Jurkove

Jurkove is a hamlet in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia. Jurkove is situated nearby to the hamlet Rakičani, as well as near Rančići.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tilurium (centuriae) and Fort Nutjak.

Tilurium (centuriae)

Archaeological site

Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity.

Fort Nutjak

Ruins

Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vojnić Sinjski and Gardun.

Vojnić Sinjski

Village

Vojnić Sinjski is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 433.

Gardun

Village

Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.