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On the southern slopes of Fru\u0161ka Gora, northwest of Vrdnik, hidden in a valley, tucked into a mountain range, is the Vrdnik Castle, one of the rare preserved medieval monuments in the Vojvodina region.
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\nDesignated a cultural monument in 1949, and categorized as a cultural asset of great importance in 1991, this castle was, judging by the spatial concept, architecture and construction method, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It consists of visible remains of the southern and parts of the eastern and western ramparts, the eastern tower in the rampart at the entrance and the defensive tower in the western part of the fortification. Isolated, often inaccessible, it was covered with vegetation that destroyed its walls.
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\n2013. and in 2014, the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments cleared the terrain, the Institute’s experts conducted the first surveys, and at the end of 2015, archaeological and architectural research and documentation began. In addition to primary examinations, studies and technical protection, there was also a need to create conditions for the fortification to achieve its utility value. Archaeological excavations and research were carried out in parallel, as well as architectural rehabilitation, conservation and protection of masonry structures. Over time, unstable parts of the crown of the walls were boarded up, cracks were injected, the rampart walls were preserved, and the square entrance tower was cleaned, excavated, preserved and presented. A steel staircase was installed on the outside of the defensive tower, allowing access and a view inside the tower.
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\nThe archaeological excavations were led by Ivana Pa\u0161i\u0107, archaeologist-conservator, and architect-conservator Jelena Filipovi\u0107 was the recipient of the Golden Mystery of the Serbian Society of Conservators, Architects’ Section, for the Project of Previous Research and Works on the Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection of the Masonry Structures of the Vrdnik Tower.
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\nIn 2026, work will be undertaken on the ongoing maintenance and preventive protection of the castle.
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\nPhoto: Archive of the PZZZSK, Petar Topi\u0107 and Marija Erdelji<\/span>
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