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 staat op plaats 3.735 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 40 van de 47 die de atlas in Kroatië in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 900, en daarmee ouder dan 96% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 33 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 9e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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