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Sustainable Management of the Cultural and Natural Heritage in Hurezu Monastery MONASTERY OF HOREZU WORLD HERITAGE SITE THE MANAGEMENT PLAN Monastery of Horezu World Heritage Site Management Plan The Management Plan has been funded by EU funds of the Project SUSTCULT: “Achieving SUSTainability through an integrated approach to the management of CULTural heritage” – South-East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme ©INP 2013 National Institute of Heritage Projects Department Ienachita Vacarescu 16, Bucharest, 040157, Romania Tel: +4 021 336 60 73 Fax: +4 021 336 99 04 www.patrimoniu.ro Copyright on all text, photographs, maps and illustrations remain with those organizations and individuals who have permitted their use. Management Plan Coordinator: National Institute of Heritage Daniela Mihai Work group: National Institute of Heritage Ciprian Sandu Cristina Ionescu Anca Filip Florentina Udrea Iosef Kovacs Radu Tulai Stakeholders: Horezu City Hall Mayor Ilie Fartat Monastery of Horezu Abbes Marina Comăniciu Vâlcea County Directorate for Culture Florin Epure Sfinţii Martiri Brâncoveni Foundation Mioara Lujanschi Consultants: Bureau MANCIULESCU ACMH & Associes Ştefan Mănciulescu Design, photos and maps: National Institute of Heritage English translation: National Institute of Heritage Introduction The development of the Management Plan for World Heritage properties is required according to Article 5 of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972), with the aim “to adopt a general policy which aims to give the cultural and natural heritage a function in the life of the community, and to integrate the protection of that heritage into comprehensive planning programmes. The Management Plan for Horezu Monastery is made in the framework of the SUSTCULT Project (‘’Achieving SUSTainability through an integrated approach to the management of CULTural heritage’’) funded by the European Union, following a common methodology designed by the project partners. The SUSTCULT project's main objective is to improve the effectiveness of heritage sites management through the development of an integrated approach capable of preserving valorising the complexity of the SEE cultural heritage, by encouraging a more active consultation and agreement coordination among the responsible authorities, the stakeholders and local communities. The Monastery of Horezu, a World Heritage Site, was included by the National Institute of Heritage in the SUSTCULT project (2011-2014). The project was carried out by 12 institutions from 7 countries (Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Romania, Hungary, FYROM and Albania) and from diverse fields of activity. Main project activities include the setting-up of 7 local networks and a transnational SEE network in the field of cultural heritage management, the development and running of a Web GIS platform, the definition and testing of a common transnational methodology for integrated planning and management of cultural heritage, the development/revision of management plans, the definition of a sustainable marketing strategy framework for site-specific cultural resources based on local market analyses and business plans. The development of the WEBGIS Platform for mapping the buffer zone and the inscribed property of the Monastery of Horezu served as a good data basis for the preparation of the Plan, which filled it with the updated information on cultural heritage, tourism, cultural and economic activities in the Site. Capitalizing on the professional experience of the partners from the other partner countries and under the leadership of the Mayor’s Office in Venice, during the development of the management plan, the National Institute of Heritage, working with local authorities, Horezu Mayor’s Office, the County Culture Department, Horezu Monastery, and including the civil society represented by NGO’s (Depresiunea Horezu Association, Sfinţii Martiri Brâncoveni Foundation) and the local community, we initiated the Management Plan for the Monastery of Horezu. The Management Plan describes cultural heritage, identifies associated values, identifies objectives and main issues, and it builds an action plan for sustainable development, according to the UNESCO recommendations for the protection and safeguarding of cultural heritage. The Management Plan must be regarded as a “living document”, with a growth potential and able to adapt to the changes, the conditions and the results of the periodic monitoring of the cultural heritage. The Management Plan is an essential tool for Horezu Monastery, regarding the efficient administration and development for heritage, cultural resources and it plays an important role in involving and raising awareness in the community of the exceptional universal value of the complex. A marketing strategy and the business plan for the selected areas in the Site, will follow up the objectives prepared by the Plan, relevant to revitalization and stimulation of the jobs through tourism development. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The National Institute of Heritage expresses its sincere regards towards our partners, for their solicitude in the team effort to build the management plan. During conferences and many meetings, the close interaction with our partners has led to good results that form the basis for a strong and sustainable partnership! Horezu Monastery, Abbes Marina Comăniciu Horezu Mayor’s Office, Mayor Ilie Fartat Depresiunea Horezu Association, Mr. Eugen Săvulescu Sfinţii Martiri Brâncoveni Foundation, Ms. Mioara Lujanschi Architect Ştefan Mănciulescu At the same time, we would like to give our regards to our foreign partners of the SUSTCULT project whit which we’ve developed the common methodology and built the management plan. Further details on the Project SUSTCULT website: www.sustcult.eu TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Part I General framework 1 1.1 Vision 2 1.2 Description of the site 3 a) Location 3 b) Description of the site 3 c) Boundaries of the site 12 d) Values 13 State of conservation 14 1.3 Ownership 18 1.4 Legal and Policy Framework 19 1.5 Current programming 21 Part II Management issues and objectives 24 2.1 General objectives of the management plan 24 2.2 Pressure and issues affecting the site 25 2.3 Specific objectives and strategies 29 Part III Action Planning 35 3.1 Action Plan for The Monastery of Horezu 36 3.2 Schedule 52 Annexes 54 Annex 1. Legal Framework 54 Annex 2. Maps 59 Selected bibliography 67 Part I GENERAL FRAMEWORK 1.1 Vision The monastery of Hurezi, a monument inscribed in the World Heritage List since 1993, is the most valuable monastery complex belonging to the Brancovenian architectural style. The long term vision, regarding the monastery of Hurezi, is built on the core necessities of protecting, conserving, developing, studying and passing knowledge about heritage for the present and future generations. A management system able to sustain the outstanding universal value of Hurezi monastery, promote the material and intangible heritage in the area and outline the place of honor which this complex holds within Brancovenian architecture. Therefore, the monastery of Hurezi will become a cultural and spiritual center for the sustainable development of the area, based on a mutual agreement between local, regional actors and international organizations, and all this time providing the community with a source for its identity. Through the management plan that will follow, the universal values, through which Hurezi monastery is known to present and future generations, will be conserved and protected. The course we should follow in order to achieve the sustainable development of the complex is to keep a balance between maintaining and promoting the monastic way of life and exploiting the cultural and economic values in a sustainable manner. In the future, the monastery of Hurezi will be developed closely together with the town of Horezu and other nearby local authorities, through the medium of integrated and interdependent development policies regarding the area, while keeping and developing its original use – that of a monastery complex. The intangible heritage is shaped by the variety of traditions in the area, of which the most famed, craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics, was recently inscribed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The town of Horezu will be the meeting ground for various festivals, traditional crafts and customs, the source of the area’s rich intangible heritage. The area where the Monastery of Horezu is placed will benefit from the social and financial opportunities offered by means of promoting the cultural and natural heritage in an integrated way. From the educational point of view, the Monastery of Horezu will be a center for the research and dissemination of cultural values, by taking on the big role of researching the Brancovenian age in Romania and providing a source for growth in the creative industries. 2 1.2 Description of the site a) Location: The ensemble of the Monastery of Hurezi is situated in a picturesque landscape of the sub- Carpathian wooded hills and in the proximity of the Romanilor stream, about 5 kilometers north of national road 67 linking the main towns of Râmnicu Vâlcea and Târgu Jiu on the left side of Romanilor valley at 570 meters altitude. b) Description of the site: A most rich Prince who was educated in western spirituality and culture, Constantin Brancoveanu considered himself heir of the Basarab dynasty as well as of the Byzantine aristocracy. His humanistic spirituality and the strong relation with the Byzantium, the understanding of the political
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