Fort Monostor
Fort Monostor
Fort Monostor (Hungarian: Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort is situated close to the city of Komárom, Hungary. It was built between 1850 and 1871.[1] After World War II the Soviets built the biggest ammunition storage in the Fortress of Monostor. Thousands of wagons of ammunition were forwarded from the strictly guarded objects.[2] One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bizubova, Maria et al. The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland, p.278 (2nd ed. 2001) (ISBN 978-0865165281)
- ↑ (19 June 2007). Búcsú a szovjetektől: csak a rom maradt, Stop.hu (in Hungarian), Retrieved November 24, 2010
- ↑ (8 March 2007). Komárom- One City In Two Countries, funzine.hu, Retrieved November 24, 2010
External links
- Fort Monostor Non-profit Organization (english version)
- NEC ARTE NEC MARTE Non-profit organization (English version) See there Fortress Komárno in whole.
Coordinates: 47°45′04″N 18°05′44.5″E / 47.75111°N 18.095694°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.