Stachelberg
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The Stachelberg fortress (Czech: Dělostřelecká tvrz Stachelberg) also known as Ježová hora, is one of the largest fortresses in the Czech Republic. It was being built as a complex of 12 bunkers between 1937 and 1938 as a Czechoslovak fort. However, the process of construction was stopped due to the Munich Agreement in 1938. As a result, the fortress has never been finished.
Purpose of its construction
The Stachelberg fortress was built as protection for Labavské sedlo (Saddleback), which is the land gate between the Krkonoše and Vraní hory. These places were usually a target of foreign armies and the Czech army led an attack on foreign armies from this place. However, the fortress has never been finished and nowadays it is used as an army museum.
