Castle
Štefano Castle
🇭🇷 Croatia · 6th century
Fort St. Michael (Croatian: Utvrda sv. Mihovila; Italian: Fortezza di San Michele) is a fortress on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It was initially built by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century, and rebuilt by the Republic of Venice in 1202, during the Fourth Crusade.
Text adapted from “St. Michael Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Štefano Castle ranks #3,528 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 61 mapped in Croatia. Founded c. 550, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 34 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,749 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Dalmatia. It is stop 1 of 14 on the Dalmatian fortress coast, Zadar to Dubrovnik. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Štefano Castle?
Štefano Castle stands in Croatia, at 44.0716°, 15.1608°.
When was Štefano Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Štefano Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,528 of 8,134 worldwide, and #31 in Croatia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Štefano Castle?
Ostrovica Fortress (Croatia), about 52 km away.
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