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type: entity
title: IFZO
tags: [research-center, baltic-sea-region, cultural-heritage]
related: [university-of-greifswald, wikingergold-project]
created: 2026-07-13
updated: 2026-07-13
sources: ["output_cdfi/cdfi_uni_greifswald_de_kunstgeschichte_forschung_forschungsprojekte_juniorprofes.md"]
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# IFZO

The **IFZO (Internationales Forschungszentrum Ostseeraum)**, or International Research Centre for the Baltic Sea Region, is a research institution at the **University of Greifswald**.

It hosts the **"Geteiltes Erbe" (Shared Heritage)** research cluster, which focuses on cultural assets claimed or recognized by multiple nations or groups within the Baltic region. The "Wikingergold" project is a specific transfer project operating under this cluster.
