Žrnov
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Žrnov or Žrnovan was a Serbian medieval fortress located on the highest top of Avala, at 511 metres (1,677 ft), in Belgrade
, Serbia
. At the top Ancient Romans built the outpost, and later the Serbs expanded it into a fortress. Ottomans occupied fort, and expanded and strengthened it for preparations of the attack on Belgrade
. In the city, according to legend dwelt, celebrated in songs, Porča of Avala. The remains of the fortifications was demolished by dynamite in 1934 , in order to clear the cite for the construction of Mausoleum Monument to the Unknown Hero
, whose author was the sculptor Ivan Meštrović
.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. At the top Ancient Romans built the outpost, and later the Serbs expanded it into a fortress. Ottomans occupied fort, and expanded and strengthened it for preparations of the attack on Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. In the city, according to legend dwelt, celebrated in songs, Porča of Avala. The remains of the fortifications was demolished by dynamite in 1934 , in order to clear the cite for the construction of Mausoleum Monument to the Unknown Hero
Monument to the Unknown Hero
The Monument to the Unknown Hero is located atop Mt. Avala in the south-east Belgrade perihpery, and was designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.Memorial was built on the location of Žrnov fortress....
, whose author was the sculptor Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrovic
Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor and architect born in Vrpolje, Croatia...
.
See also
- Tourism in SerbiaTourism in SerbiaSerbia stretches across two geographic and cultural regions of Europe: Central Europe and Southeast Europe. This boundary splits Serbia roughly in a ratio of 1:2 alongside the Danube and Sava rivers. The northern parts of the country are Central-European lowlands while the southern and central...
- Monument to the Unknown HeroMonument to the Unknown HeroThe Monument to the Unknown Hero is located atop Mt. Avala in the south-east Belgrade perihpery, and was designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.Memorial was built on the location of Žrnov fortress....
- List of fortresses in Serbia