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Why visit Bolvan Fortress
Bolvan Fortress, also known as Bovan Fortress or Jerina's City is a fortress located 9 km from Aleksinac, near the village and lake Bovan. Likely built on the foundations of the Roman castrum Praesidium Pompei, the fortress is first mentioned in 1395, in a legal document by Princess Milica of Serbia.
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Aleksinac, Serbia
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History
Bolvan Fortress, also known as Bovan Fortress or Jerina's City is a fortress located 9 km from Aleksinac, near the village and lake Bovan. Likely built on the foundations of the Roman castrum Praesidium Pompei, the fortress is first mentioned in 1395, in a legal document by Princess Milica of Serbia. It served as a salt depository during the period of Moravian Serbia, as well as a border fortress in the Serbian Despotate.
“Bolvan Fortress, also known as Bovan Fortress or Jerina's City is a fortress located 9 km from Aleksinac, near the village and lake Bovan. Likely built on the foundations of the Roman castrum Praesidium Pompei, the fortress is first mentioned in 1395, in a legal document by Princess Milica of Serbia.”
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