Category: 2020
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2022
Around 35 members and guests from seven countries took part in the General Assembly, which was held online. In addition to the detailed reports from the Executive Board and the Scientific Advisory Board, the FORTE CULTURA stations were also able to report on the many activities and forward-looking developments at their fortress monuments. During an…
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Germersheim (DE): Another Aktion Mensch project reduces barriers
Following the successful completion of the Aktion Mensch project “Durchblick – Germersheim Erkennen,” the city of Germersheim has now received a second grant to further reduce barriers and expand inclusive tourism services in the fortress city. The project was submitted by FORTE CULTURA as part of the Aktion Mensch program “#1 Barrier Less,” under which…
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Büdingen (DE): Fortress town of Büdingen becomes a FORTE CULTURA site
With the signing of the membership application by Mayor Erich Spamer, the town of Büdingen becomes the newest FORTE CULTURA member. The Upper Hessian fortress town not only features a picturesque old town with half-timbered houses and a fortified castle, but has also been protected for centuries by a well-preserved massive city wall with rondels.…
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Elbe Fortresses (DE-CZ): New FORTE CULTURA Image Folder
In a cross-border cooperation, the Elbe fortresses Grauerort, Dömitz, Magdeburg, Torgau, Dresden, Pirna, Stolpen, Königstein, Terezín, and Prague have developed and financed new FORTE CULTURA marketing tools. An attractive image folder for the Elbe fortresses was produced in three languages, providing an overview of the cultural heritage of fortress monuments along the Elbe. An additional…
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Dęblin (PL): New associate member on the Vistula
The Polish town of Dęblin is located east of the Vistula River in the Lublin Voivodeship. Commissioned by Russia, the Ivangorod Fortress was constructed starting in 1832 and became one of the strongest Tsarist fortresses securing the Vistula crossing. A citadel directly on the Vistula and a bridgehead on the left bank were built in…
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EFFORTS (BE): Annual Congress held online
The Belgian partner network EFFORTS held its annual congress in 2020 as an online event. Under the patronage of the cities of Oudenaarde (BE) and Šibenik (HR), around 60 members and partners followed a series of engaging presentations, including contributions from the European Institute of Cultural Routes. The main focus of the congress was a…
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FORTE CULTURA Contact Tour – Fortress Heritage Poland
FORTE CULTURA Vice President Agnieszka Żurawska-Tatala visited ten Polish fortress sites during a one-week contact tour to introduce them to the FORTE CULTURA Cultural Route. Her itinerary included Modlin, Warsaw, Kraków, Zamość, Przemyśl, Krzyżtopór, Sandomierz, Łańcut, Dęblin, and Lublin. The largely positive discussions at the various locations demonstrated a strong interest in promoting fortresses in…
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Open Monument Day 2020 – digital
On Open Monument Day 2020, there were once again many exciting monuments to discover. Due to the COVID-19 situation, numerous sites innovatively invited visitors to take part virtually. Our member fortresses, such as the Federal Fortress of Ulm and the Citadel of Mainz, took this opportunity to draw attention to themselves and to their valuable…
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Launch of the FORTE CULTURA promotion “Fortress of the Week”
As part of the campaign “FORTE CULTURA – Fortress of the Week,” one full member fortress is featured each week through several posts on social media. The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness of the fascinating cultural heritage of fortress monuments and to showcase special highlights at our member sites.Facebook, Instagram
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European Fortress Day 2020
The European Fortress Day (EFD) is organized by the FORTE CULTURA partner EFFORTS (European Federation of Fortified Sites) and will take place virtually in 2020 with a new concept. European Fortress Day is part of the FORTE CULTURA initiative European Fortress Summer (www.fortress-summer.eu). All members, network partners, and non-members are invited to participate in this…
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FORTE CUTURA®: Application for certification as “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” submitted
The application for certification of FORTE CULTURA® as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” was submitted in Luxembourg just in time for the deadline. FORTE CULTURA® is thus officially a candidate for certification, alongside 15 other cultural route candidates. To be certified, cultural routes must meet defined criteria, which will be reviewed by…
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Srebrna Góra (PL): Silberberg Fortress becomes a new network member
The Srebrna Gora fortress is the highest mountain fortress in Europe. Built between 1765 and 1777, it reinforced the defence of the Prussian state borders in Lower Silesia. The Silberberg fortress system consists of the bastion “Fort Donjon” – the heart of the complex, as well as the surrounding secondary fortresses of “Wysoka Skala”, “Fort…
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Berlin (DE): General Assembly decides to change the name and statutes of the network
At this year’s virtual Annual General Meeting, far-reaching resolutions were passed that will have a lasting impact on the development of our network and cultural routes. The most striking change is the name change from “European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V.” to “FORTE CULTURA e.V.” with the subheading “Fortress Monuments Cultural Route Network”.…
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Berlin (DE): Cooperation agreement with EFFORTS expands network base and gives FORTE CULTURA members a voice in Brussels
The European Federation of Fortified Sites (EFFORTS) network, based in Brussels, was founded in 2017 in the Spandau Citadel. As a lobby organisation, EFFORTS is the interface between European institutions and fortified monuments or networks that deal with the preservation and use of the European cultural heritage of fortified monuments. In addition to practical work…
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FORTE CULTURA launches Facebook and Instagram account
FORTE CULTURA is now using social media to increase its reach Facebook and Instagram. While the Instagram account is aimed more at the general public, the Facebook account is more inward-looking and describes current events and network activities.
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Magdeburg (DE): Route of Reformation and FORTE CULTURA conclude cooperation agreement
The globally significant era of the Reformation and the development of early modern fortress architecture, although separated in time, belong to a shared historical epoch and influenced one another. These historical commonalities now form the basis of a cooperation agreement between the two cultural routes. The aim of the collaboration is to generate impulses for…
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Berlin (DE): Handout “C19 consequences” for fortress monuments
The network office provides a comprehensive information and strategy paper on dealing with the “C19 consequences” in fortified monuments. It contains information and recommendations for ensuring the safest possible conditions in fortified monuments, links to current support programmes in Germany as well as ideas and suggestions for concrete measures from various perspectives.
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Berlin (DE): Orte der Geschichte e.V. strengthens network
The Berlin-based association organizes guided tours and excursions to architectural remnants from the Cold War era (barracks, airfields, and bunker complexes).
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Stade (DE): Grauerort Fortress becomes a new network member on the Elbe
Fort Grauerort, a Prussian fortress pearl on the Elbe, was built in the 19th century and developed into an attractive cultural location in the Hanseatic city of Stade under the auspices of the Festung Grauerort e.V. association. The association signed its network membership on 25 February 2020, making it the fourth member of the FORTE…
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Dresden (DE): Project Consultancy Elbe-Festungen
At the end of February, representatives of the fortresses in Stade, Königstein, Terezín (CZ), Torgau, Pirna, Magdeburg and Dresden (here Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen gGmbH) as well as the Elbe Cycle Route and our network met at the Albertinum in Dresden. The aim of the consultation was to further develop the cooperation of…
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Berlin (DE): Orte der Geschichte e.V. strengthens network
The Berlin-based association organises guided tours and excursions to architectural legacies from the Cold War era (barracks, airfields and bunkers). The association is also committed to preserving the most modern telecommunications bunker in the former GDR as a Strausberg culture bunker accessible to the public. In autumn 2019, the first stage saw the approximately 300-metre-long…
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