Category: General
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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) […]
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Seelow (DE): Cross-Border Tourism Network “Erinnerung verbindet” Launched
In the German-Polish border region east of Berlin, the new tourism brand “Erinnerung verbindet” Oder-Warthe has been developed over the past four years. The project, funded under the EU Interreg […]
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Fort Gorgast (DE): Aktion Mensch Inclusion project approved
The Aktion Mensch Lottery has approved further project funding for FORTE CULTURA e.V. to remove barriers, this time at Fort Gorgast (DE). An amount of €4,674.50 was granted for the […]
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Râșnov (RO): Râșnov Fortress Becomes First FORTE CULTURA Station in Romania
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Râșnov Fortress (Rosenau) is picturesquely situated on a hill above the eponymous town in Transylvania, Romania. The “peasant castle” is a 14th‑century refuge fortress that provided shelter to the local […]
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Ferrol (ES): Fortress Conference “Apuntando Ao Mar”
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The Provincial Council of A Coruña (Diputación de A Coruña) in Galicia, Spain, invited experts and best practices from across Europe to Ferrol to promote the development of the significant […]
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San Marino (SM): Republic of San Marino Becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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San Marino is one of the oldest republics in the world. The small state in the southwest of the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna also possesses a pronounced fortress heritage, some […]
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Küstriner Vorland (DE): Fort Gorgast Becomes New FORTE CULTURA Station
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Fort Gorgast was built at the end of the 19th century and is an outer fort of the former Küstrin Fortress (Kostrzyn nad Odrą, PL). The Prussian Biehler fort is […]
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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 […]
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2022
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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 […]
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Jaroměř (CZ): Ideal fortress town of Josefov complements the FORTE CULTURA cluster of “Bohemian Fortresses” in the Czech Republic
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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 […]
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Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (PL): Modlin Fortress becomes FORTE CULTUTRA station in Poland
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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 […]
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Kaunas (LT): EFFORTS Europe Annual Congress
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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 […]
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Terezín (CZ): The ideal fortress town of Terezín becomes the second FORTE CULTURA station in the Czech Republic
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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 […]
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Kaunas (LT): Conclusion of the European Fortress Summer 2022
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Germersheim (DE): Another Aktion Mensch project reduces barriers
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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 […]
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Venice (IT): Declaration on the establishment of the Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) of EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA signed
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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