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Saint Michael's Fortress

Croatia · 11th century

Founded
c. 1100
Heritage status
Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia
Location
Šibenik
Elevation
41 m
Coordinates
43.7375°, 15.88972°
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Saint Michael's Fortress in Croatia
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

St. Michael's Fortress (Croatian: Tvrđava sv. Mihovila; Venetian: Castel vecchio; formerly known as St. Anne's Fortress) is a medieval fort in Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, situated on a steep hill above the old historic center of the city. Its strategically favorable and dominant position made it the central part of Šibenik fortification system. The location was more or less continuously occupied since the Iron Age, as is witnessed by numerous archaeological findings from the era. The city of Šibenik was first mentioned on 25 December 1066 in a charter signed by King Peter Krešimir IV and verified by his courtiers. It is widely considered that the signing took place at St. Michael's Fortress.

Text adapted from “St. Michael's Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Saint Michael's Fortress ranks #3,817 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 79 mapped in Croatia. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,306 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Split, 51 km away. It is one of the 32 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Dalmatia. It is stop 6 of 21 on the Dalmatian fortress coast, Zadar to Dubrovnik. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.

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