Croatia · 13th century
Mirabella Fortress ranks #3,894 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #36 of the 79 mapped in Croatia. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,231 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Split, 22 km away. It is one of the 32 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Dalmatia. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.
Mirabella Fortress (Peovica) is a fortress located above town of Omiš in Split-Dalmatia County, in Dalmatia, Croatia.
Mirabella or Peovica is a Romanesque fortress, built in the 13th century above the town of Omiš by the Kačić family. Mirabella was a reliable hideout for the Omiš pirates who used to retreat into the safety of the Cetina gorge. Legend says that in 1537, during an attack by the Turks, the defenders of Omiš confused the attackers with their shouting and shots so much that the Turks overestimated the number of defenders and fled.
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