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Višegrad

🇽🇰 Kosovo · 14th century

Višegrad in Kosovo
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Višegrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Вишеград, Albanian: Vishegrad), or Prizrenac (Serbian Cyrillic: Призренац), is a fortress located 2 km southeast of Prizren in the Bistrica gorge. It was constructed in the mid 14th century and is on the list of monuments of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as the cultural monuments of Kosovo. It is currently in ruins.

The Serbian Emperor Dušan (king 1331–1346, emperor 1346–1355) built Višegrad to overlook the Monastery of the Holy Archangels and the castle was intended to protect it. The fortress consists of two parts:

Upper Town, at the top of the gorge (about 680 m) Lower Town, next to Bistrica itself (about 525 m) The walls are composed of 4 towers, and a 5th which served as a dungeon. Within the citadel are the remains of the Church of Saint Nicholas.

Text adapted from “Višegrad (Bistrički)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Višegrad ranks #4,037 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 7 mapped in Kosovo. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prizren, 4 km away. See how Kosovo compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Višegrad?

Višegrad stands in Kosovo, at 42.20028°, 20.7625°.

When was Višegrad built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Višegrad?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,037 of 7,738 worldwide, and #4 in Kosovo. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Višegrad?

Fortress of Prizren, about 2 km away.

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