Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, has unveiled a kilometer milestone on \u0218imian Island, an island on the Danube located downstream of Drobeta-Turnu Severin.<\/p>\n
It is a symbolic extension for the trail, which stretches from Putna, in northern Romania, to Drobeta Turnu Severin, marking seven years since the Via Transilvanica project began and three years since it was officially inaugurated, the project initiators said.<\/p>\n
The trail, which spans 1,599 km following the inauguration of the Terra Borza Teutonica extension in Bra\u015fov county, is dotted with signposts and andesite milestones, individually carved by Romanian and foreign artists.<\/p>\n
Having a milestone placed on \u0218imian Island signals “the opening towards the Turkish community and the cultural heritage it left in this part of the country,” T\u0103\u0219uleasa Social, the non-profit that developed the trail, explained. It is also meant to keep alive the memory of Ada-Kaleh, another island on the Danube inhabited by a Turkish community. Ada-Kaleh was submerged during the construction works at the Iron Gates plant.<\/p>\n
“The road that unites is more than a long-distance journey. It is a path to our identity. Via Transilvanica manages to create a much-needed dialogue between rural and urban areas, rooted in deep emotional ties but also on healthy economic activities. It is the opportunity to acknowledge that what is at the heart of our identity is precisely the coexistence of diverse ethnic communities, whose legacies we must take care of,” Alin U\u0219eriu, president of the T\u0103\u0219uleasa Social Association, said.<\/p>\n
Via Transilvanica was inaugurated in 2022, following four years of work that involved local communities and over 10,000 volunteers. It showcases 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites while crossing ten counties: Suceava, Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud, Mure\u0219, Harghita, Sibiu, Bra\u0219ov, Alba, Hunedoara, Cara\u0219-Severin and Mehedin\u021bi. It is divided into seven cultural-historical regions: Bucovina, The Highlands (\u021ainutul de Sus), Terra Siculorum, Terra Saxonum, Terra Dacica, Terra Banatica, and Terra Romana.<\/p>\n
In 2023, the trail won the\u00a0Public Choice Award<\/a> of the European Heritage Awards and was among the winners of the\u00a0Citizens’ Engagement and Awareness-raising<\/a> category of the same awards.<\/p>\n It attracted more than 30,000 hikers in 2024 alone.<\/p>\n (Photos:\u00a0Andrei Moldovan\/ Asocia\u021bia T\u0103\u0219uleasa Social)<\/em><\/p>\n simona@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail that crosses the country, has unveiled a kilometer milestone on \u0218imian Island, an island on the Danube located downstream of Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It is a symbolic extension for the trail, which stretches from Putna, in northern Romania, to Drobeta Turnu Severin, marking seven years since the Via Transilvanica project began […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}