Fort Monostor Explained

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

External links

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

47.7511°N 18.0957°W

Notes and References

1. Bizubova, Maria et al. The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland, p.278 (2nd ed. 2001)
2. (19 June 2007). Búcsú a szovjetektől: csak a rom maradt, 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. Web site: LITRACON Light Transmitting Concrete . www.slideshare.net . 20 October 2014. July 12, 2018.
5. Web site: Where was Shadow and Bone filmed? Guide to ALL the Locations: The Ravka Palace House . 2023-03-22 . Atlas of Wonders . en.