Přerovská fortna

The fortification (defense) of the medieval city was based on the city's symbolic walls, bastions and ditches. Entry into the city for pedestrians, wagons or horse riders was possible through the city gates. There was one more option for pedestrians to enter or leave the city, and that was the so-called fortna, a gate with a narrow passage allowing access to the space between the ramparts and the park wall. Fortny is popularly…