Fort Gorgast, Artillery fort in Gorgast, Küstriner Vorland, Germany

Fort Gorgast is a single-storey brick artillery fort built between 1883 and 1889 on farmland at Gorgast, one of four outer forts of the Küstrin fortress. It is enclosed by a water ditch 42 metres wide and 3 metres deep. Its buildings include a blockhouse with gatehouse, drawbridge and guard casemates, a war powder magazine in the central barracks, barracks and an artesian well with a tank that still works.

The fort was completed in 1889 as part of a defensive network protecting Küstrin city on the Oder River. It was constructed during the period when Prussia strengthened its eastern fortifications against potential threats.

Since 2002 the free Oderbruch Open-Air (OBOA) music festival has been held at Fort Gorgast in early August. The fort is looked after by the municipality of Gorgast together with a support association, which works for its preservation and heritage-appropriate use.

The fort lies in Gorgast on the B1 road between Seelow and Küstrin-Kietz. It is open all year Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:00, and from May to October also on Saturday and Sunday at the same hours. Guided tours are possible at any time by prior arrangement, whatever the size of the group.

The fort's artesian well still works today, fed by a tank inside the grounds. Until the First World War the site was lit by oil lamps, and messages were sent with carrier pigeons rather than by telephone or telegraph.