Stiftung Karpatendeutsches Kulturerbe

The Karpatendeutsche Cultural Heritage Foundation was established on October 8, 2004, at Munich City Hall by the four Carpathian German organizations and the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and presentation of the cultural heritage of the Carpathian Germans from Slovakia. The foundation supports the Carpathian German Cultural Association Slovakia e. V. in Karlsruhe–Durlach – a central location for the museum, library, and archive – and ensures the long-term financing of full-time specialists through endowments to manage and make the collections accessible to the interested public.

The Karpatendeutsche Cultural Heritage Foundation aims to preserve the cultural legacy of the Carpathian Germans as an integral part of German and European cultural heritage, make it accessible to the public, and serve as a bridge to Slovak culture. The foundation finances full-time professionals from its revenues and supports projects that permanently secure and document the Carpathian German cultural assets.