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Event highlights of fortress Germersheim EUROPEAN CULTURE ROUTE Fortified heritage Discover the diverse world of experience in the FORTIFIED MONUmeNTS fortress city Germersheim F H Germersheim fortified city FU HR May-September U R In the fortification landscape Culture summer A diverse culture program with high-quality events in the at the Upper Rhine fortress Germersheim European Every odd year Germersheim Fortress Festival Culture Route The fortress city opens its gates and offers deep insights into Fortified Monuments the changeful city history Every even year Europe has a rich and diverse fortification architec- Germersheim Germares ture. The fascinating „architectura militaris“ repre- Medieval markets in the fortress sents European history of different epochs. Beginning of November Fortified cities and citadels, fortified castles and pa- Germersheim culture and museum night laces, fortified sacral buildings, major fortification Experience culture and museums in the fortress city systems and defence lines tell of European history, from empires and dynasties. Experience fortress city Germersheim Today these monuments are full of life which are conquered peacefully by tourists. Fortresses are ▪ city and fortress tours for adults and children culture and tourism centres and offer a beautiful ▪ with farmer’s wives through the fortress scenery for a number of experience offers. ▪ by foot or bike on the fortress walk ▪ social fortress wine tastings with music The European Culture Route FORTE CULTURA® ▪ art tours among others with studio visit takes you to culture events as classic concerts on ▪ covered wagon and carriage tours the Salzburg (AT), ▪ evening lantern tours Rock-Pop-Jazz festivals in the citadel Mainz (DE) or ▪ children tours with play and fun children’s birthdays on the fortress Königstein (Sa- ▪ visits of historic cemetery facilities and many more Germersheim Fortress Town xony, DE). Visit modern museums with interactive exhibitions and multimedia shows in the fortres- Experience unique natural moments ses of North Italy and experience historic battles in • Old Rhine barque tours in untouched natural reserve Germersheim Poland. Cheer when mountain bikers, cross-coun- • hiking/ biking at the Rhine, Rhine foreland and Rhine meadows try skiers, skaters, rowers or climbers compete in • walk along the Queich with water wheel Living fortified heritage Upper Rhine France’s fortresses. Learn about the history of World War I and II at au- thentic locations or discover hidden secrets in the FORTE CULTURA® Regional Center Upper Rhine fortified buildings of the Cold War. Germersheim FORTE CULTURA® travel recommendations for the Tourism-, Culture- and Visitor Center culture tourism include visiting tours, study tours, Frauke Vos-Firnkes Tel.: +49 7274 960 300 Station excursions or event trips. Active touristic routes lead Paradeplatz 10 [email protected] on the European Culture Route to European Fortified monuments with bike, hiking 76726 Germersheim www.germersheim.eu Fortified Monuments or boat tours. Enjoy the great experience offers along the Euro- Editing and layout: - FORTE CULTURA - European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing Network e.V. pean Culture Route FORTE CULTURA®. [email protected] www.forts-2-market.net +49 30 923 72 123 www.forte-cultura.eu Copyrights: City of Germersheim; Fotographer Britta Hoff member www.forte-cultura.eu Fortress Town Germersheim Fortress history Living fortified heritage at Upper Rhine Fortress today From the former royal Bavarian defence system Fortress Germersheim is an impressive part to an important cultural artefact of history Following an order of the German Federation in 1815 The largest Bavarian fortress outside Bavaria still shi- the small city Germersheim at the Rhine will be exten- nes until today. Despite the partly slighting from 1920 ded to a strong and defensive fortress with garrison. to 1922, as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, most of the fortifications were preserved. They surround the Together with the federal fortress Landau it is suppo- 1 2 3 4 5 whole city centre of Germersheim. sed to protect the left Rhine riverside from attacks by Weissenburg Gate Fortress military hospital Seyssel baracks Arrest building Fronte Beckers France, while the federal fortresses Mainz and Rastatt Buildings which used to have a military function, ac- complete the defence line on the right side of the Rhi- Ludwig‘s Gate commodate today city institutions and important ne. 6 cultural and social facilities. The offer space for muse- ums, cultural centres, the This way fortress Germersheim was built as a “bulwark local school of music, the against France” in the years 1834 to 1861 by order of university and a shopping the Bavarian King Ludwig I. The Bavarian war ministry center, apartments, offi- ordered engineer ces and catering. major Friedrich Schmauß. In the impressive Wei- ßenburg Gate the Ger- In 1855 the const- 6 Arsenal 7 mersheim tourism, cul- ruction of fortress 7 ture and visitor centre is Germersheim was located. Other fascina- mostly finished, ting fortifications of the only the digging city are the Fronte Beckers with the sculpture way or of kilometres mine the city park Fronte Lamotte. In the historic Ludwig‘s passages in the 4 Gate, the city and fortress museum is located with im- fields around Germersheim took until 1861. Mine pas- pressive insights into the changeful history of the city sages were an effective measure of defence. Explosi- Fronte Lamotte in more than 40 exhibition rooms. ves were placed and detonated as soon as enemy tro- ops were above. 8 The historic arsenal accommodates the German Street Museum. It is the only museum in Germany which pre- The technologic progress though overtook the classic 2 9 sent the history of streets and street construction with fortification architecture and fortress Germersheim 5 numerous machines, equipment and documents. was already outdated when finished. Reasons were the higher reach of artillery and the invention of ex- The popular Germersheim city and fortress tours plosive grenades which showed a disastrous effect on through trenches, defensive corridors and city gates traditional fortress walls. 3 Headquarters are a special experience for the whole family and at- 1 tract numerous tourist each year from near and far However, Germersheim had a strategic meaning in the 9 into the Palatinate village. You can go on interesting war of 1870/71, as the operations of the 3rd Prussian time travels with historic costumes farmer’s wifes, the Army under Crown Prince Friedrich were set from here. 8 tax collector or the midwife. Germersheim developed to an almost complete gar- For special occasion, as the traditional Germersheim rison city over the time, where the 17th infantry regi- fortress festival, which takes places every two years, ment, two battalions of the 2nd foot artillery regiment ©OpenStreetMap contributors fortress walks with guard changing or and two training companies were stationed until their bivouacs in historic uniforms are offe- disbanding after the end of World War I. www.germersheim.eu www.forte-cultura.eu red. .