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Twierdza Nehaj

Senj

Nehaj Fortress

Nehaj Fortress

The Nehaj Fortress is one of the most characteristic defensive structures in Croatia, built on a hill in the town of Senj in 1558. The building material was stones from partially destroyed buildings of the town. It has a quadrangular shape (side length 23 m, height of the fortress 18 m), an internal courtyard and small reinforcing turrets at the corners. The walls narrow towards the top, where their thickness at the bottom is 3.30 m, and at the top it decreases to 2-2.5 m. There are over 100 small gun ports and 11 large holes for cannons in the walls. The second seat of the Uszok in Croatia. The first is Klis Fortress near Split.

 

The interior of the fortress was accessed via stairs, a narrow wooden bridge and a small door. On the ground floor there was a well, a kitchen, rooms for defenders and an armory. The first floor was intended for the commander and commanders, while the second floor housed 11 cannons, positioned so that they could shoot in different directions.

 

The Uskoks were Christian refugees who, fleeing from Turkish troops, found shelter in the Velebit Mountains, which is now Croatia. Over time, they transformed into a community of warriors who protected the local population from Ottoman attacks and organized armed raids on the border. After the Ottomans captured Klis in 1537, the survivors of the Uskoks took refuge in Senj and offered their services to the Habsburgs. From there, they conducted offensive operations against Venice and the Ottomans.


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