Prozor Fortress, Medieval castle ruins in Vrlika, Croatia.
Prozor Fortress is a stone structure built on an isolated rocky outcrop at 575 meters elevation above Vrlika. The remaining elements include walls, residential buildings, a water tank system, and a small chapel from its medieval period.
In 1406, King Ladislaus of Naples granted this fortress, then called Castrum Werhlychky, to Hrvoje Vukčić as the administrative center of the region. This gift marked its role as the seat of local authority for the surrounding territory.
The fortress shows how medieval communities organized themselves around a fortified center on elevated terrain. Today visitors can see how residents used the stone structures for both daily life and defense.
Visitors can reach the ruins by following a dirt trail that starts from the Roman Catholic parish church in Vrlika town. The path is open to the public at no cost, though the climb is exposed and exposed terrain offers little shade along the way.
The fortress features a well-preserved medieval water tank system that reveals how residents managed water supply on this isolated rocky site. Such engineered systems from this period rarely survive intact at other similar locations.
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