About the FORTE CULTURA Project

Historical fortified monuments, fortress systems and fortified relicts are to be found in all central European regions. This unique cultural heritage, some of which under protection, stands for central European cities and regions’ special identity and attractiveness.

Although the cultural heritage so splendid and unique it faces a common problem concerning inadequate maintenance and utilisation of cultural goods. Transnational cooperation can help the regions, in this very context, to capitalise on their cultural heritage for urban, cultural and social development, promote the tourism business and conceptually prepare tourism and monument protection related investment.

The FORTE CULTURA project aims to boost new quality into the particular segment of cultural heritage by promoting of the fortified heritage and knowledge exchange about the monuments’ protection and their modern utilisation.

Forte Cultura – Objectives

Partners representing different epochs and architecture of fortified heritage work together on solutions for better market implementation of fortified heritage as well as systemic regional policies stimulating the fortified heritage’s potential within FORTE CULTURA. The general objective of the project is mobilisation of cultural heritage as a source of sustainable economic growth of cities and regions in central Europe, and the enhancement of their competitiveness, attractiveness and identity.

The project also intends to develop a new cultural route from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea, called ‘Forte Cultura’, connecting cities and regions by their fortified heritage. The joint strategies on monument economy and management together with its tourism promotion as well as the investment initiation are to be developed.

Project partners

Institution	Country / Town	Address	Legal representative	Contact person
City of Kostrzyn nad Odrą	Poland Kostrzyn nad Odrą	66-470 Kostrzyn nad Odrą ul. Graniczna 2	Mr Andrzej Kunt Mayor	Ms Agnieszka Żurawska-Tatała
Austrian State Archives	Austria Vienna	Nottendorfer Gasse 2 1030 Vienna	Mr Wolfgang Maderthaner Director General of the Austrian State Archive	Mr Christoph Tepperberg
Salzburg’s Palaces and Castles Management	Austria Salzburg	Mönchsberg 34 5020 Salzburg	Mr Maximilian Brunner CEO	Mr Maximilian Brunner CEO
Jaromer Municipality	Czech Republic Jaromer	Namesti CSA 16 55133 Jaromer	Mr Jiri Klepsa Mayor	Mr Miroslav Vasata
Humboldt-University at Berlin	Allemagne Berlin	Invalidenstraße 42 10099 Berlin	Mr Dr. Frank Riesbeck Private Dozent	Mr Dr. Frank Riesbeck Private Dozent
City of Kronach	Allemagne Kronach	Marktplatz 5 96317 Kronach	Mr Wolfgang Beiergrößlein Mayor	Ms Dr. Kerstin Löw
Thuringian Institute for Advanced Studies and Education reg. ass.	Allemagne Erfurt	Juri-Gagarin-Ring 37 99084 Erfurt	Ms Dr. Katrin Langer Managing director	Ms Dr. Katrin Langer Managing director
ECCOFORT reg. Ass. -European Cooperation Centre of Fortified Heritage	Allemagne Berlin	Albertinenstraße 1 13086 Berlin	Mr Hartmut RöderChairman	Mr Hartmut RöderChairman
“Fort Monostor” Military Cultural Center Komarom	Hungary Komárom	Duna-part , Monostori Erőd 2900 Komárom	Mr Istvan Varga Directeur	Mr Istvan Varga Directeur
Province of Verona	Italia Verona	Via S. Maria Antica N 1 37121 Verona	Mr Giovanni Miozzi Président	Ms Isabella Ganzarolli
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (ZVKDS)	Slovenia Ljubljana	Metelkova 6 1000 Ljubljana	Ms dr Jelka Pirkovic director general	Mr Aleksander Potocnik
L’viv Regional State Administration	Ukraine L’viv	Wynnychenka 18 79008 L’viv	Mr Lev Zakharchyshyn director	Ms Solomiya Lisevych
Top-City-Kufstein GmbH	AustriaKufstein	Oberer Stadtplatz 6/III, 6330 Kufstein	Mr Dr. Gottfried PreindlDirector	Mr Emanuel Präauer