Month: April 2024
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Suomenlinna, Helsinki (FI): EFFORTS Board Meeting and workshops
The impressive Suomenlinna Fortress hosted this year’s board meeting of EFFORTS (European Federation of Fortfied Sites). In addition to a hybrid meeting to coordinate current and future activities of the network, the programme included tours and workshops on the development of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Suomenlinna Fortress. The international panel of experts discussed topics…
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Poznan (PL): 5th International Biehler-Fort Conference
by Friedrich Wein Numerous participants at the Interfest Annual General Meeting took the opportunity to visit another fortress city. In the week following the Annual General Meeting, the 5th International Biehler Fort Conference in Poznan-Poznan from 22.04.2024 – 27.04.2024 offered the opportunity to visit the second city in Poland with a belt of Biehler forts.…
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Torun (PL): Annual General Meeting of the INTERFEST Study Group
by Friedrich Wein “The study group for international fortification, military and protective construction INTERFEST … has set itself the task of researching and documenting fortifications worldwide under historical, technical, political and social aspects.” ©interfest.de A long journey for most Interfest members, but one that was well worth it. This sums up the Annual General Meeting…
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Cyprus (CY): Pilot and study tour successfully completed
by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Neumann From 6 to 12 April 2024, a German-Swiss-Dutch specialist group led by Dr Hans-Rudolf Neumann visited both the Turkish and Greek parts of the separate fortress island of Cyprus. The focus was on Venetian fortifications, among which the star-shaped fortress ring of Nicosia stood out in particular. The restoration work of…
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Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA Annual Congress 2024
Cultural heritage fortified monuments –a building block in the history of the DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT in Europe 8 – 10 April 2024, Strasbourg (FR) The history of democracy is the history of upheaval, of revolution, of the struggle for freedom and self-determination, of the struggle for participation and the involvement of all in political decision-making. Then…
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Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2024
The FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2024 took place on 8 April 2024 in Strasbourg in the building of the Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (Alsace European Community), with a view of parts of the fortifications of Strasbourg. The FORTE CULTURA Executive Committee reported on the activities and finances of 2023 and gave an outlook for 2024 and…
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