As far back as the Stone Age, proofs exist that
the Via Regia corridor, which is situated south
of the ice cap and north of the middle mountains zone,
was the favourite passage region of the migrating tribes.
During the last 2000 years, on this way,
merchants, soldiers, kings, pilgrims,
migrants, and different kinds of travellers,
have marked the character of the road
and European history. Until now,
the meaning of this traffic space, today
known as A4 and E40, remains particular
and international.
After more than 50 years of divided
Europe, the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989
and the East enlargement of the European
Union in 2004 made it possible again
to travel and to experience the European
course of the road Via Regia.
From this
moment on, several initiatives have been
created. They have aimed at revitalizing
the Via Regia as a symbol of common
European work.
(Photo: The Lithuanian Grand Duke and Polish King
Władysław II Jagiełło)
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E-mail: ekt@via-regia.org
Website: www.via-regia.org
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The route Via Regia is the oldest and longest road link
between Eastern and Western Europe. It goes through
Spain, France resp. Belgium on to Germany and Poland
to Belarus, Lithuania resp. the Ukraine.
