Novo Goražde · Drina valley · Medieval · Ottoman
Samobor Fortress
Samobor overlooks the upper Drina landscape near Novo Goražde. The municipal history associates the fortress with the Kosača rulers, including Sandalj Hranić and Stjepan Vukčić, and records Ottoman control from 1465. Its irregular ruins extend over steep terrain and should not be reduced to a single freestanding tower. This is the Bosnian Samobor fortress, not the better-known ruined castle near Zagreb in Croatia. The exact early building date is left open because published accounts differ.
Explore the 3D modelThrough the centuries
1465
The municipal account records the fortress passing to Ottoman control.
Architecture & evidence
Irregular elliptical donjon
The municipal walking account describes an irregular elliptical keep with curved western and northern walls. This study retains that distinction with an open, uneven masonry shell.
Central defensive cross-wall
Samobor includes extensive defenses beyond this compact cluster. The scene models the mapped central ruin area only, with estimated cross-wall heights.
Reduced western remains
Low broken walls and rubble indicate the core's ruined fabric. They do not represent the complete fortress, whose outer circuits extend far beyond the mapped polygon used here.
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