Kreowanie regionu poprzez wartooeci kulturowe

Although there appear nowadays new approaches to viewing the region, the fundamental role in its creation should be that of the cultural environment. However, are the elements of the local tradition known and, moreover, used in promoting a particular area? Observations and analysis of the geographically isolated Kłodzko region proven that its cultural environment used to be very explicit and rich. Today the most specific feature of this area is the outline of the buildings and settlements-their forms and architectural details - harmoniously placed in the countryside. The fact that the tower on Śnieżnik mountain was closed and the characteristic plant - European Globeflower (Trollius europaeus) - is almost unknown to the local communities, shows that the development of the area ceased to be conducted according to the historically established symbols. Moreover - in the wake of the recent transformations, traditional farming is not able to sustain the rural economy as it once has done, leaving many agricultural buildings empty and decaying. Making use of former agricultural buildings can create very attractive spaces that can be put to commercial use, without detracting from the surrounding environment. The means to maintain the cultural value of the region is to preserve the traditional style of the existing houses and to develop the new buildings according to the regional features of architecture. It is also important to educate the local community and make it aware of the role of its tradition, especially if the tourism plays the main role in the local plans of social and economical development.