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Stari Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град, pronounced [stâːriː ɡrâd], "Old Town") is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Today in ruins, it is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century to control movement along nearby roads, and the ...
Fortress Ariljača: Ariljača: Kosovo Polje: Kosovo District: 4th–6th century Remains Fortress Atanas: Near Krupac: Pirot: Pirot District: 6th Century Remains Fortress Bač Fortress: Bač: Bač: South Bačka District: 14th century Partially restored Fortress Belgrade Fortress: Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: 3rd century (rebuilt 535) Under ...
Stalać Fortress; Stari Grad, Užice; V. Vršac Castle; Z. Žrnov This page was last edited on 20 July 2024, at 22:08 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Belgrade Fortress is located on top of the 125.5 metres (412 ft) high [9] ending ridge of the Šumadija geological bar. The sandbank stretches at least from the city's Tašmajdan section, originating from the Miocene period, and the oldest stages of the ancient Pannonian Sea. [10]
The view from Stari Ras. Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Рас; Latin: Arsa), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of Staro Trgovište, some 10–11 kilometers (6.2–6.8 mi) west of modern-day city of Novi Pazar in Serbia.
Between the 13th and 16th century, the following settlements existed in the territory of modern urban area of Novi Sad: [3] [page needed] [4] [page needed] [5] [page needed] Baksa or Baksafalva (Serbian: Bakša or Bakšić) – this settlement was located in the area of modern neighborhood of Stari Grad.
[4] The fort used to have 8 towers, but five are preserved today. There are four side towers and the tallest, over 20 m (66 ft), keep (donžon). The fortress was left to the elements from 18th to 20th century. First occasional archaeological explorations began in the 19th century, but the survey in earnest began in the 20th century. [4]
The canal was more than 3 km long and 40 m wide, an achievement celebrated on the Imperial Tablet found near the fort. The fort measured 172 x 100 m and had semicircular towers. 150 m west of it was a civilian settlement, and on the eastern side an ancient cemetery; an aqueduct has also been discovered.