Szlovén Vidék

Founded in 2006, Szlovén Vidék is a community organisation based in Szentgotthárd, Hungary working on community development, arts & culture, heritage +2 more.

Szlovén Vidék Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft. (also known as Razvojna agencija Slovenska krajina) is a public-benefit non-profit company founded in December 2006 by the Association of Slovenes in Hungary. It works for the cultural, tourism and economic development of the Slovene Raba region (Szlovén Rába-vidék, Slovenski Porabje) in western Hungary, an area of about 94 km² where the Slovene minority lives. Its activities include cross-border heritage and food workshops, orchard and fruit-processing activities at its model farm and 'Alma-lak' (apple house) in Felsőszölnök, cultural events and exhibitions, and tourism promotion such as hiking and cycling routes. It also supports entrepreneurship in the region and prepares and manages EU, Slovene and Hungarian funding applications. The organisation is based in Szentgotthárd and works with schools, local cooks, heritage bodies and partners in Slovenia.