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Maglič is a 13th-century  castle  about 20 km south of Kraljevo,  Serbia . The castle is located atop a hill around which the  Ibar river makes a curve, about 100 m above the river. The fortress protected the only road that connected the Great Morava Valley and Kosovo polje. Its name means  The Foggy One  from the Serbian word "Magla" (Магла), meaning  fog . [1] Maglič was included on the list of Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance in 1979. The fortress consist of seven towers and one  dungeon  tower connected with walls. The towers are typical for a medieval fortress in the  Balkan peninsula  with three solid sides and wooden fences on inner side. Maglič has one  gate  placed in the north, and one small  sally port in one of the towers in the  southeast  part. Inside the fortress are remains of a  palace ,  barracks , and a church of  Saint George . There is also a large  reservoir  for water and a well. In the southern part of the fortress, three towers are place