Fethija Mosque | |
Coordinates: | 44.8134°N 15.8699°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Festivals: | --> |
Consecration Year: | 1266 (as mosque after 1592) |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Architecture Style: | Gothic |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Length: | 22 m |
Width: | 11.5 m |
Minaret Quantity: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Fethija Mosque (Bosnian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest gothic building in the country.[1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility. [2]