Grmožur ( cnr, Грможур) is a fortified islet in
Lake Skadar
Lake Skadar ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Скадарско језеро, Skadarsko jezero, ; sq, Liqeni i Shkodrës, ) also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern ...
, located near the village of
Godinje
Godinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Годиње) is a village in the Municipalities of Montenegro, municipality of Bar Municipality, Bar, Montenegro. It is located on a hill overlooking Lake Skadar.
The village is the ancestral home of the Lekovi ...
, in the
Montenegrin municipality of
Bar
Bar or BAR may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages
* Candy bar
* Chocolate bar
Science and technology
* Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment
* Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud
* Bar (u ...
. The island was nicknamed the Island of Snakes by the local population, and the Island of Birds by ornithologists, since it is a common nesting site.
Fortification
Fortification on the island was built by the
Ottomans in 1843, and conquered by
Montenegrins
Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.
Genetics
Accordi ...
in 1878, following the
Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78) Montenegrin–Ottoman War may refer to:
*Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53)
*Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–62) Montenegrin–Ottoman War may refer to:
* Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53)
* Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–62)
*Montenegri ...
. Shortly thereafter it was transformed into a
prison island A prison island is an island housing a prison. Islands have often been used as sites of prisons throughout history due to their natural isolation preventing escape.
Prison islands by country Australia
*Christmas Island, location of Christmas Islan ...
.
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Islands of Montenegro
Islands of Lake Skadar