// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Nago roadblock say? "You can't go.
The Nago Roadblock is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built in Northern Italy. Between 1860-62, Nago was built to guard the local pass.[1] At the time of its construction, Nago was considered the best design for a road block, using a smaller, lower structure at the roadside which was supported by a larger structure up the hill.[2] The higher structure could watch the road from farther up, but the lower structure at the roadside was blind to anything not almost on top of it.[1] The lower structure could physically cut off the road using a large iron door. Both structures were built out of chiseled Limestone.[1]
Armament
[edit]6 M63 10 cm guns in the upper fortification
4 M73 12 cm guns (Upper)
1 M61 15cm gun (Upper)
2 10cm guns in the lower fortification[2]
From 1881 till 1900, Nago was supported by the "Sagron" Battery on Monte Baldo, just to the south. Nago's garrison was 5 officers and 148 enlisted men. At the start of hostilities with Italy in May 1915, Nago's guns were removed and placed in a cave battery nearby.[2]
Background
[edit]Post-War To Today
[edit]In 1969, work was started to restore the upper fort and slightly modified the structure. In the late 1990s, the Municipality of Nago-Torbole, with support from the Superintendency for Architectural Heritage, began restoring Nago. In 2000, restoration wrapped up and the upper floor of the upper fortification now houses a restaurant, while the bottom floor is an exhibition space. The lower fortification at the road level is for catering now.[2]