Montenegro · 18th century
Lesendro (Montenegrin: Лесендро) is an island and a fortress in Skadar Lake in Montenegro. It is located near the small town of Vranjina. The fort was built in the 18th century. It is located on a peninsula, which until the construction of the Belgrade–Bar railway was an island.
During the reign of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, a fortress served as a defense against Ottoman attacks and provided for undisturbed fishing and trade; Petar II himself often came here to rest.
Lesendro was 11 years under the rule of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro until 1843, when Osman Pasha occupied Lesendro, at the same time as Vranjina and the Ottoman Turks made their fortifications there. The island was liberated in 1878 along with the fortress town of Žabljak Crnojevića, which were annexed to the Principality of Montenegro.
Text adapted from “Lesendro” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lesendro ranks #5,679 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 12 mapped in Montenegro. Founded c. 1800, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Podgorica, 22 km away. See how Montenegro compares in the castle statistics.
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