Category: General
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Berlin (DE): German-Chinese co-operation in fortress tourism and marketing signed
Representatives of the Chinese city of Shouzhou, the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network, ECCOFORT and ICOFORT signed a memorandum of understanding in Spandau Citadel on the development of friendly and cooperative relations for fortress tourism and marketing.
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Germersheim (DE): 3rd symposium on the expansion of fortress cooperation Upper Rhine
This year’s symposium focussed on cross-border cooperation between the fortress monuments on the Upper Rhine. The first results of the “Vis-á-Vis” (Baden-Alsace-Palatinate) tourism community’s project to develop regional tourism modules for fortresses and an accompanying research project at the University of Karlsruhe were presented. The results of the project can be used to create reliable…
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Fort Konstantin, Koblenz (DE): Workshop “The classicist fortress of Koblenz on the FORTE CULTURA® cultural route”
Under the leadership of Koblenz’s Head of Cultural Affairs Dr Margit Theis-Scholz, the workshop brought together around 20 interdepartmental stakeholders to discuss the future of Koblenz Fortress in connection with the European cultural route FORTE CULTURA®. The result is the formation of a working group con- sisting of the departments of culture, tourism, marketing, business…
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Germersheim (DE): Tour guides honoured with FORTE CULTURA® certificate
Four long-standing tour guides from the town of Germersheim have successfully completed their qualification as tour guides with a FORTE CULTURA® certificate. To mark the occasion, Mayor Marcus Schaile presented Brigitte Hoffmann, Kurt Burger, Andreas Baus and Erich Fleischer with their certificates last Friday. “I congratulate you warmly and am delighted that you will now…
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Königstein, Saxony (DE): Forum Cultural Heritage Elbe Fortresses
How can the 25 historic fortresses along the Elbe support each other in marketing themselves to tourists? This was the key question at a conference that brought together 15 representatives of important Elbe fortifications from Germany and the Czech Republic at Königstein Fortress.
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Algeciras (ES): Workshop FORTE CULTURA® Regionalcluster Campo de Gibraltar
On the initiative of our member La Línea de la Concepcíon (ES), representatives of fortress monuments and tourism professionals from the Campo de Gibraltar tourism region met for the first time to discuss the topic of “Developing regional fortress tourism with FORTE CULTURA®”. The requirements and objectives for fortress tourism in the region were discussed…
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Giżycko (PL): Giżycko Cultural Centre – Feste Boyen becomes the newest network member
Boyen Fortress was built from 1843 as a Prussian ring fortress in what is now Giżycko, formerly Lötzen, and was one of the most powerful fortresses in Masuria.
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Mainz (DE): FORTE CULTURA Annual Congress and General Assembly
The conference formed the framework for the general meeting of the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network.
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA® at the ITB
The International Tourism Exchange Berlin once again offered a good opportunity for an exchange with network members, potential co-operation partners for fortress tourism and fortress marketing from all over the world.
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Madrid (ES): FORTE CULTURA® at the FITUR 2019
The Campo de Gibraltar stand at Spain’s largest international travel trade fair in Madrid was very busy. José Juan Franco Rodríguez, mayor of our network member La Línea de La Concepcíon, gave an impressive presentation of his fortress location La Línea and the European cultural route FORTE CULTURA® with information material and a vid- eo.
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Torgau (DE): Grenadierbataillon von Spiegel e.V. becomes a new network member
Torgau is the only large fortress system in Saxony that has been partially preserved.
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Görlitz (DE): 8th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes
Around 200 participants from over 20 countries met in Görlitz for the annual meeting of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.
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European Fortress Summer 2018: Review
The European Fortress Summer 2018 came to a close with the Cologne Fortress Days at the end of September. 18 fortress monuments from 9 countries have taken part in the European Fortress Summer 2018 with their events since the kick-off in April. Events have been organised in fascinating Europe- an fortresses such as Jaca (ES),…
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La Línea de la Concepción (ES) becomes the first Spanish network member
Mayor José Juan Franco Rodríguez signed the membership documents in mid-October, making his town of La Línea de la Concepción the first Spanish member of the network. The town is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula and was founded in the 18th century in response to the conquest of the Gibraltar Peninsula by…
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Turin (IT): FORTMED 2018 – International Conference on Modern Fortifications in the Mediterranean Region
In Turin, fortress experts from 19 countries presented their progress and findings in the fields of historical research, building research, georeferencing, digital heritage, culture and management as well as concept development. FORTE CULTURA® was also present, the European Cultural Route for Fortified Monuments attracted a lot of attention as an effective tool for the development…
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Fortress town Germersheim (DE): 2nd symposium for the extension of fortress cooperation in the German-French border region Upper Rhine
Around 40 experts, tour guides and representatives of fortified monuments gathered in Germersheim at the beginning of July, including fortress cities such as Ulm, Landau (DE), Wissembourg, Strasbourg (FR), Feste Emperor Wilhelm II at Mutzig (FR)
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Trier (DE): European Heritage Day
On the occasion of the European Cultural Heritage Year 2018, the Directorate General for Cultural Heritage Rehinland-Palatinate organized the “European Day for the Preservation of Monuments” in Trier together with the Association of State Monument Preservators. Frauke Vos-Firnkes, 2nd Deputy Chair of the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network, enriched a podium discussion on…
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Fortress Rosenberg, Kronach (DE): Opening Ceremony of the “European Fortress Summer 2018” in the European Year of Cultural Heritage
On the 24th of April the European Fortress Summer 2018 was ceremoniously opened on the fortress Rosenberg.
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Festung Rosenberg, Kronach (DE): General Meeting 2018 with election of the Board of Directors
The general meeting of the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V. elected its new board at Rosenberg Fortress.
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FORTE CULTURA theme week in the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
During the theme week, selected fortresses were presented on the Sharing Heritage Instagram page, including Königstein, Ehrenbreitstein and Kufstein.
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