Medieval Fortresses on the Danube

Collection title

Cultural Heritage

ID

HRT00079

Source

HRT (HR)

First broadcast date

2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

The Danube river flows through Croatia over a distance of 140 km and it is a natural frontier between Croatia, Serbia and Hungary (the river runs through the regions of Slavonia, Baranya, Syrmia, Bachka and Vojvodina). Because of its strategic and economic importance, the border controls commerce and navigation. Since Antiquity and maybe even since prehistoric times, people here built fortresses. The oldest have disappeared but it is to presume that the new ones were bulit on the same spots. Some are mentioned only in old documents. The biggest and strongest castles survived and witness tumultuous centuries.

Type

video

Production companies

• HRT - Own production

Broadcaster

HRT - HRT

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Samaržija Zdenko

Primary theme

Historical heritages

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Architecture
• Tourism and cultural sites / Urbanism and cities

Credits / Cast

• Dubravec Edda - Journalist
• Marotti Luka - Director
• Mršić Tvrtko - Photographer

Period of events

• From 1000 to 1500

Map locations

• Croatia - Slavonia - Dunav

Original language

croatian

Media running time

15m4