THE FORT OF CADINE REOPENS FROM SATURDAY 19 APRIL.
The Fort was designed in the second half of the nineteenth century and was part of the first group of permanent Austrian fortifications. In 2018, it received the European Heritage Label.
The Fort was built between 1860 and 1861 by Gustav Hermann, major of the military genius of Trento. It had the task of blocking access to Trento and the Adige Valley. The fort is a road cut in limestone tiles, equipped with casemates for artillery and riflemen. The access road to the city was not only closed by a door, but by the entire construction: this is what makes the Fort of Cadine unique. Some service spaces are underground: along a tunnel you could reach a bearded artillery station. It was connected to the Doss di Sisce above by a military road. Disarmed in 1915, it later served as a roadblock; during World War II it was occupied by the Germans. In 1949 it was abandoned.
The Autonomous Province of Trento took care of the restoration, which began in 2006, respecting the original construction techniques and rebuilding the missing wall parts in analogy.
The fort spaces were equipped with a multimedia table, a dynamic model, installations and explanatory panels that illustrate the themes of the Great War and the Trentino fortifications.
The Fort of Cadine is part of the Circuit of Forts of Trentino, promoter, among other things, of "Stone Sentinels: from strong to strong on the Path of Peace", a review of events that in the summer months meets and celebrates the places that, perhaps most of all, have marked the history of Trentino for the last 100 years.
At the beginning of 2018, Forte di Cadine received the European Heritage Label, awarded to sites that symbolise and celebrate European ideals, values, history and integration.
"The Fort – as stated in the official motivation of the selection committee – reminds us of historical divisions, military conflicts and changes in borders and provides the necessary context to better understand the value of open borders and free movement".
Since 2019, Forte Cadine has been part of the EHL@Network, a network of 19 sites that is implementing strategies and good practices for the enhancement, promotion and communication of European cultural heritage.
Among the initiatives also promoted the INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION "European Heritage Label. Europe Starts here!".
Details
- Reservations must be requested 7 days in advance.: edu@museostorico.it - Tel. 0461 230482 (Monday to Friday)
