Zatrič (fortress)

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Coordinates: 42°26′43″N 20°38′10″E / 42.44528°N 20.63611°E / 42.44528; 20.63611

Zatrič Zatriq
Zatrić
Aerial view of Zatriq village and area, the fortress located on a hill in front of the small village
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 Orahovac. It is located at the top of Gradište, 1,013 meters above sea level, which dominates the valley of White Drin and Prizren.

Layout[]

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[]

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[]

• List of fortresses in Kosovo
• List of fortresses in Serbia

References[]

Further reading[]

• Иван Здравковић, „Средњовековни градови и дворци на Косову“, Београд, 1975.

External links[]

• Zatrič, Cultural monuments in Serbia, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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