At the confluence of the rivers Jezava and Danube, on the very north of the country, the Smederevo Fortress was built by order of Despot Đurađ Branković in the 15th century. The largest flat-landed fortress in Europe today shall be remembered as the last Serbian medieval capital.
During Despot Đurađ’s reign, this monumental structure was the seat of the Serbian state and Church Authorities.
In those turbulent times, when Serbia was threatened by the great powers, the Inner City (Mali grad) and the Outer City (Veliki grad) of Đurađ’s Fortress were built in such way so as to ensure defense from any attack. The Inner City with its six towers was built in record time, for only two years, from 1428 to 1430. There was Despot Đurađ’s Court, a library, a cook room, a guard room, a great audience hall (magna audientia).
Thanks to Đurađ’s wealth and his skillful diplomacy, the Outer City with its 19 towers, intended for the accommodation of its residents, was finished by 1439, covering an area of 10.5 hectares.
The small town of Smederevo fortress is open
to visitors every day from 08:00 to 20:00.
To announce group visits and guide services, you can contact the Tourist Organization directly by calling +381 26 615 666 and +381 26 612 840.
From its construction until today, the Smederevo Fortress, the greatest strategic stronghold of the freedom of the Serbian people, has withstood many demolitions, the ravages of time, and human carelessness. Suffering the blows of the turbulent Serbian history, it remained as a rampart that even now proudly defies the passing of time.
