History of the royal courts!

You have to experience this live.From the Smederevo fortress you can see the perfect view of the whole town of Smederevo and the beautiful Danube river for several kilometers.In the fort itself you can see beautiful buildings.And when you finish sightseeing the fortress you can go to the Smederevo Museum and see what was found in the fortress itself.

The museum is located only 200m away from the fortress.The museum is located only 200m away from the fortress.You can also find many birds.Well you can make beautiful photos too.

The Smederevo fortress during the despot of Djurdj Brankovic was the center of an entire country. And so it had to be on a large surface.

As a large building at that time, masonry lasted from 1428-1439.Its location at the mouth of the River Jezava on the Danube covers an area of ​​approximately 11 hectares.The fortress is in the form of an irregular triangle and is divided into two parts.A smaller part was used as a court despot while a larger part was used for the people and the lords.The construction of the Small Town took only two years, which is very small for such work.But the workers who built the fort were literally dying of fatigue.

When they built the small town where the despots were staying with family, the second major part of the fort began to burn.Most of it was built around 1439.Then 19 towers and a canal were added to merge the two rivers of the Danube and the Dam.So the fort was surrounded by water and it was not easy to conquer.

The town of Smederevo fell into Turkish hand
s permanently in 1459, and thus the Serbian medieval state.Subsequently, the fort was used by various armies and even Hitler's army during the Second World War when the stronghold exploded.he fort itself suffered minor damage while the rest of the Smederevo within a few kilometers of the fort was flattened.Today, the walls are being rebuilt and the fort is open to all visitors.

Zlatni Breg Winery, as part of the royal court in Smederevo, produces wine and brandy, almost 4000 liters a year. It is now the state cellar of the Serbian government, founded more than 180 years ago by the royal Obrenovic dynasty.Wine and brandy from the once royal cellar are now used only for government and government visits, but can also be found below for other people. Its founders are the princes and kings of the Serbian Obrenovic dynasty, who first made the economy here and then the summer court, which is now one of the representative objects of the Serbian government.The first grapevines were planted first by Prince Milos then by Prince Mijailo and then by King Milan and King Aleksandar Obrenovic.

Prince Milos bought the land and orchard from Turkish spahi for 4,500 groshes between 1827 and 1829. From this cellar, at that time, quality white wine "Smederevka" was delivered, which was first mentioned in the documents around 1831.Smederevo wines were present in European countries, and in 1882, at the World Exhibition in Bordeaux, they were awarded for quality. After World War II, the royal court became state-owned and closed. The vineyard today extends over nine acres (in front of the court).Production is from 15,000 to 17,000 bottles of wine and brandy a year, and the highest quality is Cabernet Sauvignon "Plavinac".

The total area of ​​the property is 35 hectares and there are 20 workers. The basement used to be in the mansion itself, and the present building is believed to have been probably built around 1959 during the Communist era when the residence was completely renovated and rebuilt since the war.2013 saw the introduction of state-of-the-art stainless steel vessels and has an additional capacity of 19,000 liters.