St. John's Fortress, Šibenik

Name: St. John's Fortress
Address: Šibenik, Croatia

#6 among attractions in Šibenik

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St. John's Fortress is an early modern fortress in Šibenik, Croatia, situated atop a hill north of the city's historical center. Named after a medieval church dedicated to St. John the Baptist that had stood there from at least 1444, the fortress, together with the adjacent Barone Fortress, was built during the Cretan War and successfully repelled consecutive Ottoman attacks in 1646 and 1647. A local name for the fortress, Tanaja, comes from one of its structures, a plier-shaped outwork, or tenaille. ()

Local name: Tvrđava Sv. Ivana u Šibeniku Coordinates: 43°44'23"N, 15°53'38"E

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St. John's Fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Šibenik Cathedral, Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Banj, Trajektno pristanište.

~1980 ftSW
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0.5 miW
43°44'30"N • 15°53'4"E
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43°43'47"N • 15°53'42"E
Trajektno pristanište, Šibenik
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~1280 ftNE
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Monastery
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0.4 miS
43°44'2"N • 15°53'31"E
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Which popular attractions are close to St. John's Fortress?

Nearby attractions include St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery, Šibenik (6 min walk), Spomen-park strijeljanih, Šibenik (7 min walk), Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (8 min walk), Garden of St. Lawrence Monastery, Šibenik (9 min walk).

How to get to St. John's Fortress by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. John's Fortress:

Bus

Šibenik Bus Station (14 min walk)

Ferry

Port of Šibenik (16 min walk)

Train

Šibenik (18 min walk)