Ram ( sr-Cyrl, Рам) is a settlement in the municipality of

Veliko Gradište Veliko Gradište ( sr-cyr, Велико Градиште, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of eastern Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the Danube River and left bank of the Pek River. In 2022, the town ...

, in the

Braničevo District The Braničevo District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 156,367 inhabitants.https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234001.pdf Braničevo District is named after the vi ...

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. The town developed around the fortification of the same name. It was known in the Roman times as ''Lederata''. The

Albocense The Albocenses () were a Dacian tribe that inhabited the area of Banat (Serbia, Romania) with the towns of Kovin (), ''Trans Tierna'', ''Ad Medias II'', Kladovo (''Ad Pontes''), ''Apu'', '' Arcidava'', ''Centum Putea'', Ram (''Lederata'') and ''Pr ...

inhabited the area in the 2nd century AD.

Landmarks

Ram Fortress

The

Ram Fortress The Ram Fortress () is a 15th century fort situated on a steep slope on the right bank of the Danube, in the village of Ram, Serbia, Ram, municipality of Veliko Gradište, eastern Serbia. The fortress is located on a rock, which is from the north ...

is situated on a steep slope on the right bank of the river

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. The place first finds its reference in Trajanic times as a settlement where the cavalry units were stationed. In the year 1128 CE, it is mentioned as being in the area where the Byzantines defeated the Hungarians. Sultan Bayazid II (1480–1512) built the present fortifications of Ram Fortress, in the form of a regular pentagon designed to withstand cannon warfare. The side towards the land has a low wall with a wide moat in front of it. Apart from the place, where the fortress is entered, there are four corner towers. Masonry fireplace – rare in the medieval buildings of this region – are preserved in them. The interior of the fortress was demolished during the Koca rebellion in 1788, and a caravanserai, which is built in the same way as the fortress, is found in its vicinity.

References

Populated places in Braničevo District {{BraničevoRS-geo-stub