Vushtrri Castle

Vushtrri Tower
Kulla e Vjetër
Војиновића кула
Vushtrri, Kosovo
Vojinović tower, interior court
TypeStrategic fortification
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built byVojinović brothers
MaterialsStone

The Vushtrri Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Vushtrrisë; Serbian: Војиновића Кула) or Old Tower (Albanian: Kulla e Vjetër; Serbian: Vojinovića Kula) are city fortifications in Vushtrri, Kosovo.[1] It was the seat of despot Đurađ Branković (1427–1456). Later chroniclers (Ami Boué, Aleksandar Giljferding) are noted that the fort itself is derived from the times of Dušan, and that it is an old fortress with a tower in the middle of the town.[2]

  1. ^ Kraja, Mehmet, ed. (2018). "Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës". (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova) (in Albanian). Vol. 1. Prishtina: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosova (Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës). p. 746. ISBN 9789951615846. OCLC 1080379844.
  2. ^ Aleksandar Deroko, Medieval towns in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia, Belgrade 1950.