At the fort of Furggels near the village of St. Magrethenberg, the muzzle of a 15cm gun peeks out of the bunker. Artillery fort Furggels was in military use from 1946 to 1998 and is now open to ...

Following the dissolution of the communist government in 1992, the bunkers were abandoned. While a few were repurposed during the 1997 Insurrection and 1999 Kosovo War, most now lie derelict.

Over 750,000 bunkers were built, though many have been removed to make way for urban development or blown up by scrap merchants to harvest and sell their steel. But many still remain, abandoned ...