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Fortress Study Group CIO (UK) and FORTE CULTURA agree on co-operation
The Fortress Study Group CIO (FSG) was founded in the UK in 1975 and is a registered charity dedicated to the study and preservation of fortifications from the artillery era (from around 1500 AD). In particular, research findings on fortifications are published in the regular FSG publications “FORT” and “Casemate”, which are widely read and…
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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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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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European Heritage Days 2024
HERITAGE OF ROUTES, NETWORKS AND CONNECTIONS Workshop FORTIFICATION ARCHITECTURE FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE: VALORIZATION OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN FORTIFICATIONS THROUGH CULTURAL ROUTES AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS der Universität Pula, der TU Graz und FORTE CULTURA. Anlässlich der European Heritage Days 2024 wurde durch das FORTE CULTURA Scientific Committee unter Leitung von Nataša Urošević ein Hybrid-Workshop in…
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Amsterdam (NL): FORTE CULTURA pilot and study tour
The unknown fortress – “Stelling van Amsterdam” (by Hans-Rudolf Neumann); From 28 September to 5 October 2024, a pilot and study tour took place with seven international experts from Germany, Switzerland, […]
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Flood 2024 – Fortress monuments in need
Unfortunately, the current flood situation in Eastern Europe has also left its mark on the fortress monuments there. In Ostrava in the Czech Republic, the River Oder burst its banks to such an extent that the MO-S5 casemate was completely flooded. In Bratislava in the Austrian-Slovakian border region, the Danube has flooded casemate B-S4 for…
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FORTE CULTURA in the USA
On a tour of the mid-south of the USA, Dirk Röder sought contact with various fortress sites and museums of military history. In Vicksburg Mississippi the Vicksburg National Military Park is an open-air museum that impressively preserves the site of the Battle of Vicksburg in the American Civil War, which was fought from 29 March…
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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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80 years of D-Day Normandy – On site with FORTE CULTURA
A travelogue by Friedrich Wein Kehl – Strasbourg – Nancy – Toul – Reims – Versailles and finally: Normandy. The names and number of interesting places with fortress monuments and (defence) historical significance could be extended considerably to make the journey to and from Normandy even longer. This year, however, the destination was actually Normandy…
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Torun (PL): Annual General Meeting of the INTERFEST Study Group
by Friedrich Wein “The study group for international fortification, military and protective construction INTERFEST … has set itself the task of researching and documenting fortifications worldwide under historical, technical, political and social aspects.” ©interfest.de A long journey for most Interfest members, but one that was well worth it. This sums up the Annual General Meeting…
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Cyprus (CY): Pilot and study tour successfully completed
by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Neumann From 6 to 12 April 2024, a German-Swiss-Dutch specialist group led by Dr Hans-Rudolf Neumann visited both the Turkish and Greek parts of the separate fortress island of Cyprus. The focus was on Venetian fortifications, among which the star-shaped fortress ring of Nicosia stood out in particular. The restoration work of…
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