Wuwa, along with the Werkbund settlements, has been awarded the EU title of European Heritage Label - a distinction equivalent to a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is awarded to cultural sites of today's Europe, which are symbols of the values, ideas and history of united European countries.
The honor was awarded to three other sites in Poland. This year it went to the National Memorial in Lambinowice, while in previous years it was given to the Act of the Union of Lublin, the Constitution of May 3, the World War I war cemetery No. 123 established on Pustki Hill, and the Gdansk Shipyard, as a place of particular importance for democratic change in Europe.
WuWA
The WuWA model estate was built in Wroclaw in 1929. It was designed by local architects, which you can read about here. For a long time WuWA stood forgotten, despite its place in the history of architecture. In 2011, a project was launched in Wroclaw to save the modernist buildings. The experimental premise inspired the originators of a contemporary model housing development in Wroclaw - Nowe Żerniki, called WUWA2, which we wrote about here.
48 distinctions
The EuropeanHeritage Label is a distinction awarded since 2013. It highlights the importance of given tangible and intangible heritage sites that have played a special role in shaping European history and culture. When awarding this mark, the committee is not guided only by aesthetic qualities. The main goal is to demonstrate Europe's cultural richness and the ideas that go with it - what has been achieved so far, the foundations that shape today's union. This is all in order to strengthen the bonds of the citizens of the Union, who can thus identify themselves with the community.
A total of 48 places, events and other objects of tangible and intangible culture have so far been awarded the European Heritage Mark.
