Stari Ras fortress
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Stari Ras fortress is a medieval stronghold in southwestern Serbia that served as a key defensive and administrative center of the early Serbian state of Ras.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stari Ras fortress canonical | 1 |
| fortress of Stari Ras | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalResearch | ongoing ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | early Serbian rulers ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | medieval Serbian state of Ras ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of the early Serbian state ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 43.1°N 20.5°E ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of early Serbian statehood ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| function | control of regional trade and communication routes ⓘ |
| governingBody | Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fortification walls
ⓘ
gates ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | monument of exceptional importance of Serbia ⓘ |
| locatedAbove | Raška River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Serbia ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Raška District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Ras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Novi Pazar municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | buffer zone of Stari Ras and Sopoćani World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Raška region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Novi Pazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Petrova crkva)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sopoćani Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Stari Ras and Sopoćani"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval town of Ras ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | around 9th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 96 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
defensive stronghold ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
fortress of Stari Ras