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Sokol Grad (other)
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 * 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) 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 an ..., above the village of 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] |
Soko Grad (Ljubovija)
Soko Grad () is a former town and medieval fortification near the village of Sokolac, east of Ljubovija, western Serbia. The fortress was notable for never being conquered by an army. History The fortress complex is dated to medieval Serbia, however the original fort was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, much like Soko Grad in Sokobanja. It was first recorded in 1176 as a fort of Stefan Nemanja. During the Ottoman occupation, the town became infamous for the notorious torture, persecution and conversion policy of the local orthodox population. There are documents from 1476 that mention that the administrator Sokol Kemal refortified and expanded the town's walls. For a long time, Sokol was a synonym for the Sultan's invincibility in the region; just like before, the fortress was never taken by an enemy army, getting the nickname ''Sultan's Bride''. It was one of the last bastions of the Turkish dominance in the region, and was one of the last fortifications in Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gračanica, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Gračanica ( cyrl, Грачаница) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of Doboj and west of Tuzla. As of 2013, it has a population of 45,220 inhabitants. Gračanica Gračanica is located in the lower valley of the River Sokoluša along the main road from Tuzla to Doboj, about 50 km west of Tuzla. Settlements History The earliest documented references to Gračanica date back to 1528 in Ottoman Empire, Ottoman archives, where it was identified for its iron mine. Approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) from the town, a medieval fortress named Sokol existed. Gračanica attained town status in 1548. During the 17th century, it underwent expansion facilitated by Ahmed-paša Budimlija, who constructed the White Mosque, a public bath, and a clock tower. Under the Austrian Empire, Gračanica witnessed substantial economic, urban, and cultural advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokograd (Pliva)
Sokograd, also known as Pliva or Plivski grad, Pliva-Soko, Sokol-grad, Soko-grad, or simply Soko or Sokol, is a Medieval fortification, medieval fortress with a castle town in the Pliva (river), Pliva river valley, between Gerzovo and nearby Šipovo, in Šipovo municipality, Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a very important fortress for the Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, medieval Bosnian state, and the center of the ''župa'' Pliva (at the time also called ''Pljeva''). It was built in a canyon on a steep slope high above the river Sokočnica (Pliva), Sokočnica, which flows into Pliva in Šipovo. Etymology Sokograd or Sokol derives from the Slavic word falcon (''Sokol'') and thus being a castle with castle town, it received the ''grad'' () suffix. Geography Sokograd was a medieval castle and a castle town in the Pliva valley, within the settlement of Gerzovo, municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, at the border of municipality of Šipovo. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
