Udbina Castle
| Udbina Castle | |
|---|---|
| Udbina, Lika-Senj County, Croatia | |
Remains of the ruined castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hilltop castle |
| Controlled by | Kurjaković family (until 1527) , Ottoman Empire (1527-1689) , Karlovac Generalate of the Croatian Military Frontier (from 1689) |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°31′59″N 15°46′04″E / 44.53310°N 15.76780°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century (?) |
| Built by | Kurjaković family |
| Materials | rough-hewn stone |
| Type | Protected cultural good |
| Reference no. | Z-5938 |
Udbina Castle (Croatian: Utvrda Udbina) is a ruined medieval fortified structure in the town of Udbina, Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Built on the top of a hill at the northern end of the town, it overlooks a large part of the Krbava field, just above the place where the fierce and bloody Battle of Krbava between the army of the Kingdom of Croatia and the Ottoman Empire was fought in 1493. Once property of the powerful Kurjaković noble family, the castle was captured by the Ottomans in 1527. It was recaptured in 1689 by Habsburg-Croatian army, but later, by the end of the 19th century, uncared-for, the castle slowly turned into a ruin.