Category: News
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Daugavpils (LV): Daugavpils Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA station in Latvia
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Daugavpils Fortress (Dünaburg, Dwinsk) is located on the banks of the Daugava River in southeastern Latvia. It was built in 1810-1878 and, as a fortified ideal city with an area […]
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Preserving the Czech Fortified Ideal Cities: National Support for Terezín and Josefov in the 21st Century
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Author: Tomáš Jirouch The fortified cities of Terezín and Josefov, with their rich historical and architectural heritage, are among the most significant cultural landmarks in the Czech Republic. Over the […]
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Helsinki (FI): Suomenlinna Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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The Suomenlinna sea fortress is located about 15 minutes by sea from Helsinki. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an outstanding example of European military architecture of its […]
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FORTE CULTURA Guide Workshop in Büdingen (DE)
Büdingen tour guides train for the FORTE CULTURA certificate (Photo: Arnika Haury) On the initiative of the Büdingen tourist information centre under the direction of Arnika Haury, around 20 tour […]
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Nysa (PL): Fort Prusy becomes new FORTE CULTURA station in Poland
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Fort Prusy (Fort Prussia) is part of the Nysa Fortress in the Opole Voivodeship. The Nysa fortress was a key element of the Prussian defence system on the former border […]
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Fortress Study Group CIO (UK) and FORTE CULTURA agree on co-operation
The Fortress Study Group CIO (FSG) was founded in the UK in 1975 and is a registered charity dedicated to the study and preservation of fortifications from the artillery era […]
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Sustain 4 Seniors in cultural heritage sites
ERASMUS+ Projekt „Nachhaltige Befestigungsanlagen als Lernzentrum für Senioren“ der Kulturfestung Festung Šibenik (Kroatien/Šibenik), gemeinsam mit Asociatia Mioritics (Rumänien/Constanța) und Viešoji įstaiga Kauno tvirtovės parkas (Litauen/Kaunas). Das Projekt Sustain4Seniors Hub wird […]
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10 years of FORTE CULTURA – Anniversary Congress in Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL)
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of FORTE CULTURA, 60 participants from 9 countries came together at the founding location Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL) to celebrate the anniversary. The two-and-a-half-day congress programme consisted of two conference parts and exciting excursions to the fortress heritage in the German-Polish Oder-Warthe region.
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Šibenik(HR): FORTIC project and EFFORTS Congress 2024
The EFFORTS Annual Congress 2024 took place as part of the FORTIC (Interreg Italy – Croatia) project at St John’s Fortress in Šibenik (HR). 40 participants from 9 countries took […]
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European Heritage Days 2024
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HERITAGE OF ROUTES, NETWORKS AND CONNECTIONS Workshop FORTIFICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE: VALORIZATION OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN FORTIFICATIONS THROUGH CULTURAL ROUTES AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS der Universität Pula, der TU […]
