Fort Nutjak
Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Archaeological site and fortress near Trilje, Croatia
- Also known as: “Nutjak”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tilurium (centuriae).
Tilurium (centuriae)
Archaeological site
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity. Tilurium (centuriae) is situated 2 km north of Fort Nutjak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Čaporice and Gardun.
Čaporice
Village
Čaporice is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 328.
Gardun
Village
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.
Vojnić Sinjski
Village
Vojnić Sinjski is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 433. Vojnić Sinjski is situated 3 km northwest of Fort Nutjak.
Fort Nutjak
- Categories: castle ruin, archaeological site, cultural heritage, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.59371° or 43° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
16.71552° or 16° 42′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FMRHPV8+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 737336738OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12638657
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Serbo-Croatian—“Fort Nutjak” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Nutjak”
- Hungarian: “Nutjak”
- Polish: “Nutjak”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nutjak”
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