FORTE CULTURA Network

For the preservation and use
of the cultural heritage of fortified monuments

Month: January 2020

Upper Rhine (DE/FR): Great response to the commemorative weekend “75 years of Unternehmen Nordwind”

Jan 12, 2020

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in 2020, Upper Rhine

In memory and remembrance of the many victims of the last major German offensive in the West, known as “Unternehmen NORDWIND”, 75 years ago, 18 fortifications on both sides of […]
Dömitz (DE): The ideal fortress town of Dömitz becomes a new network member on the Elbe

Jan 1, 2020

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in 2020, Dömitz, From the member stations, General

Dömitz Fortress is widely known along the Elbe. What is far less well known is that the fortress is actually the citadel of the former fortified ideal town of Dömitz, […]
Rüsselsheim (DE): City of Rüsselsheim becomes new network member on the River Main

Jan 1, 2020

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in 2020, From the member stations, General

Rüsselsheim Fortress is located directly on the River Main and is now the second former Hessian state fortress in our network after Ziegenhain. The fortress is home to the Rüsselsheim […]

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