About Zvečan Fortress

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The Fortress of Zvečan (Serbian: Тврђава Звечан, romanized: Tvrđava Zvečan / Звечански град Zvešanski grad, Albanian: Kalaja e Zveçanit), also known as Zvečan/Zveçan medieval fortress and Fortress of Mitrovica (Albanian: Kalaja e Mitrovicës), located in the north-west of the city of North Kosovska Mitrovica, in North Kosovo, is an enormous castle and one of the oldest fortresses in South Eastern Europe. It was built on the top of the extinct volcano vent, overlooking the Ibar river.

Zvečan Fortress was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia, although lying within Kosovo.

Source From: Wikipedia
Opština Severna Mitrovica / Komuna e Mitrovicës Veriore, Kosova, 38220

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