Organisation

FORTE CULTURA e.V. was founded under the name "European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V." in Kostrzyn nad Odra / PL on 24th November 2014. It is a result of the project “FORTE CULTURA”, which is supported by the European Union as part of the CENTRAL EUROPEAN PROGRAMME, that 13 organizations from 8 countries are part of.

You can find more information on that on:

- the project websitewww.forte-cultura-project.eu

- the webseite of the CENTRAL EUROPEAN Programme www.central2013.eu.

The network is a registered association under the German law of associations. In July 2020, the association was renamed by the General Assembly in FORTE CULTURA e.V. - Network of the Culture Route Fortified Monuments. It is open to corporations (fortress organizations, communes and experts), which want to support the fortress tourism and fortress marketing.

Founding members are among others the Fortress City Kostrzyn nad Odra (PL), the European Cooperation Centre of Fortified Heritage e.V -ECCOFORT- Berlin (DE), the Fortress City Kronach (DE), the Fortress Region Lviv (UA), the Fortified Ideal City Josefov (CZ), the fortress organization Fort Monostor Komarom (HU), experts of the Humboldt-University Berlin (DE) and the Thuringian Institute for Advanced Studies and Education (DE).

FORTE CULTURA Executive Board

The members of the Executive Board according to §9 paragraph 1 shall be elected from ordinary members of the Association by the General Assembly for a period of two years.

President

Dr. Frank Riesbeck

Humboldt-University at Berlin (DE)

The Vice Presidents

Vice President

Frauke Vos-Firnkes

Fortress Town
Germersheim (DE)

 

Finances

Dirk Röder

ECCOFORT e.V.
Berlin (DE)

Cultural Heritage

Filippo Cailotto,
Fortified City
Verona (IT)

Communication

Agnieszka
Zurawska-Tatala

Fortress Town
Kostrzyn n.O. (PL)

Extended Board

According to the statutes, up to eight additional members can expand the network board in order to manage specific areas of responsibility. Currently, the FORTE CULTURA Extended Board is composed as follows:

Director
Scientific Committee

Nataša Urošević
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (HR)

 
Assessor

Tomáš Jirouch,
Hradec Králové (CZ)

Honorary president of network is Dr. Andrzej Kunt, mayor of City Kostrzyn nad Odra (PL).

Due to his many years of service, Hartmut Röder, ECCOFORT e.V., Berlin (DE) was appointed honorary member in 2021.

For goals and functions of the network please refer to the currently valid charter.

Scientific Committee