Oulu in Finland and Trencin in Slovakia are the brand new Eu capitals of tradition for the reason that starting of the 12 months. Oulu, which is thought of as the northernmost main town within the EU, and Trencin (German: Trenschin), situated about 2,000 kilometers south of it, were changed via, amongst others, Chemnitz in Saxony, which shared the name final 12 months at the side of the Slovenian-Italian border the city of Nova Gorica/Gorizia.
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The 2 towns have put in combination a lavish program of occasions for 2026. In Oulu, the 12 months because the cultural capital will likely be marked via the outlet of the competition from 16 to 18 January, whose program levels from live shows to acrobatics and automotive tuning to Finland’s nationwide recreation of ice hockey.
On the finish of August, the once a year International Air Guitar Championship is held, with which Oulu has made a reputation for itself a very long time in the past. Confidently, aside from artwork and cultural occasions, Finns too can revel in the northern lighting fixtures in iciness and the nighttime solar in summer time.
For the Slovaks, the professional opening will likely be a bit later, from February 13 to fifteen, to be actual. The organizers then need to change into the renovated historical previous the city of Trenčín into an open cultural degree stuffed with song, artwork and social gatherings. Town, which is most effective two and a part hours’ power from Vienna, desires to proudly take the name of capital of tradition – and, at the side of the environment, conjures up Slovak and overseas visitors.
cultural initiative of the EU
Two or 3 towns from other EU nations or nations just about it, equivalent to Norway, can dangle the name of Eu Capital of Tradition annually. The EU initiative targets to focus on the cultural range of Europe and have a good time the tradition and artwork feature of each and every area.
The primary cultural capital used to be Athens 40 years in the past. 4 German towns have additionally held the name since then, first West Berlin in 1988, then Weimar in 1999, Essen at the side of the Ruhr area in 2010 after which Chemnitz in 2025. Liepaja in Latvia and Évora in Portugal will apply in 2027.
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