Skopje Fortress

The Skopje Fortress, commonly referred to as Kale, is a historic fortress located in the old town of , the capital of . It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 267 metres (876 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: fortress, archaeological and cultural heritage site in Macedonia
  • Also known as
    “Kale”
    “Kale Fortress”
    “Тврдина Кале”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mustafa Pasha’s Mosque and Museum of Macedonia.
Antti T. Nissinen, CC BY 2.0.
Mustafa Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in the of , . is situated 210 metres northeast of Skopje Fortress.
Oliver the Macedonian1, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia… is situated 300 metres northeast of Skopje Fortress.
Raso mk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews… is situated 260 metres south of Skopje Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stara Čaršija and Skopje.
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The of , , is the city's historic centre.
Darko Nikolovski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Republic of .
Dristovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the modern commercial and political hub of , capital of .

Skopje Fortress

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Latitude
42.00081° or 42° 0′ 3″ north
Longitude
21.43352° or 21° 26′ 1″ east
Open location code
8GJ32C2M+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 474873958
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7667775
Wiki­data ID
Q1262367

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Skopje Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Shkupit”
  • Belarusian: “Крэпасць Скоп’е”
  • Belarusian: “Фартэцыя Скоп’е”
  • Bulgarian: “Скопско кале”
  • Catalan: “Fortalesa de Skopje”
  • Chinese: “史高比耶要塞”
  • Croatian: “Kale”
  • Czech: “Kale”
  • Dutch: “Fort Skopje”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo de Skopjo”
  • Estonian: “Skopje kindlus”
  • French: “forteresse de Skopje”
  • French: “Forteresse de Skopje”
  • German: “Festung Kale”
  • German: “Festung von Skopje”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο των Σκοπίων”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר סקופיה קייל”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר סקופיה”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת סקופיה קייל”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת סקופיה”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Kale”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Skopje”
  • Japanese: “カレ要塞”
  • Japanese: “スコピエ城塞”
  • Korean: “스코페 요새”
  • Latvian: “Skopjes cietoksnis”
  • Macedonian: “Кале”
  • Macedonian: “Скопска тврдина”
  • Macedonian: “Скопско кале”
  • Macedonian: “Скопско Кале”
  • Persian: “قلعه اسکوپیه”
  • Polish: “Skopsko Kale”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Skopsko Kale”
  • Russian: “Замок Скопье”
  • Russian: “Крепость Скопье”
  • Russian: “Скопско Кале”
  • Serbian: “Skopsko kale”
  • Serbian: “Скопска тврђава”
  • Serbian: “Скопско кале”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kale”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Skopsko kale”
  • Slovenian: “Skopska trdnjava”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Skopie”
  • Thai: “ป้อมปราการสกอเปีย”
  • Turkish: “Üsküp Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Скоп’є”

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