Mysteries of the ancient world, the medieval town Žrnov, Serbia On top of Avala, where he now is a monument of the Unknown Soldier, formerly located medieval fortress and the ancient city Žrnov. According to legend, the city was the seat of Porča of Avala. There are discovered remains of the Celtic culture and their settlement, the Romans were in the same place where their fort, whence are they control access *Singidunum, but also to protect their mines on the slopes of Aval a. Our ancestors are in this place, in the Middle Ages, built a fort. Later, in 1442. are is occupied the Ottomans, and then is further expanded since it was located on an important place for the defense, but is with the fall of Belgrade in 1521. Žrnov lost its strategic importance. King of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Karadjordjevic in 1934. is decided to dynamite destroy this fort and in its place erect a monument to the Unknown Soldier, from famous Croatian author Ivan Mestrovic. Reasons for demolition have not been ...
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