Klis Fortress

The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above the , near Split, . From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, to a role as royal castle and seat of many Croatian kings, to its final…
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—8:30 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Medieval fortress in Split, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Fortress of Klis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hollow Church and Rižinice monastery.

Archaeological site
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is the archaeological excavation of what used to be a Romanesque Roman Catholic church in the 11th-century , . is situated 3 km southwest of Klis Fortress.

Archaeological site
Rupotine is an archeological site near , , which is believed by Croatian archaeologists to be the site of medieval . It is considered one of the most significant early medieval Croatian archeological sites due to the inscription of duke Trpimir "PRO DUCE TREPIME " which was found here. is situated 2 km west of Klis Fortress.

Watermill
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is situated 3½ km southwest of Klis Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klis and Mravince.

Village
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is a village and a municipality located around a mountain fortress bearing the same name.

Village
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is a village in , , located east of Solin, Croatia. The population is 1,628. is situated 3 km south of Klis Fortress.

Village
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is a village near , . In the 2011 census, it had 974 inhabitants. is situated 3 km south of Klis Fortress.

Klis Fortress

Latitude
43.56004° or 43° 33′ 36″ north
Longitude
16.52415° or 16° 31′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FMRHG6F+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128673613
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2712312
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Satellite Map

Discover Klis Fortress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Klis Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة كليس”
  • Basque: “Klis gotorlekua”
  • Bulgarian: “Клис (крепост)”
  • Bulgarian: “Клис”
  • Chinese: “克利斯要塞”
  • Croatian: “Kliška tvrđava”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava Klis”
  • Czech: “Klis”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Klis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة كليس”
  • Esperanto: “fortikaĵo de Klis”
  • French: “forteresse de Klis”
  • French: “Forteresse de Klis”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Κλις”
  • Hungarian: “Klissza vára”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Klis”
  • Italian: “Forte Clissa”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Clissa”
  • Japanese: “クリス城”
  • Japanese: “クリス要塞”
  • Macedonian: “Клиска тврдина”
  • Persian: “قلعه کلیس”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Klis”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Klis”
  • Russian: “Крепость Клис”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kliška tvrđava”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Klis”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Klis”
  • Swedish: “Klisfästningen”
  • Turkish: “Klis Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Клиська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Клиський замок”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ کلیس”

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Highlights include crkva svetog Vida and Općina Klis.

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