Zindan Gate
Zindan Gate is one of the gates in the complex of Belgrade Fortress, historical core of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was built at a time when fortifications were transitioning from cold weapons to artillery, and when first cannons were introduced in the defense.Photo: Impi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan.
Belgrade Fortress
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgrade Fortress, consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade Fortress is situated 220 metres southwest of Zindan Gate.
Kalemegdan
Park
Photo: Laessig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kalemegdan Park, or simply Kalemegdan is the largest park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade. It is located on a 125-metre-high cliff, at the junction of the River Sava and the Danube. Kalemegdan is situated 210 metres south of Zindan Gate.
Ružica Church
Church
Photo: WhiteWriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ružica Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Belgrade Fortress, in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The original church was built in the early 15th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorćol and Kosančićev venac.
Dorćol
Neighborhood
Photo: Lumen roma, CC BY 3.0.
Dorćol is an affluent urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Located along the right bank of the Danube, Dorćol is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.
Kosančićev venac
Locality
Photo: Joksimus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kosančićev Venac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.
Stari Grad
Suburb
Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of Serbia. It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.
Zindan Gate
- Type: City gate
- Description: Gate in Belgrade Fortress
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.82515° or 44° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
20.4514° or 20° 27′ 5″ eastInception
1760Open location code
8GP2RFG2+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 50058019OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q204309
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Zindan Gate” goes by many names.
- French: “porte de Zindan”
- French: “Porte de Zindan”
- German: “Zindan-Tor”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Zindan Kapija”
- Norwegian: “Zindan Kapija”
- Serbian: “Zindan kapija”
- Serbian: “Зиндан капија”
- Turkish: “Zindan Kapısı”
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