Fort Vrmac [SEP] material used
at strategic points further inland, and strengthening existing fort, including the one at Vrmac.
Location.
Fort Vrmac is situated on Vrmac, a limestone ridge that rises to and divides the inner and outer part of the Bay of Kotor. It overlooks Kotor to the east, the Troica pass leading to Kotor to the south, and the Župa valley to the west. The fort is reached via a military road built by the Austro-Hungarians that runs over the top of the ridge from Troica to Gornja Lastva in
Fort Vrmac
Fort Vrmac (Montenegrin: "Tvrđava Vrmac"/Тврђава Врмац, German: "Werk Vermac") is a former fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire located on the southern end of the Vrmac ridge near Tivat in Montenegro. Established in 1860, the present structure was built between 1894 and 1897, and saw action during the First World War, when it was heavily bombarded by the Montenegrins. It was repaired and disarmed before the end of the war and was abandoned after a period of occupation by Yugoslav troops. Today