Sokol was a hill-side fortress located near the confluence of the rivers

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and Tara, today south of the village of

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at the border of

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and

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. It's also referred to as ''Sokol grad'' and ''Soko''. The fortress was believed to have been mentioned as ''međurječje'' in 10th century sources, and became known as Sokol under the rule of

Stjepan Vukčić Kosača Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–1466) was a powerful Bosnian Nobility, nobleman who was politically active from 1435 to 1466; the last three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, Bosnian medieval history. During this period, ...

in the 15th century. Below the fortress is the , a monastery of the

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dedicated to

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Gallery

Soko grad Scepan polje Pluzine.png, Ruins of the medieval fortress Soko Grad Stefan Vukcic and the war in Zeta 1441.jpg, Location of Fortress Soko in 1444, within the

Duchy of Saint Sava The Duchy of Saint Sava ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Vojvodstvo Svetog Save, Војводство Светог Саве) was a late medieval polity in southeastern Europe, that existed from 1448 up to 1482, when it was absorbed by the Ottoman Empire. It was ...

1441 Kosaca S V u Zeti.jpg, Fortress Soko in 1441, during the breakthrough of Herzog Šćepan to

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. Hercegovački sandžak.png, Map of the

Sanjak of Herzegovina The Sanjak of Herzegovina (; ) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. The seat was in Foča until 1572 when it was moved to Taşlıca (Pljevlja). The sanjak was initially part of the Eyalet of Rumelia but was administrated int ...

in 1600 indicating Soko near Piva and Tara

References

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