The Baba Finka fortification

Negotin was a strategically significant place for both the Turkish and Austrian authorities, and they both fortified it. The central fortification in Negotin, known as Baba Finka, is believed to have been built by the Turks but was later fortified by the Serbian authorities as well When the fortification lost...

  • Negotin was a strategically significant place for both the Turkish and Austrian authorities, and they both fortified it. The central fortification in Negotin, known as Baba Finka, is believed to have been built by the Turks but was later fortified by the Serbian authorities as well
  • When the fortification lost all its strategic importance, it was demolished in April 1833. Only the gunpowder magazine remained as a testament to the people’s liberation struggles in the Krajina region
  • The Baba Finka fortification was located within the area of the current building of the Municipal Assembly of Negotin,

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