Mezek Fortress

Mezek Fortress is a medieval stronghold constructed in the 11th and 12th centuries west of the modern village of Mezek, southeastern Bulgaria. It has been identified as the medieval Neoutzikon, mentioned in Byzantine chronicles. The structure is perched on an elongated terrace at the foothills of the most northeastern ridge of the Rhodope Mountains known as Gorata or St Marina. It functioned as a border guard fortress defending the lands between the rivers Maritsa and Arda. The fortress was controlled by the Byzantine and the Bulgarian Empires until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in the second half of the 14th century.

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Fortress of Neoutzikon; medieval Neoutzikon
fortress, 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria, 

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Location: 41.7372, 26.0836, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Mardia ⓘ
  battle

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  Battle of Mont Hemus ⓘ
  1306 battle

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  Evros River incident ⓘ
  1986 clash between Greek and Turkish soldiers

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  Lyutitsa ⓘ
  castle in Bulgaria

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  Baluk Dere Fortress ⓘ
  Bulgaria Baluk Dere Fortress is a medieval fortress situated northwest of the village of Slaveevo. The fortress was built directly over the Arda River. Baluk Dere Fortress History The Slaveevo fortress is assumed to be part of a fortification system

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  Mezek Fortress ⓘ
  medieval border guard fortress

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Mezek Fortress 2011 PD 093

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Mezek Fortress 4

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	316	Battle of Mardia	battle, Ancient Rome	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1306	Battle of Mont Hemus	Alans, battle, Catalan Company	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1986	Evros River incident	border incident	Wikidata
site	fort		Lyutitsa	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	500	Baluk Dere Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1100	Mezek Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 8		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 2011 PD 093		Commons
commons	image		KrepostMezek		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 2011 PD 052		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 6		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 9		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 2011 PD 009		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 3		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 5		Commons
commons	image		Mezek Fortress 4		Commons