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Mamula Fortress
Mamula Fortress, situated on the uninhabited islet of Lastavica at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor, is one of Montenegro's most notorious haunted sites. Originally constructed in 1853 by Austro-Hungarian General Lazar Mamula to guard against naval incursions, the circular stone fort was converted into a brutal concentration camp by Benito Mussolini's Italian fascist forces during World War II. Over two thousand prisoners were incarcerated within its damp, subterranean cells, enduring torture, starvation, and execution. Today, visitors and former caretakers report lingering disembodied screams, unnatural cold spots, phantom footsteps echoing down stone corridors, and fleeting apparitions of wartime captives.