INNER WHEEL ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF LONGOBARDS IN EUROPE

CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL

MULTI YEARS PROJECT

The new International Cultural Multi-Club Project "Inner Wheel on the footsteps of Longobards in Europe" - promoted by the Clubs of Benevento (D. 210), Brescia Sud (D. 206), Torino Europea (D. 204) - wants to involve, on a voluntary basis, other Inner Wheel Clubs in Italy and Europe, interested in sharing knowledge, frequentation, exchanges at European level, around the Longobard history and culture. Among the main objectives, certainly the «Interculturality» and the «International Understanding».Through the International Directory and the Database it will be important to identify the Clubs that are placed in the European geo-cultural corridor of Longobardia; invite these Clubs to enter the Project, committing ourselves, (however, to ensure that in each area there will be at least an IW Club); trace the corridor with all the Clubs that adhere to the Project. The Countries concerned are: Sweden, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy.Various the possible cultural initiatives and services: multiple Club contacts, twinning, event organization (conferences, artistic itineraries, book presentations, multimedia products, exhibitions), restorations, bursaries.Duration of the international project 5 years (from 2011 to 2016, renewable for a second five-year period until 2021).Finally, an interesting and unifying organization could be a LONGOBARDS RALLY, involving all the European countries concerned, as a one off event, at a chance as a celebrative manifestation at the end of the five years.

ABOUT LONGOBARD PROJECT

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DEFINITION 1. OBJECT: «INNER WHEEL ON THE FOOTSTEPS

OF THE LONGOBARDS IN EUROPE»PROJECT’S PECULIARITIES: FLEXIBLE, AVAILABLE TO DIFFERENT LEVELS, OPEN TO WIDE NET.

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING: DELIBERATION OF THE CLUB.

3. MISSION: INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING,4. INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS.5. LENGHT: 5 YEARS (from 2011 to 2016,

renewing for five years till 2021)

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THE STARTING WAYALWAYS RESPECTING INNER WHEEL PROTOCOL

PHASE 1

• MAPPING INNER WHEEL CLUBS & DISTRICTS

• MAPPING OF ARTISTICS and ARCHEOLOGICS SITES

PHASE 2

• COMMUNICATION ONLINE• COMMUNICATION OFFLINE

PHASE 3

• ENTERPRISES (CONTACTS, TWINNINGS, SERVICES)

• LONGOBARDS RALLY

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MAPPING ARTISTICS AND ARCHEOLOGICS

SITES OF INNER WHEEL CLUBS

& DISTRICTS

How to search the IW ClubsInterested in this adventure

How to take census of artistic and archeological sites

ROUTE OF LONGOBARD MIGRATION

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INTERESTED COUNTRIES

SWEDEN GERMANY AUSTRIA HUNGARY CROATIA SLOVENIA SWITZERLAND ITALY

     

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19 INNER WHEEL CLUBS

IW IN SWEDEN – DISTRICT 239

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IW IN GERMANY - DISTRICT 89

o 28 INNER WHEEL CLUBS

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INNER WHEEL IN AUSTRIA

6 INNER WHEEL CLUBS

NO DISTRICT

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INNER WHEEL IN HUNGARY 3 INNER WHEEL

CLUBS NO DISTRICT

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INNER WHEEL IN CROATIA E SLOVENIA CROATIA: DISTRICT

191 14 INNER WHEEL

CLUBS

SLOVENIA: 2 INNER WHEEL CLUBS NO DISTRICT

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INNER WHEEL IN SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN

DISTRICT 199 47 INNER WHEEL

CLUBS

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INNER WHEEL IN ITALY

5 interested Districts on 6: 204, 206, 208, 209, 210.Many Inner Wheel Clubs are located in places with Langobards remains. Some Clubs already joined in the Project

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COMMUNICATION OFFLINE AND ONLINE

1. PERSONAL RELATIONS2. DATABASE AND INTERNATIONAL

DIRECTORY3. PROMOTION OF THE DEDICATED WEB

SITE: www.leormedeilongobardi.it4. TOWARDS THE SOCIAL NETWORK

OPENING PAGE ON FACEBOOK E TWITTER

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ENTERPRISES MULTIPLE CLUB CONTACTS TWINNINGS SERVICES (restorations of longobard art, grants, etc.)

ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS: MEETINGS ARTISTIC ROUTES INTRODUCING BOOKS, MULTIMEDIAL

PRODUCTS EXIBITIONS, ETC.

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LONGOBARDS RALLY

ITALY

SVEDEN

GERMANY

AUSTRIA

HUNGARY

CROATIA

SLOVENIA

SWITZERLAND

…. concludingInner Wheel Clubs and Districts located on the Footsteps of Longobard migration (Völkerwanderung), in a perspective of cultural and territorial continuity, from the north of Europe to Italy, will help a better knowledge of all aspects concerning this People (geographic, territorial, historic, artistic).

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