{"id":23029,"date":"2025-06-17T19:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cisterscapes.eu\/the-cistercian-legacy-as-a-path-to-europes-future\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T19:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:07:03","slug":"the-cistercian-legacy-as-a-path-to-europes-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cisterscapes.eu\/en\/the-cistercian-legacy-as-a-path-to-europes-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cistercian Legacy as a Path to Europe&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dziedzictwo Europejskie. Nowa tablica przed Urz\u0119dem Gminy W\u0105growiec\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271170%27%20height%3D%27658%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201170%20658%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271170%27%20height%3D%27658%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adT_cDPvHmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, an extraordinary event celebrating the Cistercian heritage took place in W\u0105growiec\u2014one of the events organized as part of Poland\u2019s EU Council Presidency and the \u201cCisterscapes\u2014Cistercian Landscapes Connecting Europe\u201d project. Under the theme \u201cThe Cistercian Heritage as a Path to Europe\u2019s Future\u201d and under the patronage of the Minister for European Affairs, we brought together representatives of local governments, cultural institutions, scholars, and history enthusiasts to celebrate the awarding of the prestigious European Heritage Label to the \u0141ekno\/W\u0105growiec monastic landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Ceremonial Unveiling of the Information Signs<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, two informational signs were unveiled, providing information about the awarding of the European Heritage Label to the \u0141ekno\/W\u0105growiec monastic landscape. The plaque on Cysterska Street, next to the W\u0105growiec municipal office, was unveiled by the mayor of W\u0105growiec, Dr. Ma\u0142gorzata Chmielarz, together with Alexandra Baier, the European Heritage Label coordinator from the Bamberg district. The second plaque, installed in the Regional Museum building on Opacka Street, was unveiled by the mayor of W\u0105growiec, Alicja Trytt, and the district administrator of W\u0105growiec, Tomasz Kranc.<\/p>\n<p>Presentations and Panel Discussion<\/p>\n<p>Presentations on the topic of cultural heritage were held in the museum\u2019s lecture hall:<br \/>\n\u2013 Dr. Iwona Li\u017cewska and architect Tomasz B\u0142yskosz from the National Institute of Cultural Heritage:<br \/>\n\u201cDoM \u2013 Cultural Heritage Right Next to Me. On Cultural Heritage Management in Communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Marcin Moeglich, historian at the Regional Museum in W\u0105growiec:<br \/>\n\u201cThe \u01413 Klasztorek Archaeological Site in \u0141ekno\/Tarn\u00f3w Pa\u0142ucki\u2014What\u2019s Next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the presentations and discussion, an excursion took place during which participants were able to experience the Cistercian heritage up close: a tour of the former Cistercian monastery in W\u0105growiec, St. Nicholas Church in Tarn\u00f3w Pa\u0142ucki, and the \u01413 \u201cKlasztorek\u201d archaeological site. The event concluded with a tasting of regional products at the Center for Environmental Education in Bracholin and a nature walk along the \u201cBracholi\u0144ska Ostoja\u201d nature trail.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this legacy important?<\/p>\n<p>The European Heritage Label is awarded to sites and monuments that have had a significant impact on European culture and history. By founding a monastery in \u0141ekno in the mid-12th century and later in W\u0105growiec, the Cistercians created a network of cross-border contacts and developed innovative techniques in the fields of agriculture, livestock farming, and construction. To this day, many of their works have been preserved in the region\u2019s landscape: polder systems, drainage systems, forested areas, land-use plans, etc., which bear witness to the medieval economic practices of the Order of Monastic Farmers.<\/p>\n<p>By participating in the international project \u201cCisterscapes\u2014Cistercian Landscapes Connecting Europe,\u201d the municipality and the city of W\u0105growiec have committed themselves to protecting and promoting this heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held under the patronage of the Minister for European Affairs during Poland\u2019s EU Council Presidency in 2025, as well as the Voivode of Greater Poland, the State Archives in Pozna\u0144, the County Administrator of W\u0105growiec, and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Organizers:<\/p>\n<p>Municipality of W\u0105growiec | City of W\u0105growiec | Regional Museum in W\u0105growiec | Association of Friends of the Pa\u0142uck 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