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[1] The walls of Starigrad are 262m above sea level. The approach and gateway into Starigrad was protected by a bastion (center) and a barbican (right). The fortress or Fortica was built during the Croatian–Ottoman wars as a primary defence against the Ottoman Empire. The precipitous fortification is sited on a 262 m (860 ft) ridge above the ...
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 ...
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Fortress Despot Stefan Tower, Belgrade Fortress: Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: ca. 1405 Under restoration Castle: Diana Fortress: Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor District: 101 AD Preserved ruins Fortress Duboc Fortress: Vučitrn: Vučitrn: Kosovska Mitrovica District: 8th-9th century BCE Remains Fortress Fetislam: Upstream from Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor ...
During the period of the First World War, Travnik was behind the front lines and the fortress saw no action; however military activities were carried out within its walls. The town was a military garrison of the Austro-Hungarian army as Travnik was in central Bosnia and very well connected by rail. [ 10 ]
Starigrad Fortress, a fortress near Omiš, Croatia; Stari Grad, Croatia, a town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia; See also.
Kostajnica Fortress is a castle in Hrvatska Kostajnica, a town in central Croatia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina.. The fortress was built most probably in the 14th century and owned by the members of the noble families Frankopan, Lipovečki, Tot, Benvenjud and finally (in the 16th century) Zrinski, so it is today also known as "Zrinski fortress" or "Zrinski castle" (Croatian: Stari ...
The Ozalj fortress, located on the stone cliff perched above the Kupa River, is one of the best-known fortifications of this type in Croatia. It is a very old stronghold (first mentioned in 1244) that has been converted into a castle.