Category: General
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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 under renovation. 30 participants from 8 countries used the framework of the excellently organized event (organized by Mioritics, Hands on History, and the city of…
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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. Guests of honor included Katrin Schindele, Member of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament and Deputy Chair of the Committee on Economy, Labor, and Tourism, and Reinhard…
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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 a long time, it was owned by the Counts of Meissen and Münchhausen. The formerly trapezoidal complex has an enclosing wall with four defensive towers…
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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 and visually impaired people in 2021, which provides information about the fortress town of Germersheim on Braille signs and in audio files at 4 stations.…
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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 FORTE CULTURA. The workshop, attended by tour guides and representatives of the city of Ingolstadt as well as guests from Germersheim, Ulm, and Kronach, was…
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Šibenik (HR): New FORTE CULTURA Station on Croatia’s Adriatic Coast
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 and educational functions. With numerous innovations and forward-looking investments, they rank among the European best practices in the sustainable development of historic fortifications, as was…
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Morocco: FORTE CULTURA pilot and study trip successfully
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 Ceuta (ES): among them Rabat, Salé, Tangier, Larache, Ceuta (ES), Fès, Essaouira, Ouarzazate, Erfoud, Tinghir, Mehdia, Marrakesh, El Jadida as well as along the “Kasbah…
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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 fortress city of Koblenz (Koblenz’s own green space and funeral services) have developed a circular route in plain language in the “Kaiser Franz Fortress Park”.…
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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 fortifications spanning five centuries, representing the Renaissance fortress, the post-Thirty Years’ War expansion, the Neoclassical fortress (reconstruction after demolition by Napoleon), as well as an…
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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) Historic fortresses are an extraordinary architectural backdrop for an impressive world of experiences: festivals, culture, art, sport, leisure, recreation, education, games and fun. Every year,…
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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 V-A Brandenburg-Lubuskie program, created, among other things, the foundations for establishing a multiperspective commemorative landscape along the Oder and Warta rivers. 180 sites represent fascinating…
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA at ITB 2023
After a long Corona-related pause, ITB 2023 took place again in early March at the trade fair grounds near the Funkturm in Berlin. FORTE CULTURA took the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and developments in the tourism market, to speak with attending members, to contact tour operators, and to prepare upcoming travel destinations…
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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 creation of a circular trail with information for people with intellectual disabilities in plain language. Signs and audio guides in German and Polish will in…
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Râșnov (RO): Râșnov Fortress Becomes First FORTE CULTURA Station in Romania
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 population during wartime, sometimes for decades. Today, Râșnov Fortress is a popular tourist attraction. In recent years, extensive restoration work has been carried out, and…
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Ferrol (ES): Fortress Conference “Apuntando Ao Mar”
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 cultural heritage of the fortress monuments in the municipalities of Ares, Ferrol, and Valdoviño. As an important naval base and shipyard location, the natural harbor…
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San Marino (SM): Republic of San Marino Becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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 of which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The fortresses of Guaita, Cesta, and Montale on the ridge of Monte Titano are even…
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Küstriner Vorland (DE): Fort Gorgast Becomes New FORTE CULTURA Station
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 the only one of the four outer forts of Küstrin Fortress located on the western side of the Oder River, and it is also the…
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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 projects together with the Fortress City of Germersheim, a project in Koblenz has now also been approved. The “Fortress Park Kaiser Franz,” newly opened in…
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2022
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 Scientific Advisory Board, the FORTE CULTURA stations were also able to report on the many activities and forward-looking developments at their fortress monuments. During an…
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Jaroměř (CZ): Ideal fortress town of Josefov complements the FORTE CULTURA cluster of “Bohemian Fortresses” in the Czech Republic
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 by the Habsburgs against Prussia and renamed in memory of Emperor Joseph II (formerly Ples Fortress). In FORTE CULTURA, it complements both the cluster of…
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Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (PL): Modlin Fortress becomes FORTE CULTUTRA station in Poland
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 confluence of the Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers. The Swedish King Karl Gustav first utilised the advantage of the location in 1660 and built a…
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