Samoil’s Fortress

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hilltop stronghold medieval fortress tourist attraction

Samoil’s Fortress is a medieval hilltop stronghold overlooking the city of Ohrid and Lake Ohrid, historically serving as a major defensive and administrative center in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Samoil’s Fortress canonical 1
Samuel’s Fortress 1
Samuil’s Fortress 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hilltop stronghold ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval Balkan history ⓘ
category castle in North Macedonia ⓘ
fortress in North Macedonia ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
defensiveRole protection of Ohrid ⓘ
protection of surrounding region ⓘ
elevationRelativeToCity above city level ⓘ
function fortification ⓘ
seat of power ⓘ
governingBody local authorities of Ohrid ⓘ
hasCondition partially preserved ⓘ
hasFeature defensive walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasNameVariant Samuel’s Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuil’s Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOf Lake Ohrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural heritage site of North Macedonia ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn hill above Ohrid ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Lake Ohrid UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks Lake Ohrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
city of Ohrid ⓘ
partOf historic core of Ohrid ⓘ
region Southwestern North Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance control of approaches to Ohrid ⓘ
control of area around Lake Ohrid ⓘ
touristActivity panoramic viewing ⓘ
photography ⓘ
walking tours ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
defensive center ⓘ
usedFor historical education ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ohrid → hasLandmark → Samoil’s Fortress ⓘ
Samoil’s Fortress in Ohrid → hasAlternativeName → Samoil’s Fortress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samuel’s Fortress
Samoil’s Fortress in Ohrid → hasAlternativeName → Samoil’s Fortress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Samuil’s Fortress