Novo Brdo Fortress

In a small mountain between Prlepnica and Krivareka, about 30-35 km west of Gjilan and about 39 kilometers south-east of Pristina, the ruins of the medieval town and fort of Novo Brdo are preserved. According to documents discovered to date, Novo Brdo with this name was first mentioned in the early decades of the fourteenth century, under the name Nuovo Monte. The medieval town was a mining settlement and nowadays parts of walls, towers, and traces of the foundations of some of the sacred monuments of the fortress are preserved. The fortress consists of the upper town and the lower town, built on the hill of Novobrdo. The lower town, namely the Subkalaja, extends to the hills, east and southeast entirely to the mine beneath the Great Mountain. The upper town is built on the highest part of the hill, while beneath it, to the west, lies the lower town, based on the shape of a crane. The city has access only from the east. From other parts, the slope of the hill is very steep towards the valley. To the east, the terrain gradually rises and crosses to another smaller hill, on the upper plateau, beneath which are the ruins of a large medieval cathedral-style church.