Fortresses
The Fortresses E-ROUTES tour is comprised of the following stories and places
Bač Fortress
The Bač Fortress is classified as a "water
town", with a defence system adapted to
marshy land. It consists of a fortified
castle and suburb, located on the river
Mostonga (the Danube tributary)
meander. A plane where the fortress is
located is a significant archaeological
site, a…
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Petrovaradin Fortress
The Petrovardin Fortress is an iconic place for Novi Sad residents and tourists visiting Novi Sad. A tour of the Petrovaradin Fortress is a must. It rises above the Danube in Srem and attracts attention. The fortress is our guardian and protector, a witness to numerous events during the centuries…
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History of the Petrovaradin Fortress
There is no place in the world where there are 80 art studios in one place, side by side, like in the Petrovaradin Fortress
The foundation stone of todayʼs Petrovaradin Fortress, on the site of the previous one from the Roman and Turkish periods, was laid by the nobleman Charles Eugène de Croÿ on…
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Petrovaradin Fortress on old postcards
The collection of old postcards showing the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, provided by the Museum of Vojvodina and Biblioteka Matice srpske
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Evlija Celebija
In the month of Rajab in the year 932 (13 April – 12 May 1526), going to the Battle of Mohács, Sultan Suleyman Khan said:
– It would be unthinkable to move forward and leave behind this town of Varadin unconquered.
The town of Varadin lies on the banks of the Danube River; its citadel is…
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Ljubljana Ljubljanski grad
Glede na arheološke raziskave je na območju grajskega kompleksa človekova prisotnost neprekinjena od leta 1200 pr. n. št., ko so bile postavljene prve naselbine in kasneje utrdbe. Grad je prvič pisno omenjen v času med letoma 1112 in 1125, ko je Rudolf iz Tarcenta podaril oglejskemu kapitlju manjšo…
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