Smederevo Fortress

The Smederevo Fortress is a medieval fortified city in , , which was the temporary capital of Serbia in the Middle Ages. It was built between 1427 and 1430 on the order of Despot Đurađ Branković, the ruler of the Serbian Despotate.
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  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM–11:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress in Serbia
  • Also known as: “Смедерево”, “Смедеревски град”, and “Тврђава Смедерево”
Photo: M Todorovic, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Smederevo railway station and Church of Saint George in Smederevo.

Railway station
Photo: Phil Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 240 metres south of Smederevo Fortress.

Church
Photo: Sstruja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 530 metres south of Smederevo Fortress.

Public building
Photo: Aleksandarserbia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public building, which is situated 580 metres south of Smederevo Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vučak and Radinac.

Village
Photo: Јелена Продановић, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 1,751 people. is situated 5 km south of Smederevo Fortress.

Village
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is a suburb in the municipality of , . According to the 2022 census, the village has a population of 4,714 people. It is home to Serbia's only operating steel mill - Železara Smederevo, previously known as Sartid. is situated 6 km southeast of Smederevo Fortress.

Village
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is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1093 people. is situated 6 km southwest of Smederevo Fortress.

Smederevo Fortress

Latitude
44.66983° or 44° 40′ 11″ north
Longitude
20.92711° or 20° 55′ 38″ east
Open location code
8GP2MW9G+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 790521839
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2588696
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Smederevo Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سمندرية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Smederevo qalası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Smederevo qəsri”
  • Bashkir: “Смедерево ҡәлғәһе”
  • Bulgarian: “Смедеревска крепост”
  • Chinese: “斯梅代雷沃要塞”
  • Croatian: “Smederevska utvrda”
  • Czech: “Smederevská pevnost”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Smederevo”
  • Dutch: “Smederevska tvrdjava”
  • French: “forteresse de Smederevo”
  • French: “Forteresse de Smederevo”
  • Georgian: “სმედერევოს ციხე”
  • German: “Smederevo Festung”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Σμεντέρεβο”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο του Σμεντέρεβο”
  • Hungarian: “Szendrő vára”
  • Hungarian: “Szendrői vár”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Smederevo”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Smederevo”
  • Macedonian: “Смедеревска тврдина”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Smederevo festning”
  • Norwegian: “Smederevo festning”
  • Persian: “دژ اسمدرفو”
  • Polish: “Smederevska tvrđava”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Smederevo”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Semendria”
  • Russian: “Смедеревская крепость”
  • Serbian: “Smederevska tvrđava”
  • Serbian: “Смедеревска тврђава”
  • Slovenian: “Smederevska trdnjava”
  • Slovenian: “trdnjava Smederevo”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Smederevo”
  • Swedish: “Smederovo fästning”
  • Turkish: “Semendire Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Смедеревська фортеця”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hamam ruins and Fall of Smederevo.

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Places to explore: Tickets and Smederevo.

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