Zidine-Korogyvar Korođ, a good example of a lowland fortress. For defense it relied on walls 2.5 meters thick, a berm and a moat rather than cliff top inaccessibility. Its walls and moat form a nearly perfect circle. Korođ is located just south of Osijek.
How to get there?
If you are going from Osijek to Čepin, you pass Livana, and just after the beggining of Čepin, turn left towards Ivanovac. On the road there is a small sign on the right side pointing to Zidine-Korogyvar. You have to drive about a kilometer on a dirt road to reach the fortress, the walls of which are made of red brick.
It’s believed that Korođ was constructed in the 13th century. The fortress is named after the Hungarian noble family that first owned it. In the 14th and 15th centuries Korođ’s ownership changed hands several times. The Turks occupied the Osijek area in 1529, but curiously never bothered to capture Korođ itself. Their lack of interest probably stemmed from its location in the middle of a swamp. Lacking secure supply routes, the Hungarians had to abandon Korođ in 1537, and the fortress fell into ruin. The surviving walls underwent partial restoration between 1967 and 1973. Legend has it that the treasure of 18th-century Slavonian soldier of fortune Baron Trenk is buried on the grounds of Korođ, so the fortress retains some of its mystique.
