Jakob Fugger’s connections to Almadén (February 28, 1524)
Jörg Haasteacher of Mathmatics, Physics and Computer Science at Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium Augsburg and project coordinator erasmusfugger.eu
Author: Jörg Haas
teacher of Mathmatics, Physics and Computer Science at Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium Augsburg and project coordinator
1. IFYC25 in Almadén – Programme
500 years after the Fuggers arrived in Almadén – What can we learn for the future Students and teachers from the historic towns linked to the Fugger family – Allmadén and Almagro (Spain), Augsburg (Germany), Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) and Sterzing (Italy) – will come together at the IFYC 25 International Youth Conference in Allmadén to Read More …
Preparatory visit of the JFG-Erasmus+ group
As part of the preparations for the 1st International Fugger Youth Conference in October 2025 in Almadén, Spain, the Erasmus+ group from the Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium visited the Fugger and Welser Experience Museum in Augsburg. The aim of the visit was to gain a better understanding of the historical and economic context surrounding Jakob Fugger and his Read More …
Final project presentation at the JFG Augsburg
As part of the Europe Weeks of the City of Augsburg, the big closing event of the Erasmus+ project on Jakob Fugger took place on 25 May 23 in the auditorium of the Jakob Fugger Gymnasium. As with the Fugger Forum in May 2022, two experts were again invited. Ms Sophie Dost, from the Fugger Read More …
Discovery in the Fugger Archives – Jakob Fugger in Banská Bystrica in 1507
Thanks to the impulse of the headmistress of the Jakob Fugger Grammar School in Augsburg, OStDin Angelika Felber, there is a sensation to report that familiarised the learners of the Erasmus project with the important work in the Princely and Count Fugger Family and Foundation Archives: the head of the archives, Dr Stefan Birkle, discovered Read More …
THE MERCURYMINES IN ALMADÉN …in the footsteps of the Fuggers and Welsers in Spain
As part of the Europe Weeks of the City of Augsburg, a lecture on the topic “THE MERCURYMINES IN ALMADÉN…on the footsteps of the Fuggers and Welsers in Spain” took place at the Fugger-Welser Erlebnis Museum in Augsburg. Katharina Dehner M.A., who visited Almadén in October 2023 together with the project group of the Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium, Read More …
Tree planting campaign in the Fugger Forest near Augsburg
According to the project title Jakob Fugger a historical European influencer – #economic #political #social #medial #ecological #footprint, the Erasmus+ project is also about the ecological footprint left by Jakob Fugger‘s activities in the field of mining, among others. Therefore, it was obvious to determine the ecological footprint of the project and especially of the Read More …
Fugger-Forum “Footprints of Jakob Fugger in Europe” – Antwerp 2023
On the occasion of the 4th mobility week in Antwerp, the partner schools presented their historical and current connections to Jakob Fugger. The Fugger-Forum took place on Thursday, 9th of March at 7pm at the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege plus in Antwerp. All the presentations were streamed online to be available in real time for all those who Read More …