Central Serbia
Nišava District
Crveni Krst

Niš Fortress

Niš Fortress is a fortress in the city of , . It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the River, overlooking the area inhabited for longer than two millennia.
Tap on a place
to explore it
niskatvrdjava.com
Wikipedia
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress in Nis, Serbia
  • Also known as: “Nis Fortress”, “Niska tvrdjava”, “Strength of Niš”, and “tvrdjava”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Грађевина под сводовима и базилика and Byzantine street.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
Photo: Djina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Mosque
Photo: Intermedichbo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niš and Beograd Mala.

Photo: Aleksacom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . The administrative centre of the Nišava District, it's a must-see historical city for any traveller passing through on their way to or the .

Quarter
is a neighborhood of the city of , . It is located in Niš municipality of .

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Centar is a neighborhood of the city of , . It is the part of the Niš municipality of .

Niš Fortress

Latitude
43.32577° or 43° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
21.89545° or 21° 53′ 44″ east
Elevation
198 metres (650 feet)
Open location code
8GM38VGW+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2306977248
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
12719676
Wiki­data ID
Q1907852
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Niš Fortress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Niš Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Нишка крепост”
  • Chinese: “尼什城堡”
  • Czech: “Nišská pevnost”
  • Dutch: “Niska Tvrdjava”
  • Dutch: “Niška Tvrdjava”
  • French: “forteresse de Niš”
  • French: “Forteresse de Niš”
  • German: “Burg Nis”
  • German: “Festung Nis”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Νις”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Niš”
  • Japanese: “ニシュ要塞”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Nisz”
  • Polish: “Twierdza w Niszu”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Niš”
  • Russian: “Нишская крепость”
  • Serbian: “Niška tvrđava”
  • Serbian: “Нишка тврђава”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Niš”
  • Thai: “ป้อมนีช”
  • Turkish: “Niş Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Црвени певац and Насеље Стеван Синђелић.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Bali Bey Mosque and Дом планинара.

Serbia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and Kragujevac.

Curious Historical Sites to Discover

Uncover intriguing historical sites from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Niš Fortress”. Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.