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Danube landing gate 🏰 Fort Monostor

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1. Átal-ér Bicycle Path – Tata Castle and Old Lake loop from Komárno

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May 5, 2020

Beatiful river front with a pier and an intimate view behind the mighty Fort Monostor (Hungarian: Monostori Erőd) (also referred to as Fort Sandberg). The fort was built between 1850 and 1871 as part of the fortification system of Komrárom. 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. One of a series of forts in the area, Monostor is open to the public as a museum. It also hosts Europe Gate, a sculpture made of light-transmitting concrete. The New Fortress is a part of the Komárno fortress system, the largest fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The construction of the oldest part of the Old Fortress goes back to the year 1546. It was built to provide defence against the Ottoman Empire and reinforced Between 1663-1673 by adding the New Fortress. The New Fortress can be entered through Leopold Gate, which was named after the Hungarian ruler Leopold I.

The symbol of the fortress’s impregnability – the statue of the „Stone Virgin” with an inscription „NEC ARTE, NEC MARTE” („Neither by trick nor force”), can be found not far from the Leopold Gate.

The fortress system was completed in the 19th century and since has gradually lost its defending function. In the 20th century the Old and New Fortresses were used especially as army warehouses. The inconsiderate utilization by the occupying Soviet army from 1968-91 was a contributing factor, which led to the current bad condition. Fortress tours are organised by “PRO CASTELLO COMAROMIENSI”. For more information click komarno.com/en/small-journey/new-fortress

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Danube landing gate 🏰 Fort Monostor

1. Átal-ér Bicycle Path – Tata Castle and Old Lake loop from Komárno

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