Tržan Castle in Modruš

The Tržan Castle (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈtr̩̂ʒan]; Croatian: Tržan-grad or Utvrda Tržan) is a ruined medieval castle above the village of Modruš in the northern part of historical Lika region, central Croatia. Before (from the 11th century) the administrative seat of the former Modruš County (later renamed Modruš-Rijeka County), it is today a ruin in the Josipdol Municipality in the southern part of the Karlovac County.

Having been built on a ridge of a steep hill 670 metres (2,200 ft) above sea level on the eastern slopes of the Velika Kapela mountain, the castle was at a strategic place overlooking the road that connected the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Basin since ancient times. The road in question connected the Roman towns of Senia (present-day Senj) and Siscia (present-day Sisak). It was later, during the 18th century, reconstructed, improved and renamed as Josephina road.

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Tržan Castle in Modruš ranks #3733 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 47 mapped in Croacia. Fundado en 900, más antiguo que el 96% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 33 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo IX. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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