Medun
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(17 reviews)Podgorica, Podgorica Municipality Montenegro
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A renowned difficult to access fortress, located about 10km north-east of Podgorica, Medun was erected between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Also known as Meteon, this ancient town was the seat of the Illyric tribe Labeata who ruled the Skadar basin. Today only some parts of the defensive walls are visible, and the town remains mostly belong to a medieval Turkish fortress. The fortress remains house St. Nicholas' Church, which was built in the 18th century, and this historic location is also known as birthplace of Marko Miljanov, Montenegrin hero and writer.