Participants
Municipality of Náchod - Lead participant
The town of Náchod is situated 346 metres above sea level on both river-banks of river Metuje and it is the town zone of conservation. First written mentions of the town originated in 1254.Little town had consecutively spread over the town walls, significant boom occured in the end of 18th century together with the expansion of textile industry. The town has recently been a natural, historical, tourist, administrative and industrial centre of the area - from the entry "Branka = Gate" up to the whole Broumov edge. There are many monuments here in the town - Renaissance castle with French garden, St. Lawrence´s gothic church in Masaryk square, the old baroque town hall, the new neo-renaissance town hall, the post office.
Náchod is the birthplace of Czech writer and publisher in exile Josef Škvorecký, born 1924, dramatist and satirist Vratislav Blažek, who lived in time from 1925 till 1973. Also some novels written by Alois jirásek are related to Náchod. There is a regional museum and Gallery of visual arts here. Náchod is a border town with the direct relationship to Kudowa Zdroj and other spa towns in Klodzko land, e.g. Dušniki Zdrój and Polanica Zdrój.
Municipality of Monfalcone
Monfalcone is a town and commune of the province of Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, Italy), located on the coast of the Gulf of Trieste, 28 km far from the city of Trieste, the administrative centre of the region. The town of Monfalcone encompasses the land area of 20 square kilometres with population of 27.668 inhabitants according to 2004 census. Ethnic majority is Italian (92 %), while members of 63 different nationalities make the remaining 8 % of the population.
The Province of Gorizia encompasses 25 municipalities with around 140.000 inhabitants at the 466 square kilometres land area. The administrative centre of the Province is the town of the same name located at the Italian-Slovenian border.
The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is one of 20 Italian regions and one of 5 that have administrative autonomy. It encompasses the land area of 7.844 square kilometers and 111,7 kilometres of the Adriatic coast. It has a population of 1.2 million inhabitants, the majority of which reside in Trieste - the centre of the region.
The Trieste "Ronchi dei Legionari" international airport is located few kilometers from the town.
As a coastal town on the shores of the Adriatic sea, Monfalcone has developed industries manufacturing ships, airplanes, textiles, steel, chemicals, and refined oil, but it is quickly turning into a centre for trade and services thanks to the harbour.
The sand beaches are all low and marked by a slightly sloping sea level. There are several sailing clubs and associations from where boats set off on journeys through the Adriatic sea.
The Carsic land is marked by a unique feature with its highland and rocky hills. The tourism potential is granted by the net of trails and paths running all over it and showing a variety of plants and greens. The highland of Carso has also got a cultural and historical value since it is the heritage of the battle field of the first world war, still scarred by trenches and manufacts.
The Carso also hosts the ancient Rock of Monfalcone, a fortified building of Medieval origins which is the symbol of the town.
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