SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES CONCERNING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: THE EXAMPLE OF WINE CELLAR SETTLEMENTS OF NEGOTINSKA KRAJINA

Abstract

In order to achieve the overall national goal – the full EU membership – Republic of Serbia adopted several strategic documents in the last decade, under the umbrella of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development. The goal of this paper is to present the research results on the relationship between the sustainable development and cultural heritage, showing the interrelations among relevant strategies and also in regard to the EU recommendations. Furthermore, the paper presents the case study of secondary rural settlements named ‘pivnice’ being located in the region of Negotinska Krajina. Viticulture, as a significant development lever in eastern Serbia, primarily influenced on the generation of these unique cultural and historical structures. Belonging to the villages of Rajac, Rogljevo and Štubik, ‘pivnice’ fall under the category of immovable cultural property of a great importance and consequently under the jurisdiction of The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Also, ‘pivnice’ are found on the UNESCO tentative list of cultural heritage (PKIC 14, 14 and 10). Analyzing the inherited application of sustainable principles on the one hand, and the recommendation of the sustainable strategies concerning the cultural heritage on the other, the paper underlines the need for an efficient and effective action.