page_title: Borač Fortress
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Borač Fortress / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Church in Borač, near Knić, Serbia Français&#160;: L'église de Borač, près de Knić, Serbie
context_page_description: Borač, also known as Borač na Kršu is a medieval town and fortress. The remains of the Borač fortress lie on top of a rocky hill 10 km northwest of Knić.
context_section_description: Although the town of Borač existed as a center of a Serbian župa, or a district since 12th century, the fortification was first mentioned in the records from 1389 as a residence of princess Milica after the death of her husband, prince Lazar of Serbia in Battle of Kosovo earlier that year.
  Despot Stefan Lazarevic promulgated a charter to the people of Dubrovnik in borač in 1405. In that period, it was one of the most significant fortifications in the dominion. After the fall of Belgrade and Golubac, whilst building Smederevo, despot Đurađ Branković additionally fortified Borač. In 1438, the fortress was conquered and razed to the ground by sultan Murad II.
caption: Church of Saint Archangel Mihailo in the village of Borač
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