Samobor Fortress built

14 CE.

Shown on the map at 43.671°, 19.113°.

Samobor Fortress is a medieval fortress located on the Drina River, in the municipality of Novo Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fortress was built in the 14th century by Grand Duke of Bosnia, Sandalj Hranić. His heir Stjepan Vukčić held the fortress until the arrival of the Ottoman invaders in 1465. The fortress and its surroundings are declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.

Text from the Wikipedia article Samobor Fortress, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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