page_title: Đetinja
section_title: Užice Fortress
hierarchical_section_title: Đetinja / Užice section / Užice Fortress
caption_attribution_description: English: Image from the western part of the city Užice, west Serbia. The image shows the Old fortified town from the 1300s.
context_page_description: Đetinja is a river in western Serbia, a 75 km long natural but shorter headstream of the Zapadna Morava River.
  The Đetinja river valley serves as a route for the Belgrade-Bar railway.
context_section_description: In Užice, Đetinja runs near the remnants of an early mediaeval fortress of Užički Grad located on a steep hill surrounded by deep river canyon-like gorge. The fort originates from the 14th century. The ruins were partially revitalized in the mid 1980s and the next reconstruction, basically a continuation of the 1980s works, ensued in August 2017. For now, the reconstruction of the upper town, middle town and water tower is planned. Part will be conserved and part will be repaired. A possible modernization of the feature, which would include the bridge which would connect the fortress with the Zlatibor road, cable car, museum, hotel, etc., was also considered by the city administration.
  When Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi visited the area in 1664, he described the fortress "being on the high cliff, like the town of Tokat", adding that "you can't approach it with a military charge as it is under the peak of the abysmal hill on one side, while on the three sides it is surrounded by the river Đetinja, wavy and loud." He also noted that at the time there were over 100 watermills on the river, and six bridges in the Užice area, three wooden and three made of stone.
  In may 2019 it was confirmed that the pedestrian bridge across the Đetinja to the fortress will be built. The fortress itself will be reconstructed and partially rebuilt based on the detailed Austrian plans from 1737. The tower, citadel at the top and the casemate will be completely rebuilt.
caption: Medieval Užice Fortress
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