Višegrad ( sr-cyr, Вишеград, sq, Vishegrad) or ''Prizrenac''
(), 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'' ...
located 2
km southeast of
Prizren
)
, settlement_type = Municipality and city
, image_skyline = Prizren Collage.jpg
, imagesize = 290px
, image_caption = View of Prizren
, image_alt = View of Prizren
, image_flag ...
in the
Bistrica gorge, which the Emperor
Dušan (king 1331–1346, emperor 1346–1355) expanded to the river itself and in that part from 1348 to 1352, he raised his endowment to the
monastery of the Holy Archangels. The fortress consists of two parts:
* ''Upper Town'', at the top of the gorge (about 680
m)
* ''Lower Town'', next to Bistrica itself (about 525 m)
See also
*
Prizren Fortress
*
List of fortresses in Serbia
*
List of fortresses in Kosovo
References
Forts in Serbia
Medieval Serbian sites in Kosovo
Forts in Kosovo
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