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Petrovaradin Fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава, Petrovaradinska tvrđava, pronounced [pɛtrɔʋarǎdiːnskaː tʋř̩dʑaʋa]; Hungarian: Péterváradi vár), nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube", is a fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located on the right ...
- Austrian fortification
- 1692
- 1780
- Serbia
02.09.2009. The Petrovaradin Fortress, exceptional work of the 18th-century fortification engineering, is one of the largest, most complex and best preserved artillery bastions in this part of Europe. It spreads over the northern slopes of Fruška Gora, on the right bank of the Danube.
Mar 23, 2024 · March 23, 2024 by Danielle Koch. Less than half an hour’s drive from the city center, Petrovradin Fortress is the best day trip from Novi Sad. The Petrovaradin Fortress. The fortress, a fortification built according to Marshal Vauban’s system, covers 112 hectares and is adorned with numerous bastions and barracks.
- Danielle Koch
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Jun 7, 2021 · About Petrovaradin Fortress. Nicknamed ‘Gibraltar on the Danube’, Petrovaradin Fortress is a 17th century fortified structure in Novi Sad, Serbia. There has been a fortress on the site by the River Danube since the Bronze Age; the first fortifications on the site of Petrovaradin Fortress were built by the Romans and expanded by Cisterian ...
Petrovaradin Fortress. Novi Sad, Serbia, Europe. Top choice in Novi Sad. Towering over the river on a 40m-high volcanic slab, this mighty citadel, considered Europe's second-biggest fortress (and one of its best preserved), is aptly nicknamed 'Gibraltar on the Danube'. Constructed using slave labour between 1692 and 1780, its dungeons have held ...
Jun 18, 2021 · Novi Sad – Petrovaradin Fortress. June 18, 2021. About the Fortress. Petrovaradin Fortress is the most significant attraction of Novi Sad. This “Gibraltar on the Danube” is one of the best preserved fortifications in Europe and it represents an exceptional example of military architecture.
The Petrovaradin Fortress, the second largest in Europe, is situated in the city of Novi Sad, on the banks of the Danube. Due to its great importance to the Habsburg Monarchy, it was dubbed the Gibraltar of the Danube.
