Fetislam
| Fetislam; Novigrad Фетислам; Новиград |
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Kladovo Serbia |
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One of the gates of Fetislam
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| Type | Strategic fortification |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1524 |
| Materials | Stone |
Fetislam is a fortification situated few kilometers upstream from town of Kladovo, on the right bank of river Danube.
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. The last one was composed from two parts: the Smaller and the Greater town.
The Smaller town was erected around 1524 as a starting point of Turkish assaults on Erdelj. 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 artilery 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.
The Turkish garrison stayed up to 1867 when together with six other fortified towns was handes over to the Serbian prince Mihajlo.
