The fortified city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch for short) is the capital of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant and boasts an extraordinary fortified heritage with its city walls and citadel. Den Bosch is also extremely innovative in its approach, as can be seen in the visitor centre in the Bollwerk Sankt Johann, a multi-storey car park integrated into the fortifications, or in the digital Den Bosch Time Machine project. The city is also a founding member of EFFORTS and has been supporting the cultural heritage of fortified monuments in Europe for many years. By joining FORTE CULTURA, the city’s fortress marketing is to be supported and the fortress tourism offers in Den Bosch expanded and internationally networked. We are looking forward to the co-operation.