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NEWS
Kulturzug from Berlin to Weglienic and Cottbus
What is connecting us? Regions make Europe!
That was the motto of a special tour of the Kulturzug from Berlin to Weglienic and Cottbus. Minister of Culture of state of Brandenburg, the head of CULT Sabine Verheyen and Europa Nostra Executiv President Hermann Parzinger, Vicepresident Petr Svoboda and other representatives of cultural and civilsociety institutions discussed about the potentials of the crossborder region Lusatia to become a dynamic European cultural region. The tour was initiated by Europa Nostra Germany and its President Uwe Koch.
Europa Nostra Germany and Denmark's Meeting at Potsdam
Europa Nostra Germany met Ettie Castenskiold, the President of Europa Nostra Denmark in Potsdam for talks about cross border and civil society engagement for cultural heritage in Europe. During talks with the management of the foundation for palaces and gardens SPSG , the association Potsdamer Kulturerben and friends from Poland, the topic about future challenges and chances of cross border and thematical cooperation of different partners and regions was discussed.
Europa Nostra Heritage Forum and Council Meeting 2023
Europa Nostra Heritage Forum and Council Meeting 2023 was held in Belgrade.
It marked the start of the European Heritage Hub Project, which was one of the most important themes of discussion.
Europa Nostra Serbia presented their work to save Serbian Heritage sites.
Europa Nostra Vice-President's Meeting at Bautzen
Continuing the thinking about future activities in the context of our trilateral cooperation, a meeting between the vice-presidents of Europa Nostra (EN), Jacek Purchla from Krakow, Petr Svoboda from Prague, and the President of EN Germany was held in Bautzen. In the Schwesternhaus Ensemble in Kleinwelka, the group was very warmly welcomed by the Association Schwesternhäuser Kleinwelka e.V. During talks with the Oberbürgermeister of Bautzen, Karsten Vogt, the guests underlined the importance of being one of the 7 Most Endangered Heritage Sites and the potential of that place which is connecting them.
7 Most Endangered Programme
Sister houses Kleinwelka announced as one of the endangered heritage sites in the "7 Most Endangered Programme" by European Commission
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Visit to Haus Schulenburg in Gera
Dr Uwe Koch was invited by Volkmar Vogel, a member of the Bundestag and DNK for many years, to visit
Haus Schulenburg in Gera. The owner, Dr Volker Kielstein, saved and restored the famous ensemble built
in 1913/14 by Henry van de Velde, whose restoration started in 1996. The impressive and successfully
restored ensemble is an important example of private engagement for cultural heritage.
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Heritage for Young Professionals
Call to Joint Action
"It is a pleasure to give a platform to young heritage professionals from World Heritage Studies course of
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. These young heritage professionals want to give a contribution for exchange
and discussions on important heritage questions."
- Dr Uwe Koch
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Fachwerkzentrum Quedlinburg 2022
Dr Uwe Koch was invited to be a part of the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Deutsches Fachwerkzentrum Quedlinburg e. V. The event showcased the damaged state of the building elements and their restoration work, including restoration of the Renaissance's south-western dormer house, Renaissance door and staircase.
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OUR WORK
We are actively involved in many local events.
We constantly strive to participate in meaningful exchanges and host new ideas.
Denkmal Youth Forum, Leipzig
2022
Young Heritage Professionals Forum discussed on the challenges and difficulties faced by young heritage graduates and professionals.
The panel consisted of young heritage professionals, who took the stage to dig deeper on the issues and debate on possible solutions and appropriate examples to solve them.
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Europa Nostra Germany in Denkmal, Leipzig, 2022
Event organised by "Europa-Nostra Germany" in cooperation with "Klassik Stiftung Weimar", "Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz" and "Landesdenkmalamt Berlin"
The panel discussed the major challenges of climate change on cultural heritage conservation and monument preservation. Demands for the sustainability of cultural building projects and the restoration of monuments were also some topics on the agenda of discussion.
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European Cultural Heritage Summit, Prague 2022
We attended the European Cultural Heritage Summit held in Prague, from 25-27th September, 2022. The event was marked by the "Tripartite Declaration and MoM on interregional collaboration in the field of cultural heritage under EN."
As a Europa Nostra representative from Germany, president Uwe Koch signed the agreement with Czech Republic and Poland.
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Future is Heritage Summit, Prague
2022
The Future is Heritage Summit 2022 participants were given stage in Prague Summit 2022 as a part of 'European Year of Youth' celebration.
The voices of Young Heritage Professionals echoed the needs of young people in the sector.
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Educational visit: Cottbus university group
2022
The Cottbus heritage working group collaborated with Europa Nostra Germany for an educational visit to Jende Posamneten Manufaktur, Forst, Germany.
On the same day, another excursion to Neuzelle Abbey was organised where the students had a chance to attend inauguration of the Abbey's landscape.
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European Year of Cultural Heritage, Berlin
2018
In the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH), the first European Cultural Heritage Summit was held from 18-24 June, 2018 in Berlin. It brought together numerous citizens and organisations from across Europe.
The "Berlin Call for Action" is an important output of this event.
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OUR PARTNERS
We are thankful to all our collaborators for trusting our work ethics and working culture.
Contact
Europa Nostra Deutschland e.V.
c/o Europäisches Burgeninstitut
Philippsburg
Schloss-Strasse 5
D-56338 Braubach
Telefon: +49 2627 974156
E-mail: info@europanostra.de
Register of associations no. 10922
Register court Bochum
Statutory Representatives:
Dr. Uwe Koch, President
Claus-Peter Echter, Chairman
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