Zvečan Fortress

The Fortress of , also known as Zvečan/Zveçan medieval fortress and Fortress of Mitrovica, located in the northwest of the city of North Mitrovica, in , is an enormous castle and one of the oldest fortresses in Southeastern Europe.
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 797 metres (2,615 feet)
  • Description: medieval Serbian fortress near the settlement of the same name,north of Cosovian Mitroviza
  • Postal code: 43000
  • Also known as
    “Medieval town (Zvečan)”
    “Medieval town of Zvečan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zvečan railway station and Miners‘ Monument.
Railway station
is situated 630 metres north of Zvečan Fortress.
The Monument to the Serbian and Albanian Partisans… is situated 1½ km southeast of Zvečan Fortress.
The Church of St. Demetrius is the church of the… is situated 1½ km southeast of Zvečan Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zveçan i Vogël and Zvečan.
Sima90, Public domain.
Village
is a village.
or Zveçan is a town and municipality located in the in .
Village
Suhodoll i Epërm or Gornji Suvi Do is a village in the…
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Latitude
42.90459° or 42° 54′ 17″ north
Longitude
20.84773° or 20° 50′ 52″ east
Open location code
8GJ2WR3X+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Zvečan Fortress” goes by many names.
Kalaja e ZveçanitAlbanian
Kalaja OgurzezëAlbanian
ЗвечанBashkir
Звечан (ҡәлғә)Bashkir
ЗвечанBelarusian
ЗвечанBulgarian
Zvečanská pevnostCzech
Zvečanski gradDutch
Φρούριο ΣβέτσανGreek
ज़्वेचान क़िलाHindi
Zvečan-erődHungarian
Benteng ZvečanIndonesian
Звечанска тврдинаMacedonian
Twierdza ZvecanPolish
ЗвечанRussian
Srednjovekovni grad (Zvečan)Serbian
Tvrđava ZvečanSerbian
Zvečanski gradSerbian
ЗвечанSerbian
Звечанска тврђаваSerbian
Звечански ГрадSerbian
Средњевековни град (Звечан)Serbian
Средњевековни град код ЗвечанаSerbian
Средњовековни град ЗвечанSerbian
Тврђава ЗвечанSerbian
Zveçans slottSwedish
Zvečan KalesiTurkish
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