FortressSS 0082
Lazar’s Town in Kruševac
Kruševac, Rasina District · Serbia
In ruins
The capital of Prince Lazar, a fortified town that enclosed the court church of Lazarica. According to tradition, the Serbian army set out from Kruševac for Kosovo in 1389. Parts of the ramparts and the Donjon tower survive today.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IPatronageFounded by Serbian rulers, nobles, the Serbian Church or benefactors.
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
On the map
In the Serbian Historical Corpus
This monument also has entries on other platforms of the corpus (in Serbian).
