The lecture of Luis Mansilla Plaza (University of Castilla-La Mancha) held at the IFYC25 at the IES Pablo Ruiz Picasso in Almadén explored the historical, geological, and cultural significance of mercury mining in Almadén, Spain—home to the world’s largest and oldest mercury deposit. Formed over 400 million years ago, the site has played a central Read More …
The headteacher of the Jakob Fugger Gymnasium in Augsburg, Mrs. Angelika Felber, handed over an archive work of Sarah Schmid B.A. and Dr. Stefan Birkle from the Fürstlich und Gräflich Fuggersches Familien- und Stiftungsarchiv in Dillingen to the mayor of Almadén Ms. Dª. Raquel Mª Jurado Merchán. The first and second pages of the five-page Fugger Read More …
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 (Spain), Augsburg (Germany), Banská Bystrica (Slovakia) and Sterzing (Italy) – will come together at the IFYC 25 International Youth Conference in Allmadén to celebrate the 500th Read More …
As part of the preparations for the 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 connection Read More …
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Slovakia’s accession to the EU. In connection with the regular celebration of Europe Day, an event called European Banská Bystrica took place on 10 May 2024. Visitors had the opportunity to stop by 20 information stands where EU institutions and embassies presented their country and activities in their Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
