Kosovo · 11th century
The Fortress of Zvečan (Serbian: Тврђава Звечан / Tvrđava Zvečan, Звечански град / Zvešanski grad; Albanian: Kalaja e Zveçanit), also known as Zvečan/Zveçan medieval fortress and Fortress of Mitrovica (Albanian: Kalaja e Mitrovicës), located in the northwest of the city of North Mitrovica, in Kosovo, is an enormous castle and one of the oldest fortresses in Southeastern Europe. It was built on the top of the extinct volcano vent, overlooking the Ibar river.
Text adapted from “Zvečan Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zvečan Fortress ranks #2,325 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 11 mapped in Kosovo. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,183 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prizren, 75 km away. See how Kosovo compares in the castle statistics.
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