Bolvan Fortress

Bolvan Fortress
Тврђава Болван
Tvrđava Bolvan
Bovan
Near Aleksinac in Serbia
Map
Coordinates43°37′20.50″N 21°41′38.50″E / 43.6223611°N 21.6940278°E / 43.6223611; 21.6940278
TypeFortification
Site information
Controlled byMoravian Serbia, Serbian Despotate, Ottoman Empire
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuin
Site history
BuiltBefore 1395 (1395)
In useUntil 1427, 1443
MaterialsStone
EventsOttoman Conquest of Serbia, Crusade of Varna

Bolvan Fortress (Serbian: Тврђава Болван / Tvrđava Bolvan), also known as Bovan Fortress (Serbian: Тврђава Бован / Tvrđava Bovan) or Jerina's City (Serbian: Јеринин град / Jerinin grad) 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.