Back قلعة بتروفارادين ARZ Петроварадинска крепост Bulgarian Petrovaradinska tvrđava BS Petrovaradínská pevnost Czech Petrovaradin German Fortaleza de Petrovaradin Spanish Petrovaradinin linnoitus Finnish Forteresse de Petrovaradin French Petrovaradinska tvrđava Croatian Benteng Petrovaradin ID
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| Petrovaradin Fortress | |
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.JPG) Petrovaradin Fortress, on the Danube river, overlooking Novi Sad | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Austrian fortification |
| Town or city | Petrovaradin |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°15′09″N 19°51′45″E / 45.2525°N 19.8625°E |
| Construction started | 1692 |
| Completed | 1780 |
| Opened | 1780 |
| Client | Charles Eugène de Croÿ |
Petrovaradin Fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава, Petrovaradinska tvrđava, pronounced [pɛtrɔʋarǎdiːnskaː tʋř̩dʑaʋa]; Hungarian: Péterváradi vár), nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube",[1][2][3] is a fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the Danube river. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on 18 October 1692 by Charles Eugène de Croÿ. Petrovaradin Fortress has many tunnels as well as over 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) of preserved underground corridors and countermine system.
In 1991 Petrovaradin Fortress was added to Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list of the Republic of Serbia.
- ^ Seguljev, Nenad; Pavlovic, Aleksandar; Wattles, Phillip. "Petrovaradin fortress – 'Gibraltar on the Danube'". Fortress Study Group. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Laurence (2013). Serbia (4th ed.). Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624631. OCLC 879348698. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ VisitSerbia.org (2010). "Petrovaradin fortress". Visit Novi Sad. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.