Rural Pilots

County Monaghan (Ireland)

Rural Pilot 1: County Monaghan (Ireland) Rural district descriptionCounty Monaghan is a predominantly rural border county in Ireland’s Ulster region, with a dispersed settlement pattern, strong agr

Slovakia

Rural pilot 2: Slovakia Rural district descriptionThe Slovak pilot operates at national scale and addresses one of Europe’s most territorially diverse rural contexts, ranging from mountain and sub-

Central Greece

Rural pilot 3: Central Greece Rural district descriptionCentral Greece is one of the country’s most diverse regions in environmental, economic and social terms, combining mountain areas, plains, co

Apulia (Italy)

Rural pilot 4: Apulia (Italy) Rural district descriptionApulia is a Mediterranean region where productive countryside, historic villages, coastal tourism and urban markets are deeply interconnected

Mallusjoki (Finland)

Rural pilot 5: Mallusjoki (Finland) Rural district descriptionMallusjoki, in Orimattila, is a historic Finnish village first mentioned in 1459 and widely seen as representative of many rural villag

Tschechisch-Deutsche Grenzregion (Tschechische Republik - Deutschland)

Pilotprojekt im ländlichen Raum 6: Tschechisch-Deutsche Grenzregion (Tschechische Republik - Deutschland) Beschreibung der ländlichen RegionDie tschechisch-bayerische Grenzregion, die durch die Mit

Spain

Rural pilot 7: Spain Rural district descriptionThe Spanish pilot brings together the ADESIMAN territory in Sierra and Mancha Conquense with the Segobriga Archaeological Park as a strategic cultural

Vidzeme (Latvia)

Rural pilot 8: Vidzeme (Latvia) Rural district descriptionVidzeme is Latvia’s largest region by area, but it is the least densely populated in the country. The region includes sectors such as dairy

Malta

Rural pilot 9: Malta Rural district descriptionMalta and Gozo form one of Europe’s most compact and densely pressured rural-urban systems, where agriculture must compete with limited land, scarce n