Zatriq (fortress)
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| Zatrič Zatriq | |
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| Zatrić, Rahovec, Kosovo | |
 Aerial view of Zatriq village and area, the fortress located on a hill in front of the small village | |
| Coordinates | 42°26′43″N 20°38′10″E / 42.44528°N 20.63611°E |
| Type | fortification |
| Site history | |
| In use | cca. 900 - cca. 1400 |
| Materials | Stone |
Zatrič or Zatriq (Serbian Cyrillic: Затрич; Albanian: Zatriqi) is a fortress in Kosovo, whose ruins are located near the village Zatrić (old name: Zatrič), ten kilometers north of Rahovec. It is located at the top of Gradište, 1,013 meters above sea level, which dominates the valley of White Drin and Prizren.
Layout
[edit]Zatrič consists of the upper town, located at the very top, around which down town was spread. Top Gradište has a shape that resembles a sharp tooth or beak, with southern and eastern sides protected by isolated and sharp rocks that, in some places, reach up to 50 meters. On its north side, there is a natural plateau, on which research discovered ceramics and brick remains were discovered, contours of four-squared and polygonal facilities, and the basis of towers and ramps, which were connected the lower town to upper town.
History
[edit]Historical records have no information on it, while Jastrebov believes that it was an old Byzantine fort, larger than in one Prizren, which could house thousands of people.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Иван Здравковић, „Средњовековни градови и дворци на Косову“, Београд, 1975.
External links
[edit]- Zatrič, Cultural monuments in Serbia, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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