Smederevo Fortress
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Smederevo Fortress is a massive 15th-century medieval fortified complex on the Danube River in Serbia, built as the capital stronghold of the Serbian Despotate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smederevo Fortress canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine-influenced medieval fortification ⓘ |
| area | approximately 11 hectares ⓘ |
| builtBy | Despot Đurađ Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | capital of the Serbian Despotate ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureYear | 1459 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1430 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1428 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 44.663°N 20.933°E ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| damagedInEvent |
Smederevo explosion of 1941
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromBelgrade | about 45 kilometers southeast ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold
ⓘ
residential palace complex ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lower Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Town NERFINISHED ⓘ citadel ⓘ city walls ⓘ land gate ⓘ towers ⓘ water gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Republic of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Smederevo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | around 25 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| servedAs | Ottoman military garrison ⓘ |
| shape | triangular ground plan ⓘ |
| situatedAt | confluence of the Jezava and Danube rivers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| wallLength | approximately 1.5 kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Serbia