Prilepac (fortress)

42°32′24.50″N 21°31′16.16″E

For a village in the municipality of Vlasotince, see Prilepac.

For a village in the municipality of Gjilan, see Prilepnica.

Memorial in Prilepac, dedicated to Prince Lazar

Prilepac^[1][2][3] (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепац), or Prilepnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепница) was a Serbian medieval fortress near Kosovska Kamenica, Kosovo. It is most famous as the birthplace of Prince Lazar, who was born c. 1329.

See also

• Novo Brdo (fortress)
• Prizrenac (fortress)
• List of fortresses in Kosovo
• Prilepnica

References

1. PRILEPNICA (Gnjilane): 1. ruins of an old church; 2. small medieval town of Prilepac, several villages; 3. Draganac monastery, above the town of Prilepac.
2. Babinger, Franz (12 July 1992). "Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time". Princeton University Press. p. 127.
3. Filipović, Gordana. "Kosovo — Past and Present". p. 28.

External links

• Grad Prilepac rodno mesto kneza Lazara rtvpuls.com (in Serbian)
• Prilepac (Serbian Cyrillic: Прилепац) – video from the air (2017) facebook.com (in Serbian)