Владета Петровић, Тврђава Козник – од првог помена до краја XVI века
Citadel Koznik – From the First Record to the End of 16th Century

Summary/Abstract: The medieval fortified town of Koznik was located 9 km west of the modern town of Aleksandrovac. Accommodating to the terrain features, the fortress was of irregular shape in the base, with the entrance toward northeast. In all likelihood, it had characteristics of the Morava architecture. A lower town, recorded as the village of Podgrad in the Ottoman censuses, lied in the south of the fortification. Koznik was mentioned in written documents for the first time in 1381, when Prince Lazar issued the charter to the Great Lavra of St. Atanasije there. Less than half a century later, in 1427, it fell under the Turkish rule for the first time. In the following quarter of the century, it changed its masters, only to be incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in September or October 1453, which was finally confirmed in 1455 by the Serbian - Turkish peace treaty. After introduction of a new administrative division, Koznik became the principal place of the district (nahija) with the same name, which belonged to Krusevac Sancak. In the third and fourth decade of 16th century it was manned by 43 people, but this number decreased to 20 in 1583. Following the Turkish conquest in Central Europe, Koznik lost its significance.

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