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.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 927 metres (3,041 feet)
- Description: Medieval fortification on the border of Montenegro and Bosnia
- Also known as“Hercegov grad”“Soko”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hum and Tečići.
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
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Latitude
43.34385° or 43° 20′ 38″ north
Longitude
18.85154° or 18° 51′ 6″ east
Open location code
8FMW8VV2+GJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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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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