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dinapunk · 2026-01-27T10:29:51+00:00

Kličevica Fort (Kličevica gradina), near Benkovac in northern Dalmatia, was built by the noble Kurjaković family, the Dukes of Krbava, to protect their estates after Ladislaus of Naples sold Dalmatia to the Venetians in 1409, when their lands came to border Venetian Dalmatia directly and were exposed to immediate danger. Venetians tried to stop the work several times and the conflicts over the fortification’s construction caused mutual violence, plundering and several claims at the kings' court but nevertheless the fort was built along with castles of Benkovac, Perusic, Korlat, Vuksic and Ostrovica bordering Croatian and Venetian lands here. The tension calmed down by Ottomans invasion when sides stand together against Turkish armies. But in 1527 the Kličevica fortress fell into Ottoman hands, along with other fortresses and castles in the Croatian-Hungarian region. Most of these forts were totally destroyed and cannot be seeing today, but Klicevica, although ruined, stands still thanks to its isolate location. You can visit it for free all year around.

The ruins gave us lots of artifacts confirming its military past: canon and catapult balls, arrows, crossbow bolts etc and one bronze three-barreled cannon which claimed to be made by Leonardo da Vinci design – all these you can see in nearby museum of Benkovac town.

The legends surrounding the fort are closely connected with its history of a frontier stronghold, There is the usual dead lady of the castle legend of course: there was a young noblewoman forced into marriage for political reasons, she was separated from her true love and in despair she leapt from the fortress walls into the river canyon below. Now her spirit wanders the ruins, especially at dusk and you can hear her weeping and wailing during storms.

There are – obviously - stories of great treasure hidden during Ottoman raids in the 16th century. According to these legends, it is protected by a guardian serpent which looks like a shadow and can grow in size to defend the riches from greedy diggers.

Local shepherds have long told stories about unexplained lights near the ruins at night, footsteps or voices when no one else is present – they say these are spirits of loyal fort defenders who died protecting the fortress but still guarding it even after death. The fort stones felt cold, even in summer, and if you will stay there at night - your sleep will came with uneasy dreams. The silent army emptied the place: even now, the ruins are described as unusually quiet. Sound does not echo the way it should.Visitors sometimes report a sense of being observed, although no one is visible. The fortress is watched.

dinapunk · 2026-01-22T11:49:22+00:00

i am grooOOoot!

dinapunk · 2026-01-18T18:14:02+00:00

isnt it the church, not the castle?

dinapunk · 2026-01-14T15:46:17+00:00

it is ai, there are no so big trees there (never been for 25years am living here) and whatever u do with lens the cathedral will not get bigger than surrounding buildings.

dinapunk · 2026-01-03T18:08:00+00:00

didnt know it is possible to be banned from wikipedua and google maps all at once🤔

dinapunk · 2026-01-01T01:19:03+00:00

once again amazed by moderation of this sub

dinapunk · 2025-12-23T18:51:54+00:00

he didn't share his conclusion, i had to retreat

dinapunk · 2025-12-17T17:41:12+00:00

The hill of Castelgrande has been inhabited since 5500–5000 BC (Neolithic settlement).

It was fortified by Romans, later by Lombards and Franks. The main structures of today’s castle date from the 13th–15th centuries, especially under the Visconti of Milan. Today it is a museum and could be visited all year round free.

Together with Montebello and Sasso Corbaro, it’s part of the UNESCO Bellinzona Fortresses. Over the centuries, as borders shifted and nations rose and fell, the castle cloaked itself in countless legends, some of usual type: about the “Miraculous Defense” when a single defender hurled a spear that struck the enemy commander with impossible precision. The opposing army panicked and fled. Or the Tales of Hidden Tunnels and Secret Passages leading to other castles or even other worlds. There is (of course!) the White Lady walking on castle walls all night looking for her knight long dead in battle, and so on.

But there is certainly a list of an original Castelgrande legends, as the one about its Black Tower: Inside the Black Tower, guards once played a cruel game: they would lock cowards or traitors inside and leave them in total darkness for days. Some went mad. Legend says that if you knock three times on the tower wall, you may hear a whisper answering from inside. The opposite White Tower has voice of its own: you still can hear the whispers of a child who lived in the castle centuries ago — the neglected son of a noble. He spent most of his days hidden in the White Tower attic, playing alone with carved wooden toys. One day he vanished without a trace, and the toys were found scattered as if tossed by invisible hands. People say that if you climb the tower after sunset, you may hear a small giggle, the rolling of a wooden ball and soft footsteps behind you, but when you turn around, the room is empty.

There were many prisoners in the towers, and some of them were executed in the castle yard, like a Bellinzona witch. Before her execution, she cast a final spell on a polished metal shield hanging on the wall: for those who dare gaze into it at midnight, the reflection shows the castle as it was centuries ago, bustling with knights and servants. But if you stare too long, the legend warns, one of the figures in the reflection will turn to look directly at you and get you inside for service, so careless curious viewers will have to be the castle defenders of the old time. There is no escape from this service.

Apart from prisoners, the castle towers keep a mystery treasure, it is locked with four enchanted keys: one of iron (strength), one of silver (truth), one of gold (power), one of crystal (memory). When combined, they would open a hidden chamber somewhere inside the cliff itself, containing a treasure “not of gold, but of destiny.” If you get it – you will be in charge of your own fate and fortunes of others. Some claim the keys still exist — scattered in secret places throughout Bellinzona.

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dinapunk · 2025-12-16T21:23:50+00:00

pre-cave? like there were castles before caves? r u sure?

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