Prilepac (fortress)

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For a village in the municipality of Vlasotince, see Prilepac.
For a village in the municipality of Gjilan, see Prilepnica.
Memorial in Prilepac, dedicated to Prince Lazar

Prilepac[1][2][3] (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепац), or Prilepnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепница) was a Serbian medieval fortress near Kosovska Kamenica, Kosovo. It is most famous as the birthplace of Prince Lazar, who was born c. 1329.

  1. ^ PRILEPNICA (Gnjilane): 1. ruins of an old church; 2. small medieval town of Prilepac, several villages; 3. Draganac monastery, above the town of Prilepac.[1][2]
  2. ^ Babinger, Franz (12 July 1992). "Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time". Princeton University Press. p. 127.
  3. ^ Filipović, Gordana. "Kosovo — Past and Present". p. 28.