Presentation of Iron Curtain trail
09.08.2012.
Iron Curtain Trail, EuroVelo Route 13 was presented today at Koprivnica City Hall.
The well-known European project was presented by MEP Mr Michael Cramer, project leader.
For longer than half a century, Europe was divided into Eastern and Western block by the Iron Curtain that stretched from Scandinavia to the Black Sea. In our area, it ran along the river Drava. Iron Curtain Trail combines European culture, history, and sustainable tourism. Cyclists can ride along 9.000 km long route, where they can experience the former political division of the continent, but also witness its unification of the continent and disappearance of former barriers. Project Iron curtain Trail in a very practical and lively way contributes to the creation of a truly European identity.
After the presentation of the project, MEP Cramer, accompanied by Ms Helena Hecimovic, Advisor to the Acting Mayor and members of the cycling club Rotor, as well as the team of “Rural Tandem”NGO from Zagreb, visited the existing and the planned bicycle routes along the river Drava in Koprivnica-Krizevci county. The visit included the remains of the Iron Curtain along the actual state border toward Hungary (observation posts, bunkers, etc.)
EuroVelo under includes 20 cycling routes in the total of approximately 70.000 kilometers. Iron curtain Trail is the longest of these routes, passing 20 countries of which 14 are EU member states.
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