The Liberation Route Europe (LRE) is a European Cultural Route, certified by the Council of Europe in 2019, to connect the main regions affected by the liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation in 1944-1945. The route combines historical content with a multi-perspective approach, remembrance tourism and tools for communicating remembrance at a European level. This makes the LRE an established and unrivalled partner for the development of international remembrance tourism in the Oder-Warthe region, especially for places of remembrance from the era of the "Schicksalsraum".
The LRE representatives in attendance considered the "Sites of Remembrance" project to be exceptionally interesting and a good fit for cooperation. LRE started in 2008 with the development of the Path of Liberation from the Western Allied perspective, and has recently been working on the Path of Liberation from the East. The project results complement these activities and can open up an entire region for remembrance tourism.
The representatives of FORTE CULTURA reflected on the remembrance project in a similar way, as there are some very interesting fortress monuments in the Oder-Warthe region. These include the Küstrin fortress, the former Driesen fortress, the fortified St John's castles in Lagow and Friedland, the Oder-Warthe fortification line and the Cold War military bunkers.
The workshop resulted in extremely positive professional feedback for the project with regard to the content of the new tourism brand "Remembrance connects Oder-Warthe" and strong partnerships for educational, remembrance and cultural tourism at European level.
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