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Star Fort in Komárno, Slovakia Nové Zámky – only to be seen as a hexagonally shaped city centre Komárno – mostly preserved city fortification complex contains Komárno fortress (New and Old) and fortifications of the city as Palatine's line and Vah's line and also three forts in the area of neighbouring city Komárom (Igmand, Csillag ...
Entrance of Fort Monostor City fortifications (with 16 large bastions and interconnecting walls): Palatinus Line; Váh Line; Váh bridge-head on the left bank of Váh (and Danube). Fort Monostor (Fort Sandberg) in Komárom on the right bank of Danube. Fort Csillag (the Star Fort, csillag meaning "star" in Hungarian language) Fort Igmánd
Barracks for the Czecho-Slovak Army were set up in the Komárno Fortress. After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968, Red Army soldiers were billeted in the fortress. After the "Velvet Revolution" and the withdrawal of the Soviets, the fortress was used by the Army of the Slovak Republic between 1993 and 2003.
Pages in category "Forts in Slovakia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.
Roman fortifications in Slovakia (1 C, 3 P) C. ... Forts in Slovakia (3 P) Pages in category "Fortifications in Slovakia" This category contains only the following page.
The medieval city fortifications are the system of fortifications of the city of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, of which one gate and two sections of walls remain today. Most of the medieval fortification system was demolished in the year 1775 by the order of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria , the rest being torn down in the 18th and 19th ...
The structure of Fort Wood on Liberty Island in New York City, United States, was used for the foundation of the Statue of Liberty. In the nineteenth century, with the development of more powerful artillery and explosive shells, star forts were replaced by simpler but more robust polygonal forts. In the twentieth century, with the development ...
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