Zatriq (fortress)

Zatrič Zatriq
Zatrić, Rahovec, Kosovo
Aerial view of Zatriq village and area, the fortress located on a hill in front of the small village
Coordinates	42°26′43″N 20°38′10″E
Type	fortification
Site history
In use	cca. 900 - cca. 1400
Materials	Stone

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.

Layout

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

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.

See also

• List of fortresses in Kosovo

Further reading

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

External links

• Zatrič, Cultural monuments in Serbia, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts