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Soko Grad (Štitar)
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, 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), above the village of Štitar, Montenegro, 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 Monuments of Culture of Great Importance (Serbia), 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 Empire, Eastern Roman Eastern Roman Emperor, Emperor Justinian I, to prevent incursions of Pannonian Avars and Slavic peoples, Slavs into Balkan peninsula. In 1172, it was occupied by Stefan Nemanja and became part of the History of Medieval Serbia, medieval Serbian state. During the expulsion of the Bogomilism, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
