Category: Locations
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Preserving the Czech Fortified Ideal Cities: National Support for Terezín and Josefov in the 21st Century
Author: Tomáš Jirouch The fortified cities of Terezín and Josefov, with their rich historical and architectural heritage, are among the most significant cultural landmarks in the Czech Republic. Over the [...]
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Helsinki (FI): Suomenlinna Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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The Suomenlinna sea fortress is located about 15 minutes by sea from Helsinki. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an outstanding example of European military architecture of its time. The fortress is a [...]
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FORTE CULTURA Guide Workshop in Büdingen (DE)
Büdingen tour guides train for the FORTE CULTURA certificate (Photo: Arnika Haury) On the initiative of the Büdingen Tourist Information Centre, led by Arnika Haury, around 20 tour guides met at the end of January [...]
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Nysa (PL): Fort Prusy becomes new FORTE CULTURA station in Poland
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Fort Prusy (Fort Prussia) is part of the Nysa Fortress in the Opole Voivodeship. The Nysa fortress was a key element of the Prussian defence system on the then border with Poland. Due to [...]
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Sustain 4 Seniors in cultural heritage sites
ERASMUS+ project "Sustainable fortifications as a learning centre for seniors" of the Cultural Fortress Šibenik (Croatia/Šibenik), together with Asociatia Mioritics (Romania/Constanța) and Viešoji įstaiga Kauno tvirtovės parkas (Lithuania/Kaunas). The Sustain4Seniors Hub project will [...]
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10 years of FORTE CULTURA - Anniversary Congress Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL), November 2024
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of FORTE CULTURA, 60 participants from 9 countries came together at the founding location Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL) to celebrate the anniversary. The two-and-a-half-day congress programme consisted of two conference parts and exciting excursions to the fortress heritage in the German-Polish Oder-Warthe region.
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Šibenik(HR): FORTIC project and EFFORTS Congress 2024
Project FORTIC Conference & EFFORTS Annual Congress "Sustainable business models for fortifications" The EFFORTS Annual Congress 2024 took place as part of the FORTIC project (Interreg Italy - Croatia) at St John's Fortress in [...].
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Fortezza (IT) becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
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The Franzensfeste fortress has guarded the Brenner Pass on the Italian side since 1838. With its 65,000 square metres of building space, it is the largest historical complex in South Tyrol. This masterpiece of Austrian fortress architecture extends over [...]
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Ingolstadt (DE): New leaflet about Fort Prinz Karl
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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 fortress as it was in 1895 after the reinforcement measures [...]
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FORTE CULTURA donation for the Ukraine
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FORTE CULTURA donates a notebook to the partner fortress Medzhybizh in the Ukraine.
