Category: General
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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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Karlovac (HR): Meeting on the EU project application “Monuments-4-CCI”
ECCOFORT is acting as lead applicant for a new project application for the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE programme.
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Berlin (DE): EFFORTS Founding Conference
International representatives of fortified monuments and interest groups met at Spandau Citadel to establish the „EFFORTS – European Federation of Fortified Sites“ network.
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Bolzano (IT): International conference The valorisation of the Central European historical heritage “The medieval paths of the Empire”
Dirk Röder presented FORTE CULTURA, the European cultural route for monuments, as an exemplary instrument for the valorisation of historical cultural heritage.
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Berlin (DE): Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme, 20th Anniversary Conference
The two-day anniversary conference was also the starting signal for the third call for project applications in the current funding period up to 2020 and the beginning of a series of information workshops for applicants. ECCOFORT took part in the anniversary conference in Berlin on behalf of FORTS- 2-MARKET and in a further workshop in…
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Königstein Fortress (Saxony) joins the network
Königstein Fortress is one of the most outstanding fortress monuments in Europe. For an even broader market presence and to intensify co-operation with European fortress monuments, especially on the Elbe, Königstein Fortress is joining the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V. and thus becoming part of the European Fortress Monuments Cultural Route „FORTE…
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Novi Sad (RS): Seminar Restoration, maintenance and commercialisation of fortresses, a national task in the context of European development
Experts from Serbia, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland and Turkey met at Petrovaradin Fortress to discuss transnational cooperation in the maintenance and marketing of fortresses in the Danube region. FORTE CULTURA and the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network were pre- sented in detail in three lectures and with an image film. Around 50 participants, including…
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City of Ulm/Neu-Ulm (DE) becomes a network member, starting signal on the German Danube
On the occasion of the 8th Fortress Day, Mayor of Culture Iris Mann signed the certificate of accession to our fortress network on behalf of the city of Ulm/ Neu-Ulm at Wilhelmsburg Citadel. After the Great Fortress of Mainz, Ulm is the second fortress of the German Confederation that wants to gain new impulses for…
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City of Koblenz (DE) strengthens the FORTE CULTURA Cluster „Fortress Heritage Rhine- Main-Moselle“ as a new member
On 1 June 2017, Bert Flöck, Head of the Building Department of the City of Koblenz, officially declared his membership of the network and signed the declaration of accession.
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L‘Association des Amis de la Ligne Maginot d‘Alsace (Association of Friends of the Maginot Line in Alsace) becomes the first French network member
The association „Friends of the Maginot Line in Alsace“ is one of the active organisations that preserve and maintain the fortress heritage of the 20th century. Today, they play an important role in reappraising history, educating and informing people about the effects of war and destruction.
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Germersheim (DE): Fortress conference „New opportunities for fortress tourism, fortress marketing and fortress cooperation in the Upper
As part of the fortress conference, the fortress town of Germersheim officially declared its membership of the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V. I
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Mainz (DE): Workshop fortress tourism, fortress marketing, fortress cooperation in the Rhine-Main-Moselle region
Representatives from the fortress sites in Mainz, Koblenz, Luxembourg, Germersheim, Rüsselsheim, Wesel, Büdingen and Trier-Pfalzel took part in the workshop.
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Mainz (DE): Network discussion on the implementation of FORTE CULTURA in the city of Mainz
As part of the City of Mainz‘s membership, the local stakeholders discussed the fortress heritage of the City of Mainz…
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Arad (RO): Meeting of „My European City Project”
Erika Farkas presented the European Cultural Route Fortress Monuments FORTE CULTURA® and the European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network to 67 participants from 7 countries in Arad, Romania.
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FORTE CULTURA® on a contact tour in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Moselle region
As part of a contact tour, talks were held on cooperation with the Belgian fortress network „Si- mon Stevin“ in Antwerp and the city of Diest. In Luxembourg, FORTE CULTURA representatives spoke with those responsible for the „Museum Dräi Eechelen“ in Fort Thüngen about opportunities for cooperation. In a meeting, the fortified town of Pfalzel…
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