Category: Locations
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Working meeting of the WP 6 in Vienna
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Project partners of WP 6 met with other guests on 5th November 2013 in the Starhemberg Palace in Vienna to an open discussion about the applicability of the European heritage label for the area of historic fortifications.
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The meeting of the South East European EU funding project ADRIFORT in Pula (HR)
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During an event of the University of Pula as member of the South East European EU funding project ADRIFORT on 15th and 16th September 2013 in Pula / Croatia, ICOMOS / ICOFORT expert and co-developer of the Central European EU funding project FORTE CULTURA Dr.-Ing. Hans-Rudolf Neumann was invited as speaker.
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Forte Cultura in Palmanova (IT)
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At the conclusion of the study tour to Slovenia and Palmanova in Italy, there was a welcome reception in the city hall of Palmanova. The Mayor, Mr Francesco Martines, expressed his hope that a network such as FORTE CULTURA may help to alleviate the enormous restoration problems associated with the maintenance of a fortress.
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Task Force e-marketing fortified heritage practiced in Fortress Kufstein (AT)
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In connection with the Forte Cultura e-Marketing workshop in February 2013 at Humboldt University in Berlin, there was held the first meeting of “Task Force e-Marketing Fortified Heritage” in Kufstein.
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Visit of the project partners at the International Tourism Fair in Berlin
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Several project partners had attended an International Tourism Fair (the ITB) in Berlin. During the ITB partners analyzed marketing of fortress heritage and were presented with culture, city, nature and event tourism.
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Network meeting in Berlin resulted in project progress
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On the 11th of March 2013 project partners held a 2nd Network-Meeting of the project “Forte Cultura” at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
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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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Discovery Tours along the Ulm/Neu-Ulm Fortifications Route and the “Höhenweg Ulm” (DE)
The Ulm Federal Fortress can be experienced not only through guided tours but also independently: two excellently developed routes – the 12.5-kilometre Ulm/Neu-Ulm Fortifications Route and the panorama hiking trail in Ulm, the “Höhenweg Ulm” – offer varied opportunities to explore the fortress landscape, Glacis parks and natural surroundings of Ulm step by step.
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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—yet many visitors only grasp its scale, history and hidden structures through a guided tour. With a diverse program ranging from family-friendly experiences to exclusive visits of rarely accessible outer forts, Ulm/Neu-Ulm Touristik GmbH and the Förderkreis Bundesfestung Ulm e.V. open the doors each…
