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Petrovaradin Fortress is located in northern Serbia, directly across the Danube River from Novi Sad. (Technically, the fortress and town of Petrovaradin are now part of Novi Sad.)
The cornerstone of this fort was laid in 1692. The most peculiar feature of this fortress is the clock tower (known as the "reverse clock". The hour and minute hands are intentionally backward. They did this so that fisherman down on the Danube could look up and tell what time it was. (Read into that what you will about...anything.)
Recent archaeological digs at the upper fortress have found evidence of human settlement here between 19,000-15,000 B.C. That's one cool thing about Serbia: the prehistoric discoveries. (Prehistoric...that word seems a bit absurd to me; isn't anything in the past technically history?) Hmm...Paleolithic. That's the era. Humans have continually lived in this spot since Paleolithic times.
Again, the weather didn't help. This would be nicer on a sunny day. I did like the size and feel of the defensive walls here. The lower fortress and city didn't impress me too much.
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Petrovaradin Fortress is located in northern Serbia, directly across the Danube River from Novi Sad. (Technically, the fortress and town of Petrovaradin are now part of Novi Sad.)
The cornerstone of this fort was laid in 1692. The most peculiar feature of this fortress is the clock tower (known as the "reverse clock". The hour and minute hands are intentionally backward. They did this so that fisherman down on the Danube could look up and tell what time it was. (Read into that what you will about...anything.)
Recent archaeological digs at the upper fortress have found evidence of human settlement here between 19,000-15,000 B.C. That's one cool thing about Serbia: the prehistoric discoveries. (Prehistoric...that word seems a bit absurd to me; isn't anything in the past technically history?) Hmm...Paleolithic. That's the era. Humans have continually lived in this spot since Paleolithic times.
Again, the weather didn't help. This would be nicer on a sunny day. I did like the size and feel of the defensive walls here. The lower fortress and city didn't impress me too much.