Events of the European Fortress Summer 2021

Much earlier than expected! The Königstein in the Bronze Age

The special exhibition presents the spectacular Königsteiner find:

Historical exhibition
Postponed to the opening date of the citadel*.

This exhibition, scheduled at the citadel, will be visible as soon as the sanitary conditions linked to the COVID-19 crisis allow the museums to reopen.

A complete collection of historical documents and objects, some of which have never been shown before, on the 1870 war in the Bitche region, evoking facts and characters that are sometimes little known, and dealing with the consequences of the conflict in local, French and German history until the end of the First World War. This exhibition is the historical and scientific work of members of the SHAL.

The Dresden Sculpture School from Ernst Rietschel to today - Sculpture Summer 2020/2021 

Beim Every year at the Pirna Sculpture Summer, top-class art moves into the fortress walls of the Sonnenstein bastions.

Licht'en Briques - a 100% Lego® brick exhibition

A temporary, original and intergenerational exhibition that will appeal to the whole family. Young and old alike will be able to discover the unique creations, made by the Fanabriques association of Rosheim, on the theme of architecture, knights and castles. The little hands of the association have brought to life magnificent creations and scenes with the famous bricks.

Lunette 41 - The underground tour

Experience fascinating insights into Landau's underworld on a guided tour of Landau's fortress history, including a descent into the underground passages of the "Lunette 41" fortification - every Saturday at 2 pm.

With all your senses, the eventful history of Dresden fortress will be experienced.

On Saturday, 31.07.2021, the expert excursion "Unternehmen NORDWIND", which was planned in January 2021 and could not be scheduled several times due to Corona, will take place in Northern Alsace. The short notice is also due to the protective measures to contain the Corona pandemic. We would be pleased if you could nevertheless find the time to take part in the technical excursion. For further information, please see the attached announcement.

The mill and redoubt festival at the Spiegelbach takes place as a musical summer festival at the "Old sawmill Mittelmühle" and integrates the nearby redoubt of the former Queich Line

6 August 2021 Torchlight march on the battlefield of Woerth-Froeschwiller (France) 21h

Open Farm Exposition 1870 Morsbronn les Bains 10h - 23h