Sokol Fortress
Sokol was a hill-side fortress located near the confluence of the rivers Piva and Tara, today south of the village of Šćepan Polje at the border of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Type: Castle
- Description: Medieval fortification on the border of Montenegro and Bosnia
- Also known as: “Hercegov grad” and “Soko”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hum and Tečići.
Hum
Village
Hum is a village and a border crossing between Bosnia and Montenegro, under the eponymous mountain at the right bank of the Tara river, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the municipality of Foča, Republika Srpska.
Tečići
Village
Tečići is a village in the municipality of Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina… Tečići is situated 3½ km northwest of Sokol Fortress.
Toholji
Village
Toholji is a village in the municipality of Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Toholji is situated 4 km north of Sokol Fortress.
Sokol Fortress
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Montenegro, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.34385° or 43° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
18.85154° or 18° 51′ 6″ eastElevation
927 metres (3,041 feet)Open location code
8FMW8VV2+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5257625880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q16089357
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Serbo-Croatian—“Sokol Fortress” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Sokol”
- Serbian: “Соко град”
- Serbian: “Соко Град”
- Serbian: “Соко”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Soko grad (Piva)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Soko grad”
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