Category: News
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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 […]
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Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2024
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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 […]
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA at the ITB 2024
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For the second time after a long Corona break, the International Tourism Fair – ITB – 2024 took place again at the exhibition centre under the radio tower in Berlin […]
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Open Call: Night of Fortresses 2024
Join the third edition of the Night of Fortresses – online applications are open until mid-April! The Night of Fortresses, an event that connects and promotes programs at fortification locations […]
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Sabbioneta (IT): New FORTE CULTURA station in Italy
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The fortified ideal town of Sabbioneta was built between 1554-1571 and was one of the first of its kind in Europe. It was also the first autonomous town foundation of […]
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FORTE CULTURA Online Members Meeting (OMM) 2023
23 participants from 6 countries informed each other about current projects and activities in their fortress locations at the first FORTE CULTURA Online Member Meeting (OMM) at the end of […]
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Seelow (DE): Fortress Medzhybizh visit
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Oleg Pogorelets, director of the Ukrainian fortress Medzhybizh, and Dirk Röder (FORTE CULTURA) met at the German–Polish border to exchange news and discuss upcoming activities. Oleg reported on the war and […]
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Fort Gorgast (DE): Tour in easy language opened
Thanks to a grant from the Aktion Mensch lottery totalling €4,674.50, a new circular route in plain language has been established at Fort Gorgast.
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Fort Gorgast (DE): Annual Meeting of the Bund Deutscher Baumeister und Architekten (BDB), Bezirksgruppe Brandenburg
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27 members and guests met on the occasion of the annual meeting of the BDB Bezirksgruppe Brandenburg at Fort Gorgast. Opening with welcome remarks by Tino Krebs (Director of the […]
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Rome / Latio (IT): FORTE CULTURA Pilot and Study Trip Successfully Carried Out
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The 10‑day fortress tour, led by Dr. Hans‑Rudolf Neumann, included fortress monuments in Rome and the Lazio province, among them sections of the Campo Trincerato fortress ring in Rome, Castel […]
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Râșnov (RO): Seminar, Workshops and a Medieval Festival
A medieval festival at Râșnov Fortress was the occasion for an international creative seminar with workshops, aimed at developing sustainable usage and management models for the fortress, which is currently […]
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Hornisgrinde (DE): FORTE CULTURA Fortress Cluster Upper Rhine Project Meeting
19 partners of the German-French cooperation of fortresses and museums along the Upper Rhine met at the Grindel Hütte Hotel-Restaurant on Hornisgrinde to discuss current topics related to cross-border collaboration. […]
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Windischleuba (DE): New FORTE CULTURA Station in Thuringia
The moated castle of Windischleuba was first established in 925 as a border fortress to protect the neighboring town of Altenburg and was later converted into a fortified manor. For […]
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Germersheim (DE): Aktion Mensch inclusion project completed
As part of the “#1 Barrier Less” funding programme of the Aktion Mensch lottery, FORTE CULTURA and the fortress town of Germersheim have already developed a circular route for blind […]
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Ingolstadt (DE): FORTE CULTURA Regional Workshop
The meeting room in the tower of the Ingolstadt Army Museum, dating from 1420, provided the perfect setting to discuss the future of the Bavarian state fortress in connection with […]
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Šibenik (HR): New FORTE CULTURA Station on Croatia’s Adriatic Coast
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The fortresses of Barone, St. John, and St. Michael, managed by “Kulturfestung Šibenik,” have been extensively renovated over the past 10 years and equipped with a wide range of recreational […]
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Morocco: FORTE CULTURA pilot and study trip successfully
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Although there are not “1,001” fortresses in Morocco, the 14‑day pilot and study tour led by Dr. Hans‑Rudolf Neumann nonetheless included more than 20 fascinating fortress monuments in Morocco and […]
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Koblenz (DE): Aktion Mensch inclusion project completed
Feste Kaiser Franz receives a leaflet about the fortress in plain language As part of the “#1 Barrier Less” funding programme of the Aktion Mensch lottery, FORTE CULTURA and the […]
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Ingolstadt (DE): Fortified City Becomes New FORTE CULTURA Station in Bavaria
The Bavarian state fortress of Ingolstadt was expanded over five historical periods into the large fortress system seen today. On both sides of the Danube, there are partially very well-preserved […]
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Šibenik-Knin (HR) 2023: FORTE CULTURA Jahreskongress
Cooperation in the field of fortified cultural heritage in the Adriatic region;Sustainable fortress tourism and integration with FORTE CULTURA;Start of the European Fortress Summer 2023 29-31 March 2023, Šibenik (HR) […]

