Fortress Gripe

Fortress Gripe is a fort in . Fortress Gripe is situated near , as well as near the government office .
Photo: Kaiser87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fort in Split, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Fort Gripe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Diocletian’s Palace and Cathedral of Saint Domnius.

Photo: DIREKTOR, Public domain.
Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in . It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence. is situated 580 metres west of Fortress Gripe.

Church
Photo: Carpe scaenam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , known locally as the Sveti Dujam or colloquially Sveti Duje, is the cathedral in , . The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, currently headed by Archbishop Zdenko Križić. is situated 570 metres west of Fortress Gripe.

Castle
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 440 metres southwest of Fortress Gripe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bačvice and Grad (Split).

Quarter
Photo: Airin, CC BY-SA 1.0.
is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: Ballota, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Photo: Tatyana Peshkova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in Central , , and the seat of the county. The city was built around the Diocletian palace where the locals sought refuge centuries ago.

Fortress Gripe

Latitude
43.50866° or 43° 30′ 31″ north
Longitude
16.44741° or 16° 26′ 51″ east
Established
1647
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FMRGC5W+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142932112
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q15013540
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Croatian to Swedish—“Fortress Gripe” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava Gripe”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Gripe”
  • German: “Utvrda Gripe”
  • Hungarian: “Gripe-erőd”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Gripe”
  • Swedish: “Gripeborgen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Croatian Maritime Museum and Državni arhiv u Splitu.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Croatian Maritime Museum Split and Dječji vrtić Mala sirena.

Croatia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Zagreb and Dubrovnik.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.