Mamula [1] ( Serbian. Mamula ; razg. Serb. Lastavica ) - an island in the Bay of Kotor of the Adriatic Sea , located between the peninsulas of Lustica and Prevlaka , opposite the city of Herceg Novi ( Montenegro ).
| Mommy (Lastavitsa) | |
|---|---|
| Serb. Mamula (Lastavica) | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | |
| Location | |
| Water area | Kotor Bay |
| A country |
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| Region | Herceg Novi |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 In culture
- 3 notes
- 4 See also
History
During the reign of the Republic of Venice, the island was called Rondina ( Italian: Rondina ).
In 1853, the Austro-Hungarian general of Slavic origin, Baron Lazar Mamula, built a fortress on the island, which occupies most of its territory. Together with similar forts on Cape Arza (Lustica Peninsula) and Cape Oshtro (Prevlaka Peninsula), which were also allegedly erected at the same time by Lazar Mamula, it became part of the Austro-Hungarian fortification system to protect the Bay of Kotor from attack from the sea.
During the Second World War, the Italian authorities controlling the region from May 30, 1942 placed a concentration camp on the island.
In 2016, the government of Montenegro , despite the objections of the former prisoners of the concentration camp, approved plans to transform the island and fortress into a hotel. [2] [3] [4]
In Culture
- The Yugoslav film Campo Mamula (dir. Velimir Stoyanovich, 1959 ) tells the story of a concentration camp on the island. [5]
- The Serbian film "Mamula" (dir. Milan Todorovich, 2014 ) tells a frightening story about a mermaid living on the island. [6]
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet K-34-50 . Scale: 1: 100 000. Indicate the date of issue / condition of the area .
- ↑ "World War II concentration camp where prisoners were tortured and starved is to be transformed into luxury beach resort with a nightclub and spa, despite protests from locals" - Chris Kitching, The Daily Mail , 01/15/2016
- ↑ "Montenegro concentration camp island to be turned into luxury resort with nightclub" - Christopher Brennan, New York Daily News , 01/15/2016
- ↑ "Ehemaliges KZ auf Adria-Insel soll Luxushotel werden" - Süddeutsche Zeitung , 01.17.2016
- ↑ Campo Mamula (1959) on IMDB
- ↑ Mamula (2014) on IMDB
See also
- Mummy