Chitradurga

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Chitradurga ( Kannada: ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ Citradurga [ tʃit̪rʌd̪urɡʌ ]; Also: Chitradurg, formerly anglicised Chitaldroog ) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka with around 140,000 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). It is located in Zentralkarnataka about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital Bangalore. The city is the administrative center of the district of Chitradurga.

In Chitradurga extending in a north-south direction chain of hills rising above the otherwise flat plateau around. This reaches its highest point at 1,159 meters high Jogimaradi mountain south of Chitradurga. The city itself lies at the foot of the 984 meter high Chitradurga - rock on whose summit stands a fortress. The Chitradurga Fort, the city owes its name, which means as much as " picturesque fortress ". The Chitradurga Fort was the seat of the Nayaks of Chitradurga, which were used by the rulers of the Vijayanagar Empire as a military governor in the 15th century. After the fall of Vijayanagar, the Nayaks made ​​in the 16th century independently before Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, conquered the fort in 1779.

Chitradurga is located on National Highway 4 from Chennai via Bangalore to Mumbai. In addition, the city is connected via the branch line Birur - Bellary on the railway network.