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08-28-2011, 09:23 PM
Kalemegdan Fortress
On the ruins of the antique castrum arose the first Slavic settlement, that contemporaries know under the name of Belgrade starting from the 9th century. It is only by the middle od the 12th century, under Byzantine rule, that castel – the first new medieval fortification – was built, in the western corner of the present Upper town. During the rule of king Stefan Dusan, in the fourth decade of the 14th century, a new fortification along the bank of river Sava is built and connected with the castrum uphill. The main medieval fortifications were built at the beggining of the 15th century when Belgrade became the capital of Serbia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Tvdjava_iz_vazduha.jpg
Smederevo Fortress
The modern founder of the city was the Serbian prince Đurađ Branković in the 15th century, who built the Smederevo fortress in 1430 as new Serbian capital.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9581/57204441.jpg
Golubac Fortress
http://www.suvenirisrbije.com/images/regije/Jugoistocna/Golubac_Big.jpg
Maglich Fortress
Maglič was probably built in the first half of the 13th century by Stephen the First Crowned or his son Urosh I. During the Serbian empire it was the seat of Archbishop Danilo II, who wrote his famous hagiographies and regiographies in Maglič. After capturing Smederevo on June 20, 1459, the Ottoman Empire occupied Maglič and held it until its recapture by Serbs during the Great Turkish War. After the defeat of the Serbian uprising the Ottoman Turks took it back, but they abandoned it soon after. During the Second Serbian Uprising Voivod Radoslav Jelečanin ambushed Turks in it and stopped their advance from Novi Pazar.
http://images.visitserbia.org/Raska&Ibar_valley/Maglic%20fortress.jpg
Manasija Monastery
Manasija, also known as Resava, is a Serb Orthodox monastery near Despotovac, Serbia, founded by Despot Stefan Lazarević between 1406 and 1418, the church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3830/02manasija.jpg
Uzhice Fortress
It is the remains of a fortress near the town of Užice. It is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built between the 12th and 13th centuries to control movement along nearby roads.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Uzice-by-pedja-supurovic-02.jpg
Zvechan Fortress
The Fortress of Zvečan, located in the north-west of the city of Kosovska Mitrovica, in Kosovo, is an enormous Serbian old castle and one of the oldest fortresses in South Eastern Europe. It was built on the top of the extinct volcano vent, overlooking the Ibar river. It represents one of the oldest Balkan medieval fortresses, although its exact date of original construction is unknown. The underlying construction dates from Classical antiquity, and it is not unlikely that the location was fortified in prehistoric times. As a border fort of the Raška state, the site gained in importance in 1093, when the Serbian ruler Vukan Vukanović, launched his conquest of Kosovo (then part of the Byzantine Empire) from there.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Tvrdjava_Zvecan.jpg/800px-Tvrdjava_Zvecan.jpg
Soko Grad Fortress
The fortress was founded in the 6th century. In 1172, it was occupied by Stefan Nemanja became part of the medieval Serbian state. The town was destroyed in a violent Turk attack, and today, the only thing visible is the remains of the upper town with a gate, walls, and three towers.
http://www.tzcavtat-konavle.hr/slike/sokokula-1.jpg
Koprijan Fortress
According to inscription that used to be placed above the main gate, the fortress was built in 1372 by Nenad, son of Bogdan, during the rule of duke Lazar.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s31_Koprijan%20Kurvingrad.jpg
Ravanica Monastery
Built between 1375 and 1377, Ravanica is the famous Prince Lazar's foundation, where he was buried after his death in the Battle of Kosovo. The monastery has been assaulted and damaged by the Turks several times.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s52_Manastir%20Ravanica%201.jpg
Ras Fortress
Ras was mentioned for the first time in a work of Constantine VII Porphyrogenet, as a border region between the Serbs and Bulgarians in which barttles were fought during the second half of the 9th century. Later on, in the first half of 12th century, it was also mentioned on several occasions in relation to the conflicts between the Serbs and the Byzantines that took place in 1129 and 1151. As from the second half of 12th century, the fortress became the center of the Serbian medieval state. Some numismatic material was found at this site, dated in the period of King Radoslav’s rule, which provides valuable evidence on existence of the first Serbian mint in Ras.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s5_Tvrdjava%20Ras%201.jpg
Stalach Fortress
The fort was built at the same time as Krusevac, that is in the 70s of the 14th century. The town was on a wide plateau, on a strategic place that controlled westward communications. For the first time Stalac is mentioned in 1377 in a charter of prince Lazar, and later in a charter of princess Milica in 1395. Konstantin the Philosofer mentions that in 1413 sultan Musa took Stalac and destroyed it.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3033/89305789.jpg
On the ruins of the antique castrum arose the first Slavic settlement, that contemporaries know under the name of Belgrade starting from the 9th century. It is only by the middle od the 12th century, under Byzantine rule, that castel – the first new medieval fortification – was built, in the western corner of the present Upper town. During the rule of king Stefan Dusan, in the fourth decade of the 14th century, a new fortification along the bank of river Sava is built and connected with the castrum uphill. The main medieval fortifications were built at the beggining of the 15th century when Belgrade became the capital of Serbia.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Tvdjava_iz_vazduha.jpg
Smederevo Fortress
The modern founder of the city was the Serbian prince Đurađ Branković in the 15th century, who built the Smederevo fortress in 1430 as new Serbian capital.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9581/57204441.jpg
Golubac Fortress
http://www.suvenirisrbije.com/images/regije/Jugoistocna/Golubac_Big.jpg
Maglich Fortress
Maglič was probably built in the first half of the 13th century by Stephen the First Crowned or his son Urosh I. During the Serbian empire it was the seat of Archbishop Danilo II, who wrote his famous hagiographies and regiographies in Maglič. After capturing Smederevo on June 20, 1459, the Ottoman Empire occupied Maglič and held it until its recapture by Serbs during the Great Turkish War. After the defeat of the Serbian uprising the Ottoman Turks took it back, but they abandoned it soon after. During the Second Serbian Uprising Voivod Radoslav Jelečanin ambushed Turks in it and stopped their advance from Novi Pazar.
http://images.visitserbia.org/Raska&Ibar_valley/Maglic%20fortress.jpg
Manasija Monastery
Manasija, also known as Resava, is a Serb Orthodox monastery near Despotovac, Serbia, founded by Despot Stefan Lazarević between 1406 and 1418, the church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3830/02manasija.jpg
Uzhice Fortress
It is the remains of a fortress near the town of Užice. It is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built between the 12th and 13th centuries to control movement along nearby roads.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Uzice-by-pedja-supurovic-02.jpg
Zvechan Fortress
The Fortress of Zvečan, located in the north-west of the city of Kosovska Mitrovica, in Kosovo, is an enormous Serbian old castle and one of the oldest fortresses in South Eastern Europe. It was built on the top of the extinct volcano vent, overlooking the Ibar river. It represents one of the oldest Balkan medieval fortresses, although its exact date of original construction is unknown. The underlying construction dates from Classical antiquity, and it is not unlikely that the location was fortified in prehistoric times. As a border fort of the Raška state, the site gained in importance in 1093, when the Serbian ruler Vukan Vukanović, launched his conquest of Kosovo (then part of the Byzantine Empire) from there.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Tvrdjava_Zvecan.jpg/800px-Tvrdjava_Zvecan.jpg
Soko Grad Fortress
The fortress was founded in the 6th century. In 1172, it was occupied by Stefan Nemanja became part of the medieval Serbian state. The town was destroyed in a violent Turk attack, and today, the only thing visible is the remains of the upper town with a gate, walls, and three towers.
http://www.tzcavtat-konavle.hr/slike/sokokula-1.jpg
Koprijan Fortress
According to inscription that used to be placed above the main gate, the fortress was built in 1372 by Nenad, son of Bogdan, during the rule of duke Lazar.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s31_Koprijan%20Kurvingrad.jpg
Ravanica Monastery
Built between 1375 and 1377, Ravanica is the famous Prince Lazar's foundation, where he was buried after his death in the Battle of Kosovo. The monastery has been assaulted and damaged by the Turks several times.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s52_Manastir%20Ravanica%201.jpg
Ras Fortress
Ras was mentioned for the first time in a work of Constantine VII Porphyrogenet, as a border region between the Serbs and Bulgarians in which barttles were fought during the second half of the 9th century. Later on, in the first half of 12th century, it was also mentioned on several occasions in relation to the conflicts between the Serbs and the Byzantines that took place in 1129 and 1151. As from the second half of 12th century, the fortress became the center of the Serbian medieval state. Some numismatic material was found at this site, dated in the period of King Radoslav’s rule, which provides valuable evidence on existence of the first Serbian mint in Ras.
http://www.camera.aero/galerija/s5_Tvrdjava%20Ras%201.jpg
Stalach Fortress
The fort was built at the same time as Krusevac, that is in the 70s of the 14th century. The town was on a wide plateau, on a strategic place that controlled westward communications. For the first time Stalac is mentioned in 1377 in a charter of prince Lazar, and later in a charter of princess Milica in 1395. Konstantin the Philosofer mentions that in 1413 sultan Musa took Stalac and destroyed it.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3033/89305789.jpg