{{Other uses|Ribnica (disambiguation){{!}}Ribnica}} {{short description|15th-century Ottoman fortress in Montenegro}} {{Infobox military installation |name=Ribnica<br />Рибница |location=[[Podgorica]], [[Montenegro]] |coordinates = {{coord|42.438999|19.259127|type:landmark|display=inline}} |image=[[File:Depedogen.JPG|300px|]] |caption=Ribnica Fortress rarely seen covered with snow |map_type=Montenegro |map_size=250 |type=Fortress |built=15th century |builder= |controlledby= |materials=Limestone |height= |used= |condition= |ownership= |open_to_public= Yes }} The '''Ribnica Fortress''' ({{langx|sr|тврђава Рибница|tvrđava Ribnica}}) is a historic [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman]] [[fortress]] located in the [[Stara Varoš (Podgorica)|Stara Varoš]] neighborhood of [[Podgorica]], the capital city of [[Montenegro]].
== History == The fortress was built in the late 15th century (around 1477), during [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule. It sits above the confluence of the [[Ribnica (Morača)|Ribnica]] and [[Morača]] rivers, and was one of two fortresses that surrounded Stara Varoš.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.montenegrina.net/pages/pages1/istorija/crnojevici/cedo_marovic_tvrdjava_je_mladja_od_nemanje_360_godina.html|title = MONTENEGRINA - digitalna biblioteka crnogorske kulture i nasljedja -}}</ref>
For a long time, Depedöğen ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]; {{langx|sr|Депедоген|Depedogen}}) served as an ammunition warehouse. It was severely damaged in 1878, when a lightning strike triggered an explosion that destroyed a large part of the fortress's interior and exterior.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdm.me/kultura/nemanjici-vs-osmanlije-na-obali-ribnice |title=Nemanjići VS Osmanlije na obali Ribnice - Cafe Del Montenegro |website=www.cdm.me |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203023256/http://www.cdm.me/kultura/nemanjici-vs-osmanlije-na-obali-ribnice |archive-date=2012-12-03}} </ref>
It is believed that the fortress stems from the 12th century and that it is the birthplace of [[Stefan Nemanja]], the founding father of the [[Nemanjić dynasty]]. Therefore, many call the fortress '''Nemanjin Grad''' or '''Nemanjića Grad''' ("Nemanja's Town" in [[Serbian language|Serbian]]), and Orthodox ceremonies are often held at the location.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jadovno.com/intervjui-reportaze/articles/u-crnoj-gori-nemanjin-grad-turska-tvrdjava.html|title=У Црној Гори Немањин град Турска тврђава | Јадовно 1941. – КУЛТУРА СЈЕЋАЊА|date=14 September 2012|access-date=12 December 2012|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019121724/http://www.jadovno.com/intervjui-reportaze/articles/u-crnoj-gori-nemanjin-grad-turska-tvrdjava.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name Nemanjin Grad for this site is believed to have originated with [[King Nikola]] of Montenegro, who popularized this name upon freeing Podgorica from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1879.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bHszAQAAMAAJ&dq=%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0&pg=PA96|title=Ободска прослава; 1893. – Просвјета: лист за цркву, школу и поуку|year=1893}}</ref>
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