8 Forts @ Danube in Serbia - Fetislam Fortress.

On the bank, of river Danube, lies the fortress of Fetislam. At the beginning of the 16th century the Ottomans strengthen their control of the river by construction of the Fetislam fortress, which raised both their offensive and defensive abilities. The Fetislam Fortress was a part of larger defensive system along the Danube within a chain of fortresses: Belgrade, Smederevo, Ram, Fetislam… The precious name of the fortification is Fethislam, in Turkish Fethul Islam, which means, “the Gate of Islam”, but is