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Golubac Fortress
Golubac, Đerdap · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
A medieval town on high cliffs on the right bank of the Danube, at the very entrance to the Đerdap gorge, built in the 14th century. It consists of a front, a rear and an upper town with a citadel, ten towers and two large gates. For centuries it was a battlefield between Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, until the Ottoman garrison handed it over to Prince Mihailo Obrenović in 1867. The fortress has been thoroughly restored over the past decade.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criterion:
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
