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St. Nicholas Fortress
St. Nicholas Fortress ( hr, Tvrđava sv. Nikole) is a fortress located at the entrance to St. Anthony Channel, near the town of Šibenik in central Dalmatia, Croatia. It was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of "Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar, Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th centuries: ''Stato da Terra'' – western ''Stato da mar''" in 2017. After reconstruction work that lasted for two years, the fortress was open to visitors in July 2019. History The town of Šibenik has a fortification system consisting of four fortresses: * St. Nicholas Fortress (') * St. Michael's Fortress (') * St. John's Fortress (') * Barone Fortress ('')'' Only St. Nicholas Fortress is at sea, at the entrance to the Šibenik port, and the remaining three are on land. St. Nicholas Fortress was built on the left side at the entrance to St. Anthony Channel, on the island called ''Ljuljevac''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å ibenik
Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the third-largest city in the Dalmatian region. As of 2011, the city has 34,302 inhabitants, while the municipality has 46,332 inhabitants. History Etymology There are multiple interpretations of how Šibenik was named. In his fifteenth century book ''De situ Illiriae et civitate Sibenici,'' Juraj Šižgorić describes the name and location of Šibenik. He attributes the name of the city to it being surrounded by a palisade made of ''šibe'' (sticks, singular being ''šiba''). Another interpretation is associated with the forest through the Latin toponym "Sibinicum", which covered a narrower microregion within Šibenik on and around the area of St. Michael's Fortress. Early history Unlike other cities along the Adriatic coast, which we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
