Priority 2: A region with smart localities - total value: 60,332,872 euros
- Priority 3: A region with environmentally friendly localities - total value: 210,666,112 euros
- Priority 4: A region with sustainable multimodal urban mobility – total value: 305,155,751 euros
- Priority 5: An accessible region - total value: 184,978,708 euros
- Priority 6: An educated region - total value: 77,386,100 euros
- Priority 7: An attractive region - total value: 210,363,134 euros
- Technical assistance – total value: 60,464,838 euros
More information about the Northwest Regional Program for 2021-2027 is available here, and the program can be consulted here.