Sokograd (fortress)

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Socograd
Socograd

The Sokograd Fortress is a medieval castle ruin in Serbia near the spa town of Sokobanja , in the Opština Sokobanja .

history

The fortress was built in the 14th century on a mountain above the Sokobanjska Moravica river . Archaeological excavations indicate that the castle was built on the foundations of an older complex from the 4th to 7th centuries.

The castle was conquered by the Ottomans in 1459 .

The remains of the castle are now a listed building.

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Coordinates: 43 ° 37 '53 "  N , 21 ° 52' 41"  E