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Srebrenik fortification is a Bosnian and Herzegovina fortification close to the city of Srebrenik. Since November 2, 2004, it has been recognized as a national monument in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The stronghold is situated in the settlement of Gornji Srebrenik, approximately 5 kilometers from the city center, on the northeastern slopes of Majevica mountain. Built on a steep, nearly impassable rock, it has a deep hole cut beneath it, and the only way in is by a little bridge. Its exact year of construction and the identity of its builder are unknown from contemporary historical sources. The earliest documents go all the way back to1333 edicts of Stephen II to Ragusa. It was a crucial strategic stronghold because it was situated on significant military roads at the time. King Louis I of Hungary dispatched an army to Bosnia in 1363 under the command of his palatine Nicholas Kont, but Srebrenik caused the army to suffer heavy losses. After being taken by the Hungarian monarch Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1393, it had multiple changes of ownership during the ensuing decades, with the Hungarians retaking it in 1405, 1408, and 1410, respectively. Stefan Lazarević, the Serbian despot, later received it as a gift, although the Hungarians continued to use it as a garrison. By 1433, King Thomas of Bosnia was able to retake it, but by 1452, Đurađ Branković, nephew of Stefan Lazarević had already taken it and given it to the Hungarians. By 1462, Srebrenik and the rest of the župa Usora were ruled by the Ottomans. The Ottoman army was forced to withdraw because to logistical issues and an epidemic, and Matthias Corvinus was able to retake Srebrenik. Matthias established the Banate of Srebrenik in 1464 and gave it to Nicholas of Ilok, who subsequently became the nominal ruler of Bosnia, in an effort to strengthen defense against upcoming Ottoman incursions. Although the exact date of its Ottoman recapture is unknown, it most likely occurred between 1510 and 1519. Due to Ottoman frontier expansion, the citadel saw very little military engagement from the Battle of Mohács until the Treaty of Karlowitz. As a result, it was either abandoned entirely or had just a tiny garrison. Srebrenik Fortress was named a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 2, 2004. #History #Architecture #Castles

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