Fort Monostor ( hu, Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg) is a fort is situated close to the city of

Komárom Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate villag ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. It was built between 1850 and 1871 like part of the fortification system of Komárom.Bizubova, Maria et al
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World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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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
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Europe Gate The Europe Gate is a sculpture made out of LiTraCon, or Light Transmitting Concrete. It is a wall 3.5 meters squared and commemorates Hungary joining the European Union. It was built in 2004 in Fort Monostor in the town of Komárom Komárom ( ...

, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete.

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Fort Monostor Non-profit Organization (english version)
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Fortress Komárno A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

in whole. Monostor Komárom Infrastructure completed in 1871 Buildings and structures in Komárom-Esztergom County Museums in Komárom-Esztergom County Military and war museums in Hungary {{Fort-stub

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