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DeutschPirot Fortress
| Pirot Fortress Momchilov Grad | |
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Pirot Serbia | |
 Pirot Fortress | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Open to the public | Yes |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
| Materials | Stone |
| Designations | |
Pirot Fortress is situated in Pirot, Serbia. It was built in the 14th century. It was supposed to serve as a defense against the Turks along the ancient Roman road called Via Militaris (Military Road) which connected Belgrade to Constantinople.
Pirot Fortress was declared Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[1]
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See also
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[edit]- Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5
- Soulis, George Christos (1984), "Momčilo", The Serbs and Byzantium during the Reign of Tsar Stephen Dušan (1331–1355) and his Successors, Dumbarton Oaks, pp. 149–150, ISBN 0-88402-137-8
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pirot fortress.
- Association of fortresses and remnants of fortified towns in Serbia, Pirot
- Pirotski grad SANU web-site, at www.spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian)
- Pirot.Org Web portal and forum of municipality of Pirot (in Serbian)
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See also: Forts and Castles in Serbia, Palaces and Manor Houses in Serbia, Immovable Cultural Heritage of Serbia * is used for castles located in the disputed territory of Kosovo | ||
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