This virtual museum was developed in order to promote the natural heritage elements of four partnered Local Action Group territories (Dealurile Târnavelor, Lider Cluj, Ținutul Zimbrilor și Prietenia Mureș-Harghita), with the aim of reconnecting local communities with their cultural values, as well as for tourism purposes.
The territory of the Local Action Group “Dealurile Târnavelor” comprises the following municipalities: Albești, Apold, Daneș, Nadeș, Saschiz, Vânători in Mureș County and Biertan, Laslea in Sibiu County, and it overlaps almost entirely with the protected natural area ROSCI0227 Sighișoara-Târnava Mare, designated for the preservation of natural and cultural values occurring in the area.
This area is less populated than the average hill region, with sparse settlements and sustainably farmed land, and thus benefits from natural and cultural elements of heritage value, blended in such a way as to create unique or endangered landscapes in Europe.
The long-term preservation of natural heritage values is a major challenge given today’s context driven by economic values.
