Novo Brdo
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Novo Brdo was a major medieval mining and commercial center in the Balkans, renowned for its rich silver and gold deposits and strategic importance to Serbian and later Ottoman rulers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical settlement
ⓘ
medieval mining town ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredIn | 1455 ⓘ |
| country | Kosovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important source of silver for Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
major source of revenue for Serbian rulers ⓘ one of the richest mining centers in medieval Balkans ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Saxon mining law traditions ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Kosovo ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic |
Ragusan merchants
ⓘ
Saxon miners ⓘ Serb inhabitants ⓘ multi-ethnic population ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commercial center
ⓘ
mining center ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Novo Brdo Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
churches ⓘ city walls ⓘ mining shafts ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortified medieval town
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ lead mining ⓘ rich ore deposits ⓘ silver mining ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old Serbian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
eastern Kosovo NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Metohija and Kosovo ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Pristina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Medieval Serbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Adriatic coastal cities
ⓘ
Republic of Ragusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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