CULTURE
Old Croatians Fortified Towns


Image above is Fort Kljucica near Skradin

Fort Rog
The fort Rog is situated on the right bank of Krka, south-east from the village Rupe, near Skradin. It belonged to the counts of Šubi? BribirskiThe nearby waterfall Roški slap was named by the fort of Rog.

Fort Trošenj
The fort Trošenj of the right bank belonged to the dukes Šubić Bribirski and it is build to guard and overlook the strategically important bridge across Krka to the Nečven grad in the medieval time.

Fort Nečven
Across of the fort Trošenj on the left bank of the river Krka it was the fort of Nečven that belonged to the Knin’s dukes Nelipići.

Fort Turina
Medieval fortification ŤTurinať in Skradin was built on the remains of the prehistoric hill-fort during the time of the rule of the Liburnians, in the time of rule of Vice-Roy Pavao Šubić I (1273 – 1312).

Fort Tureta – Kornati
The Tureta Fortress is the most significant structure dating from the Byzantine Era that is found in the Kornati area. It is located on the Island of Kornat and dates probably from the 6th century (Late Antique and Early Middle Age architecture). It is assumed that the fortress was build for military purposes – to safeguard and control the navigation on the Adriatic Sea, a relatively unsafe place at the time.

Also of interest is Defensive Wall from 15th Century near Grebastica

Ostala arheološka nalazišta:
Danilo, Prizba( Srima ) , Arauzona ( Vodice ) , Maraguša –( Skradin) – rome necropolis,
Ivinj – Makirinma – Tisno ( st. Marin church – 12 century, romans’ villa rustica, basilica from 5 th century, old Croat graveyards 12 century).

 
 

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