Fort Čačvina
Fort Čačvina is a medieval fortification, now in ruins, just above the village of Čačvina in modern-day Croatia. It was built on a hill at an altitude of 705 metres to control a key ancient route through the passages of the Dinaric Alps from coastal Dalmatia to Bosnia.Photo: Brian Eager, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortress in Dalmatia, Croatia
- Also known as: “Čačvina Castle” and “utvrda Čačvina”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Čačvina and Velić.
Čačvina
Village
Photo: Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Čačvina is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 59.
Velić
Village
Photo: Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Velić is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 266.
Vrpolje
Village
Vrpolje is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 68.
Fort Čačvina
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.60845° or 43° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
16.799° or 16° 47′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FMRJQ5X+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 864633120OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q8079687
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Serbo-Croatian—“Fort Čačvina” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Čačvina”
- Croatian: “Utvrda Čačvina”
- Czech: “Čačvina”
- Czech: “Hrad Čačvina”
- Hungarian: “Csecsveny vára”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Utvrda Čačvina”
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Highlights include Tabija and crkva Svih Svetih.
Nearby Places
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