Category: Locations
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Msida (MT): University of Malta becomes FORTE CULTURA member
With the Department of Tourism Management of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting at the University of Malta, FORTE CULTURA has a strong partner…
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Creative Tourism and Fortified Cultural Heritage: A New Approach to Sustainable Tourism
Creative Tourism is an innovative approach that goes beyond passive sightseeing and promotes new perspectives through immersive and participatory experiences.
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA at ITB 2025
Around the world in three days – International Tourism Fair Berlin: The ITB is one of the largest tourism fairs in the world and a good opportunity for FORTE CULTURA to […]
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Sant’Oreste (IT): Bunker Soratte becomes new FORTE CULTURA station in Italy
The Soratte bunker is an underground bunker complex in the Italian municipality of Sant’Oreste, about 50 kilometres north of Rome. It was built between 1937 and 1943 in the Monte Soratte Mountain and served as the headquarters of the Wehrmacht units in the Mediterranean region until June 1944. The huge bunker complex was intended to…
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Announcement: FORTE CULTURA Congress 2025 – Shaping the future of fortified cultural heritage
European Cultural Heritage Experts to Gather in Italy to Explore Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism for Fortified Sites Forte di Bard, one of Europe’s most prestigious fortified heritage sites, will host the FORTE CULTURA Congress 2025 on March 27-28. Organized by FORTE CULTURA, the European Cultural Route of the Fortified Monuments based in Berlin, in collaboration…
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Daugavpils (LV): Daugavpils Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA station in Latvia
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 of more than 2 square kilometres, is an impressive example of European military architecture. As early as 1812, during the Napoleonic Wars, the fortress, which…
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Preserving the Czech Fortified Ideal Cities: National Support for Terezín and Josefov in the 21st Century
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 years, efforts to preserve and revitalize these cities have fluctuated, often hindered by financial, political, and logistical challenges. However, recent government initiatives indicate a renewed…
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Helsinki (FI): Suomenlinna Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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 time. The fortress is an irregular bastion fortress with its own unique character due to its role in the defence of three countries – Sweden,…
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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 guides from the fortress town met at the end of January to be trained as FORTE CULTURA guides with a certificate. In the two-hour workshop,…
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Nysa (PL): Fort Prusy becomes new FORTE CULTURA station in Poland
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 with Poland. Due to its strategic location, it was the scene of numerous conflicts and battles. In 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars, it successfully repelled…
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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 im Rahmen des Programms Erasmus+ finanziert, einer Initiative der Europäischen Union zur Förderung der Zusammenarbeit in den Bereichen Bildung, Ausbildung und Kultur in ganz Europa.…
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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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Kostrzyn nad Odra (PL): cross-border project on the fortified heritage of the Oder-Warta Region
“FORTE CULTURA – Discover the cultural heritage of fortress monuments in the Euroregion PRO EUROPA VIADRINA (DE-PL)” – a joint project of City of Kostrzyn nad Odrą, FORTE CULTURA e.V. and Heimatverein Gusow-Platkow e.V., funded by Euroregion Pro Europa Viadrina (Small Project Fund) as part of the INTERREG VI A Brandenburg-Poland 2021-2027 cooperation programme with…
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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).
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Fortezza (Franzensfeste, IT) becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
The Franzensfeste fortress has guarded the Brenner Pass on the Italian side since 1838. With its 65,000 square metres of building space, it is the largest historical complex in South Tyrol. This masterpiece of Austrian fortress architecture extends over several floors with a labyrinth of rooms, corridors, courtyards and staircases. Originally designed as an impenetrable…
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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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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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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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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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