List of fortifications in Serbia
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This is a list of fortifications in Serbia. The list includes remains (ruins) of military constructions; fortresses (tvrđave), castles (zamci), towers (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. This list does not include palace castles, which are listed in a separate article.
List
Fortifications located within Kosovo are indicated in grey.
Image | Name | Settlement | Municipality | District | Established | Status | Type |
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Anište | Ljig | Ljig | Kolubara District | unknown | Remains | Fortress |
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Ariljača | Ariljača | Kosovo Polje | Kosovo District | 4th–6th century | Remains | Fortress |
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Atanas | Near Krupac | Pirot | Pirot District | 6th Century | Remains | Fortress |
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Bač Fortress | Bač | Bač | South Bačka District | 14th century | Partially restored | Fortress |
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Belgrade Fortress | Belgrade | Stari Grad | Belgrade | 3rd century (rebuilt 535) | Under restoration | Bastion fort city |
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Bolvan Fortress | Bovan | Aleksinac | Nišava District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Borač Fortress | Borač | Knić | Šumadija District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortified town |
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Brukšanac | Novi Sad | Novi Sad | South Bačka District | 1692-1780 | Demolished in the 1920s | Bastion fort |
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Dardana Fortress | Kosovska Kamenica | Kosovska Kamenica | Kosovo-Pomoravlje District | 4th-6th century | Remains | Fortress |
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Despot Stefan Tower, Belgrade Fortress | Belgrade | Stari Grad | Belgrade | ca. 1405 | Under restoration | Castle |
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Diana Fortress | Kladovo | Kladovo | Bor District | 101 AD | Preserved ruins | Fortress |
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Duboc Fortress | Vučitrn | Vučitrn | Kosovska Mitrovica District | 8th-9th century BCE | Remains | Fortress |
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Fetislam | Upstream from Kladovo | Kladovo | Bor District | ca. 1524 | Under restoration | Bastion fort town |
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Gamzigrad | Zaječar | Zaječar | Zaječar District | 298 AD | Preserved ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site) |
Fortress |
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Golubac Fortress | Golubac | Golubac | Braničevo District | 14th century | Restored | Fortified town and Castle |
Gradište | Podgrađe | Gnjilane | Kosovo-Pomoravlje District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortress | |
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Inselšanac | Novi Sad | Novi Sad | South Bačka District | 1692-1780 | Demolished in the 19th century | Bastion fort |
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Jeleč | Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Raška District | 13th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Jerinin Grad | Trstenik | Trstenik | Rasina District | 6th Century | Remains | Fortress |
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Jerinin Grad | Brangović | Valjevo | Kolubara District | 4th Century | Remains | Fortress |
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Kovin | Prijepolje | Prijepolje | Zlatibor District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Koznik | Aleksandrovac | Aleksandrovac | Rasina District | 1371–89 | Preserved ruins | Castle |
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Kruševac Fortress | Kruševac | Kruševac | Rasina District | 1381 | Preserved ruins | Fortified city and Castle |
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Kurvingrad (Koprijan) |
Doljevac | Doljevac | Nišava District | 14th Century | Remains | Fortress |
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Manasija | Despotovac | Despotovac | Pomoravlje District | 1407 AD | Restored | Fortified Monastery |
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Maglič | Kraljevo | Kraljevo | Raška District | fl. 1196–1228 | Partial ruins | Castle |
Markovo Kale | Vranje | Vranje | Pčinja District | 13th century | Ruins | Fortress | |
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Mileševac Fortress | 7 km from Prijepolje | Prijepolje | Zlatibor District | 13th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Nenadović Tower | Valjevo | Valjevo | Kolubara District | 1813 | Restored | Fortified tower |
Niš Fortress | Crveni Krst, Niš | Niš | Nišava District | 1719-1723 | Restored | Bastion fort | |
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Novi Pazar Fortress | Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Raška District | 15th century | Under restoration | Fortress |
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Novo Brdo Fortress | Novo Brdo | Novo Brdo | Kosovo-Pomoravlje District | 1285 | Under restoration | Fortified town and Castle |
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Ostrvica | Rudnik | Gornji Milanovac | Moravica District | 1323 | Ruins | Castle |
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Pančevo Fortress | Pančevo | Pančevo | South Banat District | 1716-1720 | Demolished in 1739 | Former Bastion fort town |
Petrovaradin Fortress | Petrovaradin, Novi Sad | Novi Sad | South Bačka District | 1692-1780 | Preserved | Bastion fort town | |
Pirot Fortress | Pirot | Pirot | Pirot District | 14th century | Restored | Fortress | |
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Prilepac | Novo Brdo | Novo Brdo | Kosovo-Pomoravlje District | 14th century | Completely razed | Former fortress |
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Prizren Fortress | Prizren | Prizren | Prizren District | 5th century (1019 AD) | Partially restored | Fortress |
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Prizrenac | Novo Brdo | Novo Brdo | Kosovo-Pomoravlje District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Prokuplje Fortress | Prokuplje | Prokuplje | Toplica District | 14th century | Ruins | Fortified town |
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Ram Fortress | Veliko Gradište | Veliko Gradište | Braničevo District | 12th century | Restored | Fortress |
Ravanica | Near Ćuprija | Ćuprija | Pomoravlje District | 14th century | Partial ruins | Fortified Monastery | |
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Smederevo Fortress | Smederevo | Smederevo | Podunavlje District | 1428 | Partially restored | Fortified city and Castle |
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Soko Grad | Ljubovija | Ljubovija | Mačva District | 1476 | Ruins | Fortress |
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Soko Grad | Sokobanja | Sokobanja | Zaječar District | 6th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Stalać Fortress | Stalać | ćićevac | Rasina District | 1377 | Ruins | Fortress |
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Stari Grad | Užice | Užice | Zlatibor District | 12th century | Under restoration | Fortified town |
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Stari Ras | Novi Pazar | Novi Pazar | Raška District | 8th century | Preserved ruins (UNESCO World Heritage Site) |
Fortified town |
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Šabac Fortress | Šabac | Šabac | Mačva District | 1471 | Partial ruins | Former Bastion fort town (now only a fortress) |
Trojanov Grad | Cer (mountain) | Šabac | Mačva District | 8th-13th century | Ruins | Fortress | |
Vidin Grad (Gensis (vicus)) | Lešnica | Loznica | Mačva District | 10th-14th century | Ruins | Fortress | |
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Vrdnik Castle | Vrdnik | Irig | Srem District | 13th century | Ruins | Tower castle |
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Vršac Castle | Vršac | Vršac | South Banat District | 1439 AD | Restored | Tower castle |
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Vojinovića Tower | Vučitrn | Vučitrn | Kosovska Mitrovica District | 14th century | Partially restored | Fortified tower |
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Zatrič | Zatrić | Orahovac | Prizren District | unknown | Ruins | Fortress |
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Zemun Fortress | Belgrade | Zemun | Belgrade | 9th century | Preserved ruins | Fortress |
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Zelen-grad | Vučje | Leskovac | Jablanica District | 15th century | Ruins | Fortress |
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Zvečan Fortress | Zvečan | Zvečan | Kosovska Mitrovica District | 1093 | Ruins | Castle |
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Žrnov | Belgrade | Voždovac | Belgrade | Roman Empire-15th century | Demolished in 1934 | Fortress |
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. ISBN 978-86-7547-039-7.
- 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
- Cultural Heritage of Serbia
- List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia
- Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance (Serbia)
- List of palaces and manor houses in Serbia
- List of cities in Serbia
- List of military conflicts involving Serbia
- List of fortifications in Kosovo