Prizren Fortress

Prizren Fortress is a hilltop fortification in in . It overlooks the Prizren River which flows through Prizren, which developed around the fortress.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 450 metres (1,480 feet)
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
  • Also known as
    “Fortress of Prizren”
    “Museum of the Fortress of Prizren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinan Pasha Mosque and Church of the Holy Saviour.
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Mosque
The is an Ottoman-era in the… is situated 350 metres west of Prizren Fortress.
Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church
The is a Serbian Orthodox… is situated 240 metres southwest of Prizren Fortress.
a.dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church
is situated 170 metres west of Prizren Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prizren and Pousko (Kucina).
Berath2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, in , is a charming city of mosques and monasteries dating back to the 14th century.
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Village
is a village.
Village
is a village in the Prizren municipality in southern Kosovo. is situated 3½ km northeast of Prizren Fortress.

Prizren Fortress

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Latitude
42.2095° or 42° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
20.74556° or 20° 44′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GJ26P5W+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136001313
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
859851
Wiki­data ID
Q3078443

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Prizren Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Prizrenit”
  • Azerbaijani: “Prizren qalası”
  • Bulgarian: “Приздрияна”
  • Bulgarian: “Призренско кале”
  • Czech: “Dušanov Grad”
  • Czech: “Kalaja”
  • Czech: “Kaljaja”
  • Czech: “Prizrenski Grad”
  • Czech: “Душанов Град”
  • Czech: “Каљала”
  • Czech: “Призренски Град”
  • Estonian: “Prizreni kindlus”
  • French: “Forteresse de Prizren”
  • German: “Festung von Prizren”
  • Greek: “Καλιάγια”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Πρίζρεν”
  • Macedonian: “Калаја (тврдина)”
  • Macedonian: “Калаја”
  • Polish: “Twierdza w Prizrenie”
  • Serbian: “Kaljaja”
  • Serbian: “Душанов град (Каљаја)”
  • Serbian: “Остаци тврђаве Душанов град (Каљаја) у Призрену”
  • Serbian: “Призрен (тврђава)”
  • Serbian: “Призренска тврђава”
  • Serbian: “Призренски Град”
  • Serbian: “Призренско утврђење”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Каљаја”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Призрен”
  • Serbian: “Утврђени град Каљаја”
  • Serbian: “Утврђени Призрен”
  • Slovenian: “Prizrenska trdnjava”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Prizren”
  • Turkish: “Prizren Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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Kosovo: Highlights

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