St. John’s Fortress

St. John's Fortress is an early modern fortress in , Croatia, situated atop a hill north of the city's historical center. Named after a medieval church dedicated to St.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former fortification in Šibenik, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Saint John’s Fortresss”, “St. John’s Fortress, Šibenik”, “Tvrđava Sv. Ivana u Šibeniku”, and “Tvrđava svetog Ivana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Šibenik Cathedral and Stadion Šubićevac.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. James in , , is a triple-nave Catholic basilica with three apses and a dome. It is the episcopal seat of the Šibenik diocese. is situated 660 metres southwest of St. John’s Fortress.

Stadium
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, also known simply as Šubićevac, is an association football stadium in , . It is the home stadium of HNK Šibenik football club. is situated 410 metres northeast of St. John’s Fortress.

Castle
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The in , , is an early modern fortress constructed in 1646 on Vidakuša hill above the city. Together with the remaining three city fortresses, it is a part of the Šibenik fortification system. is situated 410 metres southeast of St. John’s Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Šibenik and Dubrava kod Šibenika.

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic town in , located in central , where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. is one of the oldest self-governing cities on the Adriatic, the capital and cultural, educational, administrative and economic center of , and is also the third-largest town in the Dalmatian region.

Village
is a settlement in the City of in . In 2021, its population was 1117. is situated 4½ km east of St. John’s Fortress.

Suburb
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is a city district in , Croatia. It is a popular seaside resort located on a man-made peninsula at the entrance of the St. Anthony Channel leading to Šibenik. is situated 4½ km west of St. John’s Fortress.

St. John’s Fortress

Latitude
43.74044° or 43° 44′ 26″ north
Longitude
15.89388° or 15° 53′ 38″ east
Inception
1646
Open location code
8FMQPVRV+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164252296
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q12644027
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Turkish—“St. John’s Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava sv. Ivana u Šibeniku”
  • Croatian: “Tvrđava Sv. Ivana u Šibeniku”
  • German: “Festung Des Hl. Ivan”
  • German: “Festung St. Johannes”
  • German: “Tvrđava sv. Ivan”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János erőd”
  • Hungarian: “Tanaja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Tanaja”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes fästning, Šibenik”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes fästning”
  • Swedish: “Tvrđava Sv. Ivana u Šibeniku”
  • Turkish: “Saint John Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spomen-park Šubićevac and Teniski klub Šubićevac.

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