St. Michael Fort

This article is about the fort in Croatia. For other uses, see Fort St. Michael (disambiguation).

Fort St. Michael (Croatian: Utvrda sv. Mihovila; Italian: Fortezza di San Michele) is a fortress on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It was initially built by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century, and rebuilt by the Republic of Venice in 1202, during the Fourth Crusade.

Sources

  • Sorić, Sofija (2012). "Kaštel Sv. Mihovila na otoku Ugljanu" [The Fort of St Michael on the Island of Ugljan] (PDF). Ars Adriatica (in Croatian) (2): 85–96. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

44°04′18″N 15°09′39″E / 44.0716°N 15.1608°E / 44.0716; 15.1608


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