Category: Locations
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Alessandria Citadel (IT) Heritage Walk 2026
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Citadel of Alessandria will host the third Heritage Walk organised by the non-profit association La Cittadella di Alessandria Faro di pace in Europa. Four free expert-led visits will invite participants to discover the fortress not simply as a historic monument, but as living heritage and a place for knowledge,…
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FORTE CULTURA at UNESCO Heritage Site Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon (KOR)
Korea’s unique fortified heritage is rooted in a tradition stretching back thousands of years and stands as a deeply ingrained symbol of national identity and sovereignty. Hwaseong was built as a fortified town between 1794 and 1796 by King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty. The design was provided by the scholar and engineer Jeong Yak-yong,…
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FORTE CULTURA represented at Brutal Assault festival in Josefov (CZ)
Author: Tomáš Jirouch Photos by: Tomáš Jirouch, Tomáš Karlík; https://brutalassault.cz/sk/o-brutalu Every August, Josefov in the Czech Republic transforms into one of Europe’s most remarkable cultural destinations. Tens of thousands of visitors from across Europe and around the world gather inside the eighteenth-century military fortress to attend Brutal Assault, one of the world’s leading festivals dedicated…
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Naarden (NL) – Fortified Ideal City strengthens FORTE CULTURA network
Image: ©Nederlands Vestingmuseum FORTE CULTURA warmly welcomes Stichting Monumentenbezit as a new member of the European fortress heritage network. The Dutch heritage organisation will represent the fortified ideal city of Naarden, one of Europe’s best-preserved star-shaped fortified towns and an outstanding example of the close relationship between military architecture, urban planning and hydraulic engineering. Stichting…
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Zuiderwaterlinie (NL) strengthens Europe’s fortified heritage within the FORTE CULTURA network
With the new membership of the Alliantie Zuiderwaterlinie, FORTE CULTURA gains a strong partner in Dutch fortified heritage. The Zuiderwaterlinie is known as the oldest, longest and most frequently used waterline in the Netherlands: a unique chain of historic fortified towns, forts, redoubts, dikes and inundation landscapes that defended the country with water for centuries.…
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Petrovaradin Fortress (RS): A Forgotten Masterpiece of Habsburg Military Engineering
Today, we have a more history-oriented article of one of the most significant Habsbourg fortresses ever created – Petrovaradin. Author: Nenad Šeguljev, an independent researcher from Novi Sad, Serbia, specializing in the military architecture of the Petrovaradin Fortress. In order to protect Habsburg possessions in the southeast, along the border with the Ottoman Empire, the…
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Fortified Ideal City Fredericia becomes first Member from Denmark
With the Fredericia Museum, FORTE CULTURA has gained a new partner for its cultural route and network. The museum represents the ‘fortified ideal city’ Fredericia in Denmark and strengthens the cluster of ‘ideal cities’, which now comprises six historic urban complexes.
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FORTE CULTURA was awarded the EFFORTS Europe Award 2026!
The EFFORTS Congress 2026 in Diest, Belgium, brought together stakeholders, experts, and partner organisations engaged in the preservation and sustainable development of fortified heritage across Europe. The programme focused on ongoing cooperation between sites, exchange of practices, and discussions related to the management and reuse of fortification structures. A particularly significant moment of the congress…
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Successfully completed Erasmus+ Spring School “European Fortified Landscapes – Sustainable Reuse” in Pula (HR)
The intensive week-long Erasmus+ Spring School programme, which brought together 45 students and their professors from Technische Universität Graz, Università degli Studi di Cagliari and Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, along with Erasmus students from…
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International Symposium History and Typology of Fortifications, Naarden (NL)
More than 50 participants from 10 countries gathered in the fortified town of Naarden at the initiative of Stichting Monumentenbezit, including representatives from the International Fortress Council, the Fortress Study Group, the German Society for Fortress Research, the New Holland Foundation, EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA, or the Associacion Vauban. The guest of honour was Hyunuk…
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FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026, La Línea de la Concepción (ES)
The FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026 in La Línea de la Concepción (ES) was a fantastic event. Under the theme ‘From Cádiz to Europe: Fortifications and Sustainable Tourism’, 72 fortification and tourism experts from 17 countries came together. We have had four exciting days, packed with information, personal exchanges and fascinating excursions. We would like to…
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Experience the Ulm Federal Fortress (DE): Guided Tours, Insights & Living History
The Ulm Federal Fortress is one of Europe’s most significant fortification systems, but many visitors only appreciate its scale, history and hidden structures through a guided tour. Each year, Ulm/Neu-Ulm Touristik GmbH and the Förderkreis Bundesfestung Ulm e.V. offer family-friendly tours as well as exclusive visits to rarely accessible outer forts.
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La Línea de la Concepción (ES): A Frontier Shaped by Fortifications
This week, the FORTE CULTURA Conference took place in La Línea de la Concepción, a location closely tied to the fortified landscape surrounding Gibraltar. Before turning to the key outcomes of the conference, lets revisit the local history with its fortifications—sites that offer a step directly into the layered history of this remarkable frontier.
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FORTE CULTURA Publishing Service GENERAL REPORT 2025
Over the past three years, the FORTE CULTURA Publishing Service has continued to grow. Today, we present a statistical overview of online content performance for all the years since 2012. This helps us better understand how interest in fortress heritage has evolved and how the platform contributes to promoting the goals of the FORTE CULTURA…
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From Cádiz to Europe: Join the FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026 in La Línea de la Concepción
From 21 to 24 April 2026, FORTE CULTURA will gather in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain, for its Annual Congress and General Assembly under the title: “From Cádiz to Europe: Fortifications and Sustainable Tourism” This year’s Congress will bring together fortress managers, heritage professionals, public authorities, researchers, heritage interpreters, cultural networks and local stakeholders…
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Seminar “Cold War Bunkers – fortified heritage of the 20th century”, Strausberg (DE)
A successful Italian-German seminar on Cold War bunkers took place in Brandenburg on 21 March 2026 in Strausberg. In the postal bunker of the former GDR, participants and speakers took the opportunity to exchange experiences and presentations, using decommissioned government and state bunkers as case studies. The international event was organised and run by FORTE…
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Online exhibition about Suomenlinna (FI) during the 20th Century
The Degree Programme in History at the University of Helsinki and the Ehrensvärd Society have jointly published an online exhibition about the 20th century at Suomenlinna titled Sveaborgs 1900-tal – vägen till världsarv (“Sveaborg in the 20th Century – The Road to World Heritage”).
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Kłodzko (PL) and Josefov (CZ): Fortresses without borders II – cross-border interreg project
Fortresses Without Borders II is a cross-border tourism development project supported by the ERDF under the Interreg Czech Republic–Poland programme (2021–2027).
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New tactile model at Fort Oberer Kuhberg (DE): Accessible interpretation of the Federal Fortress of Ulm
In October 2025, a new tactile model was inaugurated at Fort Oberer Kuhberg in Ulm, making the historic fortress complex accessible in a barrier-free way for the first time. The detailed 3D cast model of Work XXXII offers visitors – and blind or visually impaired people in particular – a new, tactile perspective on the…
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“PEACE MUSEUM Bridge at Remagen” becomes new FORTE CULTURA station on the Rhine
The PEACE MUSEUM Bridge at Remagen is located in the towers on the left bank of the Rhine of a fortified bridge, the former Ludendorff Bridge. The railway bridge near Remagen was planned in 1912 and built between 1916 and 1918 during the First World War to transport troops through the Ahr Valley to the…
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