List of forts in Serbia
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This is a list of fortifications in Serbia (Serbian: тврђаве, tvrđave). The list includes remains (ruins) of military constructions; castles (zamak, zamci), towers (kula, kule) etc. There are over 30 preserved forts in Serbia, and more than hundreds of sites with remains of old fortifications. Forts in Serbia are preserved from the Roman, Byzantine, medieval Serbian and post-Ottoman eras. The majority of forts have been renovated throughout history with changing rule and adaptations to war technology development. Many forts are foundations of modern towns and cities, such as the Belgrade Fortress. Later, Western, Habsburg and Austro-Hungarian architecture exists in Vojvodina; Bač castle, Vršac. The fortified monasteries of Mileševa, Manasija and Ravanica served as protection to locals during harsh times.
List
Fortifications located within Kosovo are indicated in grey.[a]
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Image | Name | Location | Construction date | Current state |
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Anište | Kolubara | Remains | ||
Atanas | Pirot | Remains | ||
Bač Fortress | Bač | 14th century | Ruins | |
Bečej Fortress | Bečej | Ruins | ||
Berkasovo Fortress | Berkasovo | |||
Berkovac Fortress | Valjevo | |||
Blagotin | Kruševac | Ruins | ||
Bovan Fortress | Aleksinac | |||
Borač Fortress | Borač, Knić | |||
Diana Fortress | Kladovo | 101 AD | Preserved ruins | |
Fetislam | Kladovo | 1524 | Ruins | |
Gamzigrad | Zaječar | 298 AD | Preserved ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site) | |
Golubac Fortress | Golubac | 14th century | Preserved ruins | |
Jeleč | Novi Pazar | 13th century | Ruins | |
Jerinin Grad, Grabovac | Trstenik | Medieval | Remains | |
Jerina's town, Brangović | ||||
Kaljaja | Prizren | 5th century (1019 AD) | Ruins | |
Kalemegdan | Belgrade | 3rd century (rebuilt 535) | Under restoration | |
Koznik | Aleksandrovac | 1371–89 | Preserved ruins | |
Kruševac Fortress | Kruševac | 1381 | Preserved ruins | |
Kurvingrad (or Koprijan) |
11 km from Niš | 14th c. | Remains | |
Manasija | Despotovac | 1407 AD | Restored | |
Maglič | Kraljevo | fl. 1196–1228 | Partial ruin | |
Markovo Kale | Vranje | 13th century | Ruins | |
Mileševac Fortress | 7 km from Prijepolje | |||
Nenadović Tower | Valjevo | Restored | ||
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Niš Fortress | Niš | 1719-1723 | Restored |
Novo Brdo Fortress | Novo Brdo | 1285 | Ruins | |
Ostrvica | Rudnik | 1323 | Ruins | |
Petrovaradin Fortress | Novi Sad | 1247 | Restored | |
Pirot Fortress | Pirot | 14th c. | Preserved ruins | |
Prilepac | Novo Brdo | 14th c. | Completely razed | |
Ram Fortress | Veliko Gradište | Ruins | ||
Ravanica | Near Ćuprija | Ruins | ||
Smederevo Fortress | Smederevo | 1428 | Restored | |
Soko Grad | Ljubovija | 1476 | Ruins | |
Soko Grad | Sokobanja | 6th century | Ruins | |
Stalać Fortress | Stalać | |||
Stari Grad | Užice | 12th century | Ruins | |
Stari Ras | Novi Pazar | 8th century | Ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site) | |
Šabac Fortress | Šabac | 1471 | Partial ruin | |
Trojanov Grad | Cer (mountain) | Ruins | ||
Vidin Grad | Lešnica | Ruins (Gensis (vicus)) | ||
Vršac Castle | Vršac | 1439 AD | Under restoration | |
Vojinovića Tower | Vučitrn | 14th century | ||
Zatrič | Zatrić | Ruins | ||
Zemun Fortress | Zemun | Ruins | ||
Zelen-grad | Vučje, Leskovac | Ruins | ||
Zvečan Fortress | Kosovska Mitrovica | 1093 | Ruins | |
Žrnov | Belgrade | Demolished in 1934 |
Annotations
- ^[a] Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
Further reading
- Deroko, Aleksandar (1950). Srednjevekovni gradovi u Srbiji. Prosveta.
- Deroko, Aleksandar (1964). Srednjovekovni gradovi na Dunavu. Turistička štampa.
- Janićijević, Jovan (1998). The cultural treasury of Serbia. IDEA.
- Mišić, Siniša (2010). Лексикон градова и тргова средњовековних српских земаља: према писаним изворима. Завод за уџбенике. ISBN 978-86-17-16604-3.
- Zdravković, Ivan M. (1970). Srednjovekovni gradovi u Srbiji. Turistička štampa.
- Zdravković, Ivan M. (1970). Srednjovekovni gradovi i dvorci na Kosovu u Srbiji. Turistička štampa.
See also
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