Ruin
Udbina Castle
🇭🇷 Croatia · 15th century
Udbina Castle (Croatian: Utvrda Udbina) is a ruined medieval fortified structure in the town of Udbina, Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Built on the top of a hill at the northern end of the town, it overlooks a large part of the Krbava field, just above the place where the fierce and bloody Battle of Krbava between the army of the Kingdom of Croatia and the Ottoman Empire was fought in 1493. Once property of the powerful Kurjaković noble family, the castle was captured by the Ottomans in 1527. It was recaptured in 1689 by Habsburg-Croatian army, but later, by the end of the 19th century, uncared-for, the castle slowly turned into a ruin.
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Udbina Castle ranks #6,452 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 59 mapped in Croatia. Founded 1500, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 410 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Udbina Castle?
Udbina Castle stands in Croatia, at 44.53417°, 15.76722°.
When was Udbina Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1500. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Udbina Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,452 of 7,044 worldwide, and #59 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 Udbina Castle?
Ostrovica Fortress (Kulen Vakuf), about 25 km away.
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