Ivan kula ( sr-Cyrl, Иван кула, "Ivan tower"; Ivanova kula, Иванова кула, "Ivan's tower") is a

fortress A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Ivan Kosančić Ivan Kosančić ( sr-cyr, Иван Косанчић) was a Serbian knight who died during the historical Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Biography He was born in the upper Toplica region (south Serbia)- mountain Radan, near the town of Kuršumlija ...

, located 33 km south of town

Kuršumlija Kuršumlija ( sr-Cyrl, Куршумлија, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. It is situated near the rivers Toplica, Kosanica and Banjska, southeast of Mount Kopaonik and northwest of Moun ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, on the mountain Radan. The fort is located on a separate top 1076 m. near the village of Ivan Kula, southwest tip of Đak (1400 m).

Archaeological Site

The city is built on top of the volcanic cone, which is flattened. Tower has a height of 14 m, the sides ca 7.78 and 5.80 m, standing on Roman foundations, with 1.34 m thick walls of rough-cut blocks hourglass. On the north side of the tower rests on a medieval church with my 56 degree, razed to the ground. On the south side are the remains of the young building.

Historical facts

After the

Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo ( tr, Kosova Savaşı; sr, Косовска битка) took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan ...

, the city came under the rule of Despot Stefan Lazarevic until 1412.

Tradition

From this fort are Ivan Kosančić and

Milan Toplica In Serbian epic poetry, Toplica Milan ( sr-Cyrl, Топлица Милан; or Milan Toplica, sr-Cyrl, link=no, Милан Топлица), also known as Milan from Toplica ( sr, / ), was a Serbian knight who died during the historical Battle o ...

, host of the upper and lower Toplica region passed over Trpeze (plateau on the mountain Radan), went to the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Along with his blood brothers, Milan Toplica and

Miloš Obilić Miloš Obilić ( sr-cyr, Милош Обилић, ) was a legendary Serbian knight who is reputed to have been in the service of Prince Lazar during the Ottoman invasion of Serbia in the late 14th century. He is not mentioned in contemporary sou ...

belonged to the Knights - the dragon.Red Zmaja -Stefan Corvus

Literature

* Serbien — historisch-ethnographische Reisestudien (Serbia — Ethnographic and Historical Travel Studies)-

Felix Philipp Kanitz Felix Philipp Kanitz ( he, פליקס פיליפ קאניץ. 2 August 1829 – 8 January 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian naturalist, geographer, ethnographer, archaeologist, painter and author of travel notes, of Jewish heritage. Biography Kanit ...

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(1868). * Medieval cities in Serbia, Montenegro and southern Serbia -

Aleksandar Deroko Aleksandar Deroko ( sr-cyr, Александар Дероко; 4 September 1894 – 30 November 1988) was a Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Ar ...

References

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