Serbia · 18th century
Niš Fortress (Serbian: Нишка тврђава / Niška tvrđava) is a fortress in the city of Niš, Serbia. It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, overlooking the area inhabited for longer than two millennia. It was protected by law in May 1948 as it was declared a cultural site of great significance. The current condition of the fortress lists it as one of the best preserved fortifications of this kind in Serbia as well as on the Balkan Peninsula.
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Niš Fortress ranks #1,530 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 34 mapped in Serbia. Founded c. 1725, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,718 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. See how Serbia compares in the castle statistics.
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