Ostrvica Fortress
| Ostrvica | |
|---|---|
Острвица | |
| Part of a system of castles functioning together to protect the mines of Rudnik | |
| Rudnik, Serbia | |
Remnants of Ostrvica castle | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | |
| Condition | ruined |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°10′09″N 20°27′39″E / 44.16917°N 20.46083°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | before 1323 |
| In use | 14th and 15th century |
| Demolished | 1451 |
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Ostrvica or Ostrovica (Turkish: Sivrice Hisar) was a small fortified town built on one of the peaks of Rudnik mountain, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the town of Rudnik. After 1323/1324, when it was recorded for the first time, it belonged to the Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire, Moravian Serbia, Serbian Despotate and Ottoman Empire. In 1451 the Ottomans razed it to the ground.