Fetislam

Fetislam is a fortification situated a few kilometers upstream from the town of Kladovo, on the right bank of the Danube in Serbia.[1]

Fetislam; Novigrad
Фетислам; Новиград
Kladovo
Serbia
One of the gates of Fetislam
Coordinates44°36′56″N 22°36′07″E
TypeStrategic fortification
Site information
Open to
the public		Yes
Site history
Built1524
MaterialsStone

History

The fortress is located on a settlement called Novigrad. With the erection of Fetislam the Turkish defense line towards Hungary was completed and this line was made of fortresses in Smederevo, Kulic, Ram, Golubac and Fetislam.[1] The last one was composed from two parts: the Smaller and the Greater town.[1]

The Smaller town was erected around 1524 as a starting point of Turkish assaults on Erdelj.[1] During the Austro-Turkish conflicts from 1717 to 1739 the Smaller Town acquires strategic importance, thus the Greater Town is erected around it. Later around 1818 the dirt-built ramparts are topped with curtain walls. After the last reconstruction Fetislam is turned into a artillery bastion. The whole complex of this fortress was surrounded with a still visible deep and wide trench, which used to be filled with water from a Danube's branch.[1]

The Turkish garrison stayed up until 1867, when Fetislam was handed over to the Serbian prince Mihajlo Obrenović along with six other cities.[1]

  • Inscription above the main gate
  • The main gate
  • Tower
  • Fortress walls

References
  1. "Kladovo – Fetislam". sekcijatvrdjava.rs. Association of Fortresses and remains of fort cities in Serbia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018.
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