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Soko Grad (other)
Soko Grad ( sr-cyrl, Соко Град, link=no, ) may refer to: Serbia * Soko Grad (Sokobanja), near the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia * Soko Grad (Ljubovija), near the town of Ljubovija, Serbia Bosnia * , near the town of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Sokograd (Pliva), near the small town of Šipovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Sokolac Fortress (Bihać), near the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia * Sokol (Konavle), a fortress located in the village of Dunave in Konavle, Croatia Моntenegro * Sokol Fortress (Piva), a medieval fortification near the confluence of rivers Piva and Tara * Soko Grad (Štitar) Soko Grad ( sr-cyrl, Соко Град, "Falcon Town") is the name of numerous medieval cities and fortresses throughout the Balkan Peninsula. Serbia * Soko Grad (Sokobanja), near the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia * Soko Grad (Ljubovija), near th ..., above the village of Štitar {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soko Grad (Sokobanja)
Soko Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Соко Град), also known as Sokolac, is a medieval city and fortress 2 km east of the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia. The fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1982, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. History The fortress was founded in the 6th century during the reign of Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I, to prevent incursions of Pannonian Avars and Slavs into Balkan peninsula. In 1172, it was occupied by Stefan Nemanja and became part of the medieval Serbian state. During the expulsion of the Bogomils from Serbia, Nemanja had a clash with the administrator of Soko, who was a Bogomil himself. Ottoman Empire occupied it in the year 1398. The town was destroyed in a violent Ottoman attack, and today the only thing visible is the remains of the upper town with a gate, walls, and three towers. Soko Grad translates as "falcon city". It got its name because there were many falconers in the town, who paid t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soko Grad (Ljubovija)
Soko Grad ( sr, Соко Град) is a former town and medieval fortification near Ljubovija, western Serbia. The fortress was notable for never being conquered by an army. History The fortress complex is dated to medieval Serbia, however the original fort was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, much like Soko Grad in Sokobanja. It was first recorded in 1176 as a fort of Stefan Nemanja. During the Ottoman occupation, the town became infamous for the notorious torture, persecution and conversion policy of the local orthodox population. There are documents from 1476 that mention that the administrator Sokol Kemal refortified and expanded the town's walls. For a long time, Sokol was a synonym for the Sultan's invincibility in the region; just like before, the fortress was never taken by an enemy army, getting the nickname ''Sultan's Bride''. It was one of the last bastions of the Turkish dominance in the region, and was one of the last fortifications in Serbia to remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gračanica, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Gračanica is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of Doboj and west of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a population of 45,220 inhabitants. Gračanica Gračanica is located in the lower valley of the River Sokoluša along the main road from Tuzla to Doboj, about 50 km west of Tuzla. Settlements History First writings about Gračanica were found in Turkish archives from 1528, in which Gračanica was known by its iron mine. Some away from the town was a middle age fortress named Sokol. Gračanica got the status of a town in 1548. It grew bigger during the 17th century, with the help of Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who built the White Mosque, a public bath and a clock tower. Through the time of Austrian Empire, Gračanica experienced huge economic, urban and culture development. From 1929 to 1941, Gračanica was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokograd (Pliva)
Sokograd, sometimes Sokol-grad, Soko-grad, Soko or Sokol, is a Medieval fortification, medieval fortress with a castle town in the Pliva (river), Pliva river valley, between Gerzovo and nearby Šipovo, in Šipovo municipality, Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a center of the Župa, ''župa'' Pliva (at the time also called Pljeva) during the time of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, Medieval Bosnia. It was built in a canyon on a steep slope high above the river Sokočnica (Pliva), Sokočnica, which flows into Pliva in Šipovo. Etymology Sokograd or Sokol derives from the Slavic word falcon (''Sokol'') and thus being a castle with castle town, it received the ''grad'' () suffix. Geography Sokograd was a medieval castle and a castle town in the Pliva valley, within the settlement of Gerzovo, municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, at the border of municipality of Šipovo. History Sokograd was probably built at the end of the first half of the 13th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolac Fortress (Bihać)
Sokolac is a fortress located near the village of Sokolac, near Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, originating in the Middle Ages. It is also referred to as ''Sokol'' or ''Sokol grad''. The oldest known document referring to Sokol is from 1395. In the 15th century, it was mentioned as part of the dynastic struggles in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. When the Ottoman Empire expanded to the west, it was the site of several battles, before it fell to their rule together with Bihać in 1592. After that there are few mentions of it, it had a more minor garrison compared to the fort in the nearby Ripač Ripač ( sr-cyrl, Рипач) is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ripač is the location of a border crossing with Croatia, across Užljebić. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,31 .... The site was declared a national monument in 2008 and an assessment from 2010 declared its condition to be poor, and estimated the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokol (Konavle)
Sokol ( en, Falcon) is the name of a medieval fortress located in the village of Dunave in Konavle, Croatia, underneath the eastern slopes of Sniježnica, near the border with Sutorina in Montenegro. It's also referred to as or . Arthur J. Evans is known to have done excavations on the site, but never published complete results. Archaeologists have been conducting surveys of the site since the 1970s, and it is known that the site was inhabited in the Eneolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, most notably by the Cetina culture. The site was also inhabited during Roman times, growing in importance as part of a Byzantine '' limes''. It is not known exactly when the medieval Fort Sokol was built, the first historical records about it date to a mention in 1373 and also a mention in the 1391 donation of Konavle by the Sanković family to the Republic of Ragusa. It was garrisoned by Dubrovnik and commanded by a member of the gentry until it was abandoned in 1672. The site also contains a med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokol Fortress (Piva)
Sokol was a hill-side fortress located near the confluence of the rivers Piva and Tara, today south of the village of Šćepan Polje at the border of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's also referred to as ''Sokol grad'' and ''Soko''. The fortress was believed to have been mentioned as ''međurječje'' in 10th century sources, and became known as Sokol under the rule of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača in the 15th century. Below the fortress is the , a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church dedicated to St. John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti .... Gallery Soko grad Scepan polje Pluzine.png, Ruins of the medieval fortress Soko Grad Stefan Vukcic and the war in Zeta 1441.jpg, Location of Fortress Soko in 1444, within the Duchy of Saint Sava 1441 Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soko Grad (Štitar)
Soko Grad ( sr-cyrl, Соко Град, "Falcon Town") is the name of numerous medieval cities and fortresses throughout the Balkan Peninsula. Serbia * Soko Grad (Sokobanja), near the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia * Soko Grad (Ljubovija), near the town of Ljubovija, Serbia Bosnia * Soko Grad (Gračanica), near the town of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Soko Grad (Šipovo), near the small town of Šipovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Soko Grad (Bihać), near the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia * Soko fortress (Konavle), above the town of Konavle, Croatia Моntenegro * Soko Grad (Piva), near the confluence of rivers Piva Piva may refer to: * Piva (river), a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina * Piva, Montenegro, a region in Montenegro and tribe * Piva River, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea * Piva Trail, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea ** Battle for Piva Tr ... and Tara, Montenegro * Soko Grad (Štitar), above the village of Štitar, Monte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
