Central Serbia
Branicevo District
Opština Golubac

Golubac Fortress

The Golubac Fortress was a medieval fortified town on the south side of the River, 4 km downstream from the modern-day town of , . According to recent discoveries, the fortress, which was built during the 14th century by Medieval Serbian state, is split into three compounds which were built in stages.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: medieval fortified town
  • Also known as: “Golubac” and “Golubacki Grad”
Photo: BuhaM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Babakaj and Ladislaus Fortress.

Cliff
Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cliff, which is situated 1¼ km north of Golubac Fortress.

Tower
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a tower, which is situated 1¼ km north of Golubac Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coronini and Sfânta Elena.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Golubac Fortress.

Town
Photo: CrniBombarder!!!, Public domain.
is a village and municipality located in the of . Situated on the right side of the river, it is bordered by to the east, to the west and to the south. is situated 4 km west of Golubac Fortress.

Golubac Fortress

Latitude
44.66116° or 44° 39′ 40″ north
Longitude
21.67838° or 21° 40′ 42″ east
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
8GP3MM6H+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 877802551
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6697071
Wiki­data ID
Q2625461
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Golubac Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գոլուբաց ամրոց”
  • Belarusian: “Галубацкая крэпасць”
  • Bulgarian: “Голубацка крепост”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Golubac”
  • Chinese: “哥鲁拜克要塞”
  • Chinese: “戈卢巴茨要塞”
  • Croatian: “Golubački Grad”
  • Czech: “Golubac”
  • Dutch: “Golubački Grad”
  • French: “forteresse de Golubac”
  • French: “Forteresse de Golubac”
  • Georgian: “გოლუბაცის ციხე”
  • German: “Burg Golubac”
  • German: “Festung Golubac”
  • German: “Taubenburg”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Γκόλουμπατς”
  • Hungarian: “Galambóc vára”
  • Hungarian: “Galambóci vár”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Golubac”
  • Japanese: “ゴルバク要塞”
  • Japanese: “ゴルバツ要塞”
  • Macedonian: “Голубачка тврдина”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Golubac festning”
  • Norwegian: “Golubac festning”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Golubac”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Golubăț”
  • Russian: “Голубац”
  • Russian: “Голубацкая крепость”
  • Serbian: “Golubački Grad”
  • Serbian: “Голубац(тврђава)”
  • Serbian: “Голубац”
  • Serbian: “Голубачка тврђава”
  • Serbian: “Голубачки град”
  • Serbian: “Голубачки Град”
  • Serbian: “Средњовековна тврђава Голубац”
  • Serbian: “Тврђава Голубац”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Golubac”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Golubac”
  • Swedish: “Golubački grad”
  • Turkish: “Güvercinlik Kalesi”

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