Fortress of Klis

fThe Klis Fortress is a medieval citadel situated above a village bearing the identical name, near Split, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold constructed via the historic Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, becoming a royal citadel that became the seat of many Croatian kings, to its very last development as a huge citadel all through the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered numerous instances at some stage in its extra than thousand year long records.

Due to its area on a skip that separates the mountains Mosor and Kozjak, the fort served as a prime supply of defense in Dalmatia, specially against the Ottoman strengthen, and has been a key crossroad between the Mediterranean belt and the Balkan rear. The ancient Illyrian tribe of Dalmatae, which held a stronghold on this spot, had been the primary known population who lived at the website of what is nowadays Klis Fortress.