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Zatriq (fortress)

Coordinates: 42°26′43″N 20°38′10″E / 42.44528°N 20.63611°E / 42.44528; 20.63611
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Zatrič
Zatriq
Zatrić, Rahovec, Kosovo
Aerial view of Zatriq village and area, the fortress located on a hill in front of the small village
Coordinates42°26′43″N 20°38′10″E / 42.44528°N 20.63611°E / 42.44528; 20.63611
Typefortification
Site history
In usecca. 900 - cca. 1400
MaterialsStone

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.

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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

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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.

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Further reading

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