Category: General
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Flood 2024 – Fortress monuments in need
Unfortunately, the current flood situation in Eastern Europe has also left its mark on the fortress monuments there. In Ostrava in the Czech Republic, the River Oder burst its banks to such an extent that the MO-S5 casemate was completely flooded. In Bratislava in the Austrian-Slovakian border region, the Danube has flooded casemate B-S4 for…
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FORTE CULTURA in the USA
On a tour of the mid-south of the USA, Dirk Röder sought contact with various fortress sites and museums of military history. In Vicksburg Mississippi the Vicksburg National Military Park is an open-air museum that impressively preserves the site of the Battle of Vicksburg in the American Civil War, which was fought from 29 March…
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Ingolstadt (DE): New leaflet about Fort Prinz Karl
Cover photo: The board and advisory board of the Friends’ Association present the new leaflet The Förderverein Bayerische Landesfestung Ingolstadt e.V. has published a large leaflet on Fort Prinz Karl. It shows an elaborate three-dimensional reconstruction of the fort as it was in 1895 after the building was reinforced. In addition, the entire eventful history…
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80 years of D-Day Normandy – On site with FORTE CULTURA
A travelogue by Friedrich Wein Kehl – Strasbourg – Nancy – Toul – Reims – Versailles and finally: Normandy. The names and number of interesting places with fortress monuments and (defence) historical significance could be extended considerably to make the journey to and from Normandy even longer. This year, however, the destination was actually Normandy…
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FORTE CULTURA donation for the Ukraine
FORTE CULTURA donates a notebook to the partner fortress Medzhybizh in the Ukraine.
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Kiev (UA): National Historical-Architectural Museum “Kiev Fortress” becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
Kiev Fortress is a monumental complex of former Russian fortresses from the 17th-19th centuries. The complex is one of the largest preserved fortresses in Europe. Visitors can see a unique permanent exhibition of artillery history “From Core to Projectile” and the only collection of automatic weapons in Europe. The National Historical-Architectural Museum is located in…
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Suomenlinna, Helsinki (FI): EFFORTS Board Meeting and workshops
The impressive Suomenlinna Fortress hosted this year’s board meeting of EFFORTS (European Federation of Fortfied Sites). In addition to a hybrid meeting to coordinate current and future activities of the network, the programme included tours and workshops on the development of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Suomenlinna Fortress. The international panel of experts discussed topics…
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Poznan (PL): 5th International Biehler-Fort Conference
by Friedrich Wein Numerous participants at the Interfest Annual General Meeting took the opportunity to visit another fortress city. In the week following the Annual General Meeting, the 5th International Biehler Fort Conference in Poznan-Poznan from 22.04.2024 – 27.04.2024 offered the opportunity to visit the second city in Poland with a belt of Biehler forts.…
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Torun (PL): Annual General Meeting of the INTERFEST Study Group
by Friedrich Wein “The study group for international fortification, military and protective construction INTERFEST … has set itself the task of researching and documenting fortifications worldwide under historical, technical, political and social aspects.” ©interfest.de A long journey for most Interfest members, but one that was well worth it. This sums up the Annual General Meeting…
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Cyprus (CY): Pilot and study tour successfully completed
by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Neumann From 6 to 12 April 2024, a German-Swiss-Dutch specialist group led by Dr Hans-Rudolf Neumann visited both the Turkish and Greek parts of the separate fortress island of Cyprus. The focus was on Venetian fortifications, among which the star-shaped fortress ring of Nicosia stood out in particular. The restoration work of…
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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 of upheaval, of revolution, of the struggle for freedom and self-determination, of the struggle for participation and the involvement of all in political decision-making. Then…
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Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2024
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 of the fortifications of Strasbourg. The FORTE CULTURA Executive Committee reported on the activities and finances of 2023 and gave an outlook for 2024 and…
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA at the ITB 2024
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 at the beginning of March. by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Neumann Over a total of three days, there was an opportunity not only to find out about…
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Forte di Bard (IT): New FORTE CULTURA station in Italy
(Photo: ©Hagai Agmon Snir) The Bard fortress is one of the masterpieces of fortress architecture from the first half of the 19th century. After Napoleon had completely destroyed a previous fortress, Carlo Alberto Amadeo, King of Sardinia-Piedmont, rebuilt the mighty mountain fortress in the Aosta Valley from scratch from 1830 onwards. Today, museums and modern…
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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 throughout Europe, this year will be held on Friday, May 10. All established localities in Europe and other heritage institutions can participate in this year’s…
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Sabbioneta (IT): New FORTE CULTURA station in Italy
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 the Renaissance. The city wall in the form of an irregular hexagon is completely preserved. The old towns of Sabbioneta and Mantua have been UNESCO…
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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 November. Filippo Cailotto gave a vivid introductory lecture on the New European Bauhaus and Frauke Vos-Firnkes and Dirk Röder reported on current topics concerning the…
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Seelow (DE): Fortress Medzhybizh visit
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 its impacts on the fortress — which has already suffered some damage from mis‑aimed projectiles and from shock waves of large explosions nearby. He stressed…
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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
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 Amt Golzow), guest lectures by Dirk Röder on FORTE CULTURA, Josephine Kroneberg on the exemplary development of the Ravelin 2 Magdeburg restoration association, and Marcin…
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Rome / Latio (IT): FORTE CULTURA Pilot and Study Trip Successfully Carried Out
Image: Travel group at the Rocca Borgia fortress in Vejano, with thanks to Prince Landolfo of Naples Rampolla, owner of the fortress. Rome is not only worth a trip, but also always a rewarding field of research for those interested in fortresses. The capital of Italy has been heavily fortified since Roman times, but this…
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