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Kurvingrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Курвинград) (Whoretown) or Koprijan is the fortress which rises above the South Morava river, 11 km south of the town of Niš, respectively located in the village of Doljevac.〔(Историјски архив Ниш: ''„ДЕТАЉНИ ПОПИС НАХИЈЕ НИШ ИЗ 1516. ГОДИНЕ“ (in Serbian).'' ) HISTORICAL ARCHIVE NIŠ , Retrieved 10 April 2013〕 It is assumed that this is the Medieval Koprijan, a town at the foot of the remains of a large settlement from the time of Antiquity, so that alone Citadel has millennium continuity of existence. Today, there are remains of fortifications, but they are not sufficiently studied.〔(''spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs'' ) Official website, Retrieved 23 January 2014〕 == History == This location is not still sufficiently explored. Because of the transit and its strategic location, at the time of Roman Empire resort was the tower defense of the military road (Via Militaris). The city was an important military point at the time of the Byzantine Empire, with the name of Kompolos. The settlement left over from an earlier period of time was reconstructed, and has been named Koprijan ever since. Koprijan was a border city of the despots, which throughout its history repeatedly changed its owners, Serbian and Turkish. When was in the last fell swoop of Ottomans, Serbian medieval state was destroyed, Koprijan was completely demolished too. People were displaced and killed, some of them ending up as sex slaves in Asia Minor. The fortress was repeatedly used as building material for the construction of Niš Fortress.〔(koprijan.html ) koprijan article , Retrieved 10 April 2013.〕 In the 20th century, materials from the ruins were used by the local population as building materials.〔(Radio+Beograd ) rts.rs - Official website, Retrieved 17 January 2014.〕 Emperor Justinian I in the mid-6th century in the vicinity of his home town, built thirty-two new forts and restored seven forts. He also built a number of castles, so that the population had a place of refuge in case of the barbarian attack on The Danube. It is said that the restored castle was ad Herculum i Calis. Calis later could have been incorrectly written Komplos. It is quite possible that the Byzantine village built on Kurvingrad was the northern defense for Justiinijane Prime.〔(''Arheologija'' ), archaeology article, Retrieved 20 January 2014.〕 Kurvingrad was, at the time of the battle for the Turkish throne in 1413. conquered and destroyed by the Sultan Musa Çelebi. City was after his defeat, returned to despot Stefan Lazarevic. Travel writer Ami Bue mentioned in the first half of the 19th century, the ruins of this city.〔(''srednjevekovni-grad-koprijan'' ) Medieval town Koprijan article, Retrieved 20 January 2014〕 Document on Peace of Szeged in 1444. year. mentioning Koperhamum and Procopius, to us show that Komplos must have been on the site of the present Kurvingrad. There is a noticeable similarity in the names, and the whole area is rich in Byzantine findings. Thus, in the neighboring village of Doljevac were found a Byzantine basilica and several graves. During the digging the foundations of those buildings, people often found the ruins of older structures, which are dated to the 6th to 8th centuries by the materials used and the manner of building. Komplos must have been an important highway connecting the South Morava and the Vardar river valleys, integral element of the network that was here in the past, important military point, which protected road from raiders and barbaric intrusion. What was the fate of the city at that time, it is not clear, but at the time it was regarded as impregnable. An important advantage of the city's defense was lying in inaccessible mountainous terrain, under which spanned clear view of the valley and the river, whose background was preserved by even higher mountain Seličevica. During World War I site Kurvingrad was used by the Germans command, for establishing their defensive front against the Serbian army, which was moving rapidly, advancing to the north, in October 1918. German front could not be held, despite its very strong position, only because the Serbian army came on top Seličevica and found themselves behinds enemies' back, who left Niš without a fight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kurvingrad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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