Category: 2022
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Koblenz (DE): Aktion Mensch inclusion project at Fort Kaiser Franz approved
“#1 Barrier Less” is a funding program of the Aktion Mensch lottery that supports inclusive projects with up to €5,000. After FORTE CULTURA has already been able to implement two projects together with the Fortress City of Germersheim, a project in Koblenz has now also been approved. The “Fortress Park Kaiser Franz,” newly opened in…
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Jaroměř (CZ): Ideal fortress town of Josefov complements the FORTE CULTURA cluster of “Bohemian Fortresses” in the Czech Republic
Josefstadt Fortress is located in Jaroměř, in eastern Bohemia, near the Polish border at the confluence of the Aupa and Mettau rivers into the Elbe. It was built in 1780-87 by the Habsburgs against Prussia and renamed in memory of Emperor Joseph II (formerly Ples Fortress). In FORTE CULTURA, it complements both the cluster of…
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Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (PL): Modlin Fortress becomes FORTE CULTUTRA station in Poland
One of the largest fortresses in Europe now complements the FORTE CULTURA stations in Poland. The Modlin fortress system is located 30 minutes north of Warsaw at the strategically important confluence of the Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers. The Swedish King Karl Gustav first utilised the advantage of the location in 1660 and built a…
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Kaunas (LT): EFFORTS Europe Annual Congress
As European Capital of Culture 2022, Kaunas was the venue for the EFFORTS Europe Annual Congress 2022. Fortress experts from 10 countries came together to talk about European cooperation and to find out about developments in the Kaunas fortress system in workshops. The European Fortress Summer 2022 also concluded in Kaunas. The EFFORTS Award 2022…
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Terezín (CZ): The ideal fortress town of Terezín becomes the second FORTE CULTURA station in the Czech Republic
Terezín is one of around 50 fortified ideal towns in Europe. Terezín, named after Empress Maria Theresa, was built by the Habsburgs against Prussia in 1780-90 in the area where the Eger flows into the Elbe. The imposing, ideal fortress city with an underground mine system around 20 kilometres long is one of the largest…
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Kaunas (LT): Conclusion of the European Fortress Summer 2022
Since its launch on 6 April at the FORTE CULTURA Fortress Conference in Terezín (CZ), around 100 fortress events in more than 15 countries took part in the European Fortress Summer 2022. The European Fortress Summer, powered by EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA, concluded in Kaunas at the EFFORTS Annual Congress. FORTE CULTURA presented the new…
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Rastatt (DE): Rastatt Defence History Museum (WGM) becomes FORTE CULTURA Station on the Upper Rhine
The Rastatt Museum of Military History (WGM) is located in the south wing of the Residenzschloss in Rastatt and deals with modern German military history. Covering an area of around 1,500 square metres, the museum offers an overview of German, and in particular south-west German, military history from 1500 to 1918 and shows the connection…
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Venice (IT): Declaration on the establishment of the Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) of EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA signed
EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA form a great network of fortress monuments. But above all, this is a network of people, of experts from different fields of fortress heritage. When these experts come together and share their best practices and experiences, ground-breaking new ideas and project approaches emerge that contribute to the protection and sustainable use…
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Venice (IT): Conference Fortress Systems – from Border Places to European Cultural Corridors
Forte Marghera, located on the bridge to the lagoon city of Venice, provided a worthy setting for the conference, which brought together fortress experts from Italy, Finland, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Spain, Belgium and Ukraine. The event, organised by the Fondazione Forte Marghera and supported by EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA, offered best practices in the fields…
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Alsace (FR): Tourisme Destination Alsace (ADT) becomes a FORTE CULTURA member
Alsace Destination Tourisme (AD) is the travel agency of the European Community of Alsace and is responsible for the development and promotion of tourism, especially in cross-border co-operation. Due to the chequered French and German history of Alsace, there are many fortified monuments in the region. Together with FORTE CULTURA, the ADT would like to…
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Germersheim (DE): 5th symposium on the expansion of fortress cooperation on the Upper Rhine
Youth exchange and inclusion was the theme of this year’s symposium on the Upper Rhine. A good 30 representatives of the Upper Rhine fortress monuments gathered in the town hall of the fortress town of Germersheim to find out about project ideas, funding opportunities and best practices in the field of youth encounters and inclusion.…
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FORTE CULTURA Study Tour: Croatia – Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina
In September 2022, the study tour led to the fascinating fortress heritage around the Bay of Kotor, with fortification structures of the Venetians, the Ottomans, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Second World War, and the Cold War. In addition, the fortresses in Trebinje, Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Tivat, and Budva were visited.(Photos: H.-R. Neumann) Expansion of contacts…
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Venice (IT): Conference on Fortified Systems: From Border Places to European Cultural Corridors
A culturally, ecologically and scientifically open concept for the cultural heritage of fortress monuments VENICE – FORTE MARGHERA | 15-16 September 2022 “Frontier places and European cooperation”. This theme, which has an important historical and commemorative value, is also important in future cultural and social cooperation, not only between European countries. We think that border…
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Banja Luka (BA): Final conference of the FORTITUDE project
The Interreg – IPA CBC project FORTITUDE reached its crowning conclusion in Bosnia. The event presented the outstanding results of the project partners in the field of regional and cross-border developments for fortress tourism. FORTE CULTURA and EFFORTS, who led the 2021 expert workshop on heritage digitisation and promotion in Karlovac (HR) as part of…
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Germersheim (DE): Fortress tour for blind and visually impaired people established
As part of a project funded by Aktion Mensch in the “#1 Barrier less” programme, a fortress tour for blind and visually impaired people was set up in collaboration with FORTE CULTURA. The circular route leads through the most striking part of the fortress town of Germersheim and is equipped with tactile signs in Braille.…
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Armenia: FORTE CULTURA study tour successfully carried out
Originally planned for 2020, the FORTE CULTURA study tour with Dr. Hans-Rudolf Neumann could only be carried out now due to the pandemic. The study tour led from Yerevan to Amberd, Dashtadem, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Lori, Haghpat, Dilijan, Sevan, Bjni, Yeghegis, Tatev, and back via Smbataberd. Armenia’s fortress heritage is rooted in the Christian struggle to…
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Medzhybizh (UA): Medzhybizh Fortress becomes first FORTE CULTURA station in Ukraine
During the International Expert Conference in Terezín, FORTE CULTURA officially designated the Ukrainian fortress Medzhybizh as a full member of the network. The fortress on the banks of the Bug River had previously been a passive network member. With this upgrade, Medzhybizh now becomes the first official station of the European Cultural Route in Ukraine.…
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Terezín (CZ) 2022: International Fortress Conference
The Terezín International Fortress Conference aims to draw attention to today’s challenges for the cultural heritage of fortified monuments and to present best practices in cross-border cooperation, projects and networking.
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Wroclaw (PL): FORTE CULTURA at the tourism fair
From 4-6 March, the Targi Turystyki International Tourism Fair took place in the stadium in Wroclaw (PL). FORTE CULTURA was present at the Königstein Fortress stand as well as at the joint stand of Seelow-Kostrzyn nad Odra and was able to inspire many guests for the diverse stations of our cultural route, especially in Poland.…
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Hatten (FR): Musée de l’Abri de Hatten becomes new FORTE CULTURA centre in Alsace
The Abri de Hatten is located in Hatten in Alsace, approx. 50 km from Strasbourg and 40 km from Karlsruhe. Abri means shelter, which is a bit of an understatement for a bunker of the Maginot Line, which was designed for 220 men. The Musée de l’Abri dedicates its 28 exhibition rooms to the moving…
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Germersheim (DE): Aktion Mensch project “#1 Barrier Less” approved
FORTE CULTURA, in partnership with the city of Germersheim, has received funding of €5,000 from Aktion Mensch. Within the framework of the “#1 Barrier Less” initiative, the Germersheim fortress will become more accessible for blind and visually impaired visitors. The project aims to create a circular route around the Weißenburger Gate with Braille signage. The…
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