Žrnov
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| Žrnov Fortress Тврђава Жрнов |
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| Belgrade 22x20px Serbia |
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| 300px Žrnov fortress on Avala near Belgrade, destroyed in 1934 |
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| Built | Roman Era |
| Built by | Roman Empire |
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Demolished |
Žrnov or Žrnovan (Жрнов) was a Serbian medieval fortress located on the highest top of Avala, at 511 metres (1,677 ft), in Belgrade, Serbia. At the top Ancient Romans built the outpost, and later the Serbs expanded it into a fortress. Ottomans occupied fort, and expanded and strengthened it for preparations of the attack on Belgrade. In the city, according to legend dwelt, celebrated in songs, Porča of Avala. The remains of the fortifications were destroyed by dynamite in 1934 [1], in order to clear the cite for the construction of Mausoleum Monument to the Unknown Hero, whose author was the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
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