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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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
  • Also known as: “Fortress of Prizren” and “Museum of the Fortress of Prizren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sinan Pasha Mosque and Church of the Holy Saviour.

Mosque
Photo: Photo Balkan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an Ottoman-era in the city of , built by the Ottoman Albanian pasha Sofi Sinan in 1615. The mosque overlooks the main street of Prizren and is a dominant feature in the town's skyline. is situated 350 metres west of Prizren Fortress.

Church
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Serbian Orthodox church located in , Kosovo, built around 1330. The church was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia. is situated 240 metres southwest of Prizren Fortress.

Church
Photo: a.dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 170 metres west of Prizren Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prizren and Pousko.

Photo: Berath2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, in , is a charming city of mosques and monasteries dating back to the 14th century. Happily spared from both the "destroy the old, build the new" drive of the communists during the early years of their rule in Yugoslavia, as well as the ethnic…

Village
Photo: Berath2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village in the Prizren municipality in southern Kosovo. is situated 3½ km northeast of Prizren Fortress.

Prizren Fortress

Latitude
42.2095° or 42° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
20.74556° or 20° 44′ 44″ east
Elevation
452 metres (1,483 feet)
Open location code
8GJ26P5W+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136001313
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
859851
Wiki­data ID
Q3078443
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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”
  • French: “Forteresse de Prizren”
  • German: “Festung von Prizren”
  • Greek: “Καλιάγια”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Πρίζρεν”
  • Macedonian: “Калаја (тврдина)”
  • Macedonian: “Калаја”
  • Polish: “twierdza w Prizrenie”
  • 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: “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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