The Smederevo fortress was built in the period between 1428 and 1430, at the confluence of rivers Danube and Jezava.

Smederevo fortress is a fortress city founded at the confluence of rivers Danube and Jezava in the second quarter of the fifteenth century (1428) by Djuradj Brankovic, Serbian despot (1427-1456), and Smederevac waas named after it. Fortress is a classic type of water plain fortification, which makes it unique in the Serbian medieval architecture, and the model building was Constantinople and its walls.

Brilliant design of the fortifications can be seen in the fact that from the end of Serbian construction in mid-fifteenth century, and after the Ottomans added four artillery towers in 1480, no reparation was made until the end of its military use in the second half of the nineteenth century.The fort suffered major destruction during the world war from bombing and explosions, but nevertheless it retained its monumentality. Today, the great city lies largely in ruins, and it is exposed to the ravages of time, while the area of small town had conservation and restoration work done, which partialy restored irs former appearance, and the entire fortress is under the state protection from 1946 . A small town is often the scene of cultural and sporting events, and during Smederevo autumn it becomes the cultural capital of Smederevo, and the scene of numerous performances and concerts.

Smederevo city was one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe. During World War II and the Austrians crossing over the Danube the old city was bombed and badly damaged. In the World War II it experienced a new destruction due to the explosion of ammunition stored there.Towards the end of the war it was bombed by the Russians and English bombers.