Catégorie : 2020
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FORTE CUTURA®: Application for certification as “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” submitted
The application for certification of FORTE CULTURA® as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” was submitted in Luxembourg just in time for the deadline. FORTE CULTURA® is thus […]
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Srebrna Góra (PL): Silberberg Fortress becomes a new network member
The Srebrna Gora fortress is the highest mountain fortress in Europe. Built between 1765 and 1777, it reinforced the defence of the Prussian state borders in Lower Silesia. The Silberberg […]
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Berlin (DE): General Assembly decides to change the name and statutes of the network
At this year’s virtual Annual General Meeting, far-reaching resolutions were passed that will have a lasting impact on the development of our network and cultural routes. The most striking change […]
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Berlin (DE): Cooperation agreement with EFFORTS expands network base and gives FORTE CULTURA members a voice in Brussels
The European Federation of Fortified Sites (EFFORTS) network, based in Brussels, was founded in 2017 in the Spandau Citadel. As a lobby organisation, EFFORTS is the interface between European institutions […]
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FORTE CULTURA launches Facebook and Instagram account
FORTE CULTURA is now using social media to increase its reach Facebook and Instagram. While the Instagram account is aimed more at the general public, the Facebook account is more […]
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Berlin (DE): Handout “C19 consequences” for fortress monuments
The network office provides a comprehensive information and strategy paper on dealing with the “C19 consequences” in fortified monuments. It contains information and recommendations for ensuring the safest possible conditions […]
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Berlin (DE): Orte der Geschichte e.V. strengthens network
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The Berlin-based association organises guided tours and excursions to architectural legacies from the Cold War era (barracks, airfields and bunkers). The association is also committed to preserving the most modern […]
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Dresde (Allemagne) : Conseil en matière de projet Elbe-Festungen
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Fin février, des représentants des forteresses de Stade, Königstein, Terezín (CZ), Torgau, Pirna, Magdebourg et Dresde (ici Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen gGmbH) ainsi que […]
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Stade (DE): Grauerort Fortress becomes a new network member on the Elbe
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Fort Grauerort, a Prussian fortress pearl on the Elbe, was built in the 19th century and developed into an attractive cultural location in the Hanseatic city of Stade under the […]
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Brussels (BE): LRE Conference and LREXPO 2020
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels was an impressive venue for the Liberation Routes Europe (LRE) Annual Conference and Expo 2020. Dirk Röder represented FORTE CULTURA®. In […]
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Upper Rhine (DE/FR): Great response to the commemorative weekend “75 years of Unternehmen Nordwind”
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In memory and remembrance of the many victims of the last major German offensive in the West, known as “Unternehmen NORDWIND”, 75 years ago, 18 fortifications on both sides of […]
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Dömitz (DE): The ideal fortress town of Dömitz becomes a new network member on the Elbe
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Dömitz Fortress is widely known along the Elbe. What is far less well known is that the fortress is actually the citadel of the former fortified ideal town of Dömitz, […]
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Rüsselsheim (DE): City of Rüsselsheim becomes new network member on the River Main
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Rüsselsheim Fortress is located directly on the River Main and is now the second former Hessian state fortress in our network after Ziegenhain. The fortress is home to the Rüsselsheim […]
