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Hódmezıvásárhely
EUROPEAN UNIONEuropean Regional Development Fund
Ms Aniko Varga – Municipality of Hódmezıvásárhely
Hódmezıvásárhely: Creative Clusters in Local Transitional EconomiesTransitional Economies
Launching Conference of CREATIVE CLUSTERS URBACT II project: “Creative Clusters in Small Urban Centers: Challenges and
Opportunities”
Óbidos (Portugal), 22 January 2009
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Geographical facts
• Close to both Serbia and Romania,
• Population: 47 432
•Second largest administrative area of Hungary
Hódmezıvásárhely
Hungary
• A city is located in south-east Hungary, on the Hungarian Great Plain
• Rich and very important educational, economic, cultural and art centre of the South Great Plain Region.
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Geographical factsHelsinki corridors through Hungary
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Hódmezıvásárhely as a city – economic key elements 1.
• Hódmezıvásárhely (HMV) is
located in an underdeveloped region
of Hungary
• Due to geographical facilities: the
city was a basically agricultural city was a basically agricultural
centre in the history
• HMV gained the own municipal law
in 1873. From this period has been
upswinging the urbanization.
• Agriculture is still an important
factor in the local economy
• Szeged is the biggest city in the
region (brain drain)
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• Strong industrialization in the socialism
• After the change of the regime: transitional economy. Positive and
negative trends.
• The ceramic industry based on traditions and the fabrication of
precision instruments are developing
Hódmezıvásárhely as a city – economic key elements 2.
precision instruments are developing
• Textile and building industry are also significant
• Low: industry issue
• High: amount of services and SMEs
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Creative and cultural highlights in the past of the city
• 7000 years old ceramic culture in
Hódmezıvásárhely (HMV)
•„Rustic Paris” – nickname of the city
in the late 19th century due to its
culture and artist friendly
atmosphere, wide scale of
periodicals, readers’ clubs, bottom up
cultural life, etc.
• According to its relatively small
size, the city was an important art
and culture centre of the Hungarian
Great Plain
• The well known majolica factory
has a 100 years old history, but it is
closed now
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Creative and cultural highlights in our days – 1.• The internationally known Ceramic
Symposium has been working for 10 years in
the city
• Ceramic Festival – Vallauris’ (sister city) and
HMV’s common exhibition in Alföldi Gallery
about the history of ceramic; conference,
workshops, performances
• Treasures of HMV: ceramic exhibition,
conference in one of the most trendy art
gallery of Budapest.
• 2008: 55. Autumn Exhibition of
contemporary art – 20 000 visitors in the city
• An unique cultural attraction and initiative:
Picasso’ ceramics in Hódmezıvásárhely
(Picasso’s ceramic works)
www.picassokiallitas.hu – 20 000 visitors
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Creative and cultural highlights in our days – 2.
• The „maecenas city” and the „art” city
picture is growing
• In 1997, HMV was awarded with Honesty
Flag of the European Award by the
European Committee - activities of the
inhabitants in the area of the Union idea,
the development of the infrastructure and the development of the infrastructure and
environment protection and the grooming of
the relationship with the sister cities
• Good possibilities for creative places
based on the above mentioned traditions :
city cultural centre, library, Memory Point
Museum, education centre, museums, art
galleries, exhibition areas
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HMV’s future vision based on the integrated urban development strategy – from cultural aspect - 1.
• HMV is one of the most important
cultural centre of the Hungarian Great
Plain with a strong influence for cross
border activities
• Szeged-HMV metropolitan area –
common way of developmentcommon way of development
• Culture as a driving force of the city
(cultural attractions, institutions, creative
public places, nationally known events,
etc.)
• The main objective of the creative
strategy of HMV is to preserve and
resuscitate the identity and the cultural
life
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HMV’s future vision based on the integrated urban development strategy – from cultural aspect - 2.
• Renovated, designed public places
(11 million EURO)
• The city is the centre of
contemporary fine arts in Hungary
• European ceramic centre – ceramic
cluster (local ceramic industry, cluster (local ceramic industry,
educational institutions, craftsmen’s
community )
• Development of tourism based on
the improvement of the „city of culture”
brand
• „Culture for every day” program –
development of the cultural centre, the
library, Memory Point Musem,
education centre (4,5 million EURO)
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Hódmezıvásárhely, the cultural city
is the open, creative place of the
South Great Plain metropolitan
area. The city is developing by
programs based on partnerhips.
The lively town ensures its
inhabitants:
• modern public services and digital
infrastructure, infrastructure,
• european cooperational
programmes,
• culture, traditions and modernity,
• medical scanning program under
Healthy Vásárhely Program
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Years 2008/2009 – a milestone in the city life
Based on the above mentioned elements, the city has already started to
implement:
1. Tornyai János cultural urban rehabilitation program (4,1 million
EURO)
• Reconstruction of buildings
• To active the cultural institutions, to integrate them into the city’s • To active the cultural institutions, to integrate them into the city’s
everyday life and education (7 million EURO)
2. Liberty Square – social urban rehabilitation program
3. As a Lead Partner: „CeRamICa – Ceramics and CRaft Industries’
Increased Cooperation ” INTERREG IVC project (460.000 EURO)
4. As a partner: CREATIVE CLUSTERS - URBACt II. Project (53.000
EURO)
Total amount of supported projects: 27,6 million EURO
Projects in progress: 11,3 million EURO
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Hódmezıvásárhely:
creative places and creative people
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Hódmezıvásárhely
EUROPEAN UNIONEuropean Regional Development Fund
Thank you for your attention!
Ms Aniko Varga – Municipality of Hódmezıvásárhely