Fort Kom ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Tvrđava Kom, Тврђава Ком, ) is a former fortification of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

located to the east of the village and former military base of

Crkvice Crkvice ( sr-cyrl, Црквице, ) is a village in Krivošije, on the outskirts of Mount Orjen in Montenegro, and the wettest inhabited place in Europe. Despite the fact that it is nowadays virtually uninhabited, Crkvice was most notable the lo ...

in southwestern

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. Together with

Fort Stražnik Fort Stražnik ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, Tvrđava Stražnik, Тврђава Стражник, ), also known as the Eagle's Nest, is a former fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire located to the west of the village and former military base of Crkvice ...

, it was one of the two forts that were overlooking the southernmost Austro-Hungarian military base of Crkvice. Built in 1882 and 1883, after the Second Krivošije Uprising, the primary purpose of the fort was defence against the bordering

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

, by controlling the Crkvice area and the roads leading to the plateau from the north and east. Fort Kom was built according to general design by

colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

Karl Wahlberg.

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