List of fortifications in Serbia


This is a list of fortifications in Serbia. The list includes remains of military constructions; fortresses, castles, towers, 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.
ImageNameLocationConstruction dateCurrent stateType
AništeKolubaraunknownRemainsFortress
AtanasPirot6th CenturyRemainsFortress
Bač FortressBač14th centuryRuinsFortress
Borač FortressBorač14th centuryRuinsFortress
Diana FortressKladovo101 ADPreserved ruinsFortress
FetislamKladovo1524RuinsFortress
GamzigradZaječar298 ADPreserved ruins Fortress
Golubac FortressGolubac14th centuryRestoredFortress
GradištePodgrađe14th centuryRuinsFortress
JelečNovi Pazar13th centuryRuinsFortress
Jerinin Grad, GrabovacTrstenik6th CenturyRemainsFortress
Jerinin Grad, BrangovićValjevo4th CenturyRemainsFortress
Prizren FortressPrizren5th century Partial ruinsFortress
Belgrade FortressBelgrade3rd century Under restorationFortified city
KovinPrijepolje14th centuryRuinsFortress
KoznikAleksandrovac1371–89Preserved ruinsFortress
Kruševac FortressKruševac1381Preserved ruinsFortified city
Kurvingrad
11 km from Niš14th CenturyRemainsFortress
ManasijaDespotovac1407 ADRestoredFortified Monastery
MagličKraljevo 1196–1228Partial ruinsFortress
Markovo KaleVranje13th centuryRuinsFortress
Mileševac Fortress7 km from Prijepolje13th centuryRuinsFortress
Nenadović TowerValjevo1813RestoredFortified tower
Niš FortressNiš1719-1723RestoredFortress
Novo Brdo FortressNovo Brdo1285Under restorationFortress and city
OstrvicaRudnik1323RuinsFortress
Petrovaradin FortressNovi Sad1247RestoredFortified town and fortress
Pirot FortressPirot14th centuryRestoredFortress
PrilepacNovo Brdo14th centuryCompletely razedFormer fortress
PrizrenacNovo Brdo14th centuryRuinsFortress
Prokuplje FortressProkuplje14th centuryRuinsFortified town
Ram FortressVeliko Gradište12th centuryRestoredFortress
RavanicaNear Ćuprija14th centuryPartial ruinsFortifed Monastery
Smederevo FortressSmederevo1428RestoredFortified town
Soko GradLjubovija1476RuinsFortress
Soko GradSokobanja6th centuryRuinsfortress
Stalać FortressStalać1377RuinsFortress
Stari GradUžice12th centuryRuinsFortified town
Stari RasNovi Pazar8th centuryPreserved ruins Fortified town
Šabac FortressŠabac1471Partial ruinsFormer fortified town
Trojanov GradCer 8th-13th centuryRuinsFortress
Vidin Grad Lešnica10th-14th centuryRuinsFortress
Vršac CastleVršac1439 ADUnder restorationFortified tower and castle
Vojinovića TowerVučitrn14th centuryPartially restoredFortified tower
ZatričZatrićunknownRuinsFortress
Zemun FortressZemun9th centuryRuinsFortress
Zelen-gradVučje, Leskovac15th centuryRuinsFortress
Zvečan FortressKosovska Mitrovica1093RuinsFortress
ŽrnovBelgradeRoman Empire-15th centuryDemolished in 1934Fortress

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