„Architectura militaris“ - cultural heritage with special tourism potential
Fortified monuments have great potential for the tourism industry and are in the process of being transformed into modern worlds of experience. ECCOFORT initiated the transnational cooperation project „Forte Cultura“ with 13 partners from 8 Central European countries. Funded by the European Union, they jointly laid the foundations between 2012 and 2014:
- for a new quality of international fortress tourism,
- created a tourist brand for fortress tourism for the first time,
- developed new marketing tools for fortresses and
- founded a European fortress network.
Further information on the completed EU project can be found on the project page: www.forte-cultura-project.eu
The website of the European Cultural Route FORTE CULTURA can be found at www.forte-cultura.com
The website of the FORTE CULTURA network can be found at www.forte-cultura.network
Today, ECCOFORT is the headquarters and marketing agency of the international network for fortress tourism and marketing.
New structures for fortress tourism and fortress marketing
The project created a new framework for the preservation, touristic utilisation and economic consolidation of the cultural heritage of fortress monuments. This includes the European Cultural Route and a responsible management organisation.
- FORTE CULTURA® is a registered trade mark under European law
- FORTE CULTURA® is a specialised tourism product for fortified monuments, funded by the European Union from 2012 to 2014
- FORTE CULTURA® is supported by FORTE CULTURA e.V. (formerly European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V.).
- FORTE CULTURA® is an extensive European fortress network, the cultural route includes more than 60 stations in 14 countries.
Fortress sites involved in the project
Hohensalzburg Fortress (AT)
Kufstein Fortress (AT)
Fortified Tratzberg Castle (AT)
Ideal fortress town Josefov (CZ)
Rosenberg Fortress, City of Kronach (DE)
Königstein Fortress (DE)
Fort Monostor, Komarom (HU)
Fortress region of Verona (IT)
Fortified City of Kostrzyn (PL), Lead Partner
Organisations / institutes involved in the project
Austrian State Archives (War Archives) Vienna (A)
ECCOFORT- European Cooperation Centre for Fortified Heritage (DE)
Humboldt University of Berlin (DE)
TIAW - Thuringian Institute for Academic Continuing Education (DE)
Hungarian Tourism Agency (HU)
National Fortress Association Italy (IT)
European Cultural Routes Institute (LUX)
National Institute for Monuments Slovenia (SLV)
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