Srednjovjekovni grad Požega je bio organiziran oko utvrde na brijegu koji je danas u samom centru grada, a civilno naselje nalazilo se s njene sjeverne i zapadne strane te je i ono bilo omeđeno bedemima. Vlasnici utvrde "Castrum de Posega" su do dolaska Turaka najčešće bili članovi kraljevske obitelji, a gradom su u njihovo ime upravljali kastelani. Neki od vlasnika i upravitelja grada su bili: kraljica Marija, žena Bele IV, Tomasina Morosini, vojvotkinja "čitave Slavonije" i majka poslijednjeg Arpadovića Andrije III te njen brat Albert Morosini, Pavao Gorjanski te Ladislav Moro.
Grad je imao izdužen, nepravilan, šesterokutan tlocrt, bio je opasan jakim kamenim zidovima te imao više zgrada i kula. Gradom je dominirala visoka okrugla branič-kula. Grad je imao i vrlo dubok bunar.
Devastacija utvrde počinje još pred kraj turske okupacije, a prestankom turske opasnosti ona se i ubrzava jer se grad slabo održava. Darovnicom Leopolda II iz 1791. utvrda postaje vlasništvo grada, ali je već tada u dosta lošem stanju. Već početkom 19. stoljeća građani dobivaju dozvole za odvoz građe sa utvrde, a njeni posljednji ostaci su uklonjeni 1877. prilikom uređenja šetališta. Danas je od utvrde ostalo tek nekoliko manjih fragmenata.
Iako utvrde više nema, požežani brijeg još uvijek zovu "Stari grad", a on je danas park i šetalište. Sa vrha brijega, s njegove zapadne strane pruža se lijep pogled na Požegu, pogotovo na njen središnji dio.
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English:
Medieval town Požega was organized around fortress on the hill which is today in the center of the town,
and civil village was placed on its north and west side and it was surrounded by walls.
Until the arrival of the Turks, owners of the fortress "Castrum de Posega" were members of the royal family and the town was managed by castellans. Some of the owners and managers of the town were:
Queen Maria, wife of Bella IV, Tomasina Morosini, duchess of "whole Slavonia" and mother of the last Arapadović; Andrew III and also her brother Albert Morosini, Paul Gorjanski and Ladislav Moro.
The town had elongated, irregular, hexagon layout, it was surrounded by stone walls and it had several buildings and towers. The town was dominated by high rounded defense-tower.
Also, the town had one very deep well.
Devastation of the fortress starts with the end of the Turk occupation, and by the end of the Turk distress the devastation speeds up because the town was badly maintained. With the Leopold's II deed of donation in 1791, fortress became property of the town, but already it was in bad condition.
In the beginning of the 19th century citizens got permissions to transfer the structure from the fortress, and its remains were removed in 1877 during decoration of the boardwalk.
Today fortress has only a few small fragments left.
Although the fortress doesn't exist anymore, citizens of Požega still call the hill "Old town", and today it's a Park and a boardwalk. From top of the hill, on its west side there is a lovely view on Požega, especially on its central part.