Fort Monostor () (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort situated close to the city of
Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources r ...
,
Hungary
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. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the
fortification system of Komárom.
[Bizubova, Maria et al]
The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland
p.278 (2nd ed. 2001) () After
World War II
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the
Soviets
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Nationality policy in the Soviet Union ...
built the biggest ammunition storage in the Fortress of Monostor. Thousands of wagons of ammunition were forwarded from the strictly guarded objects.
[(19 June 2007)]
Búcsú a szovjetektől: csak a rom maradt
, ''Stop.hu'' (in Hungarian), Retrieved November 24, 2010 One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum.
[(8 March 2007)]
Komárom- One City In Two Countries
''funzine.hu'', Retrieved November 24, 2010 It also hosts
Europe Gate, a sculpture made of
light-transmitting concrete.
Film and TV
Fort Monostor was used as a filming location in the HBO's Strike Back (S03E09) and the second season of Netflix's ''
Shadow And Bone''.
See also
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Komárom
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources r ...
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Komarno
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Komárno fortification system
References
External links
Fort Monostor Non-profit Organization (english version)
See there Komárno fortification system in whole.
Monostor
Komárom
Military installations established in 1871
Buildings and structures in Komárom-Esztergom County
Museums in Komárom-Esztergom County
Military and war museums in Hungary
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