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 like part of the fortification system of Komárom.[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] It also hosts Europe Gate, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete.[4]

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.[5]

See also

• Komárom
• Komarno
• Komárno fortification system

References

1. Bizubova, Maria et al. The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland, p.278 (2nd ed. 2001) (ISBN 978-0865165281)
2. (19 June 2007). Búcsú a szovjetektől: csak a rom maradt Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Stop.hu (in Hungarian), Retrieved November 24, 2010
3. (8 March 2007). Komárom- One City In Two Countries, funzine.hu, Retrieved November 24, 2010
4. "LITRACON Light Transmitting Concrete". www.slideshare.net. 20 October 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
5. "Where was Shadow and Bone filmed? Guide to ALL the Locations: The Ravka Palace House". Atlas of Wonders. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

External links

• Fort Monostor Non-profit Organization (english version)
• NEC ARTE NEC MARTE Non-profit organization (English version) See there Fortress Komárno in whole.

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