Novo Brdo

Novo Brdo is an archaeological site and was mentioned with its present name in historical documents as early as 1326.

Previously, it was known as Novus Mons or Novamonte in Latin and as Nyeuberghe in Saxon texts. The famous scribe Vladislav the Grammarian was born here. Novo Brdo was a metropolis during the Middle Ages, with a massive medieval fortress built on the top of an extinct volcano cone, the remains of which can be visited today, and residential sections sprawling all around. A large cross, built into stones, is visible in the fortress’s outer wall. The castle, or fortress, is thought to date back to the time of the Serbian Empire. In the first half of the 15th century, Serbian Orthodox bishops of Lipjan resided in Novo Brdo. There were mines and smelting furnaces for iron, lead, gold and silver ores.