List of fortifications in Bosnia and Herzegovina explained
This is a list of fortifications in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including fortresses and castles, arranged alphabetically.
Bosnian archaeologist and historian of the Middle Ages, Pavao Anđelić, posited that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a home of great number of forts, fortresses, castles, including a number of walled city-fortresses, in various degrees of preservation, and built in different stages of Bosnian history. According to his research he argued that at least 350 of these edifices exists on the territory of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina,[1] most of which was erected by or belonged to a medieval Bosnian state, while small number in its borderlands simply rests on the territories included into modern state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was largely unchanged, with few very minor exceptions, since 1878. In his book, the Medieval Towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, historian of architecture of the Middle Ages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Husref Redžić, described 225 sites in manuscript and 147 in published book.[1]
List
The list is based on body of work in Bosnia and Herzegovinian historiography.[2] [3] [4] [5]
| Castle | Location | Type | Constructed/
earliest mention | Notes | Image |
|---|
| Bijela Tabija | Vratnik (Sarajevo) | | | Bijela Tabija (en|White Bastion) is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Blagaj | Mostar | | | | |
| Bobovac | Vareš/Kraljeva Sutjeska | | | | |
| Bočac Fortress | Bočac | | | | |
| Borač Castle | Brčigovo | Fortified town with noble court | 1244 (13th century)[6] | Borač was noble court of Radinović-Pavlović and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia | |
| Bosanska Krupa Fortress | Bosanska Krupa | | | | |
| Bužim Castle | Bužim | | | | |
| Branković Tower | Trebinje | | | | |
| Captain's Citadel | Bihać | | | | |
| Citadel Počitelj | Počitelj | | 1383 | | |
| Medieval Town of Dubrovnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Ilijaš | | | | |
| Daorson | Ošanjići, Stolac | | | | |
| Drijeva | Ćapljina | | 13th c. | | |
| Fazlagić Tower | Gacko | | 1735 | | |
| Fortress of Doboj | Doboj | | 13th century | | |
| Glamoč Fortress | Glamoč | | 14th century | | |
| Gradačac Castle | Gradačac | | 1765 | | |
| Gradina | Pale | | 15th century | | |
| Greben Fort | Krupa na Vrbasu | | | | |
| Hodidjed | Sarajevo | | | |
| Hutovo Fortress | Hutovo Blato | | | | |
| Jajce Castle | Jajce | | 14th century | | |
| Kamengrad Fort | Sanski Most | | | | |
| Kamičak Fort | Ključ | | | | |
| Kastel Fortress | Banja Luka | | | | |
| Ključ Castle | Gacko | | | | |
| Ključ Castle | Ključ | | | | |
| Komotin Castle | Jajce | | 14th century | | |
| Kotor Castle | Kotor Varoš | | | Hrvoje Vukčić's seat, before moving it to Jajce Castle | |
| Kozograd | Fojnica | | | The royal summer-residence, King Tomaš office, Queen Katarina last refuge from Ottoman invasion | |
| Kušlat | Zvornik | | 1346 | Bosnian royal demesne | |
| Ljubuški Fortress | Ljubuški | | | | |
| Maglaj Fortress | Maglaj | | | | |
| Miljacka, Old Town | Pale | | 15th century | | |
| Momčilo's Citadel | Drvar | | | | |
| Old town of Visoki | Visoko | | | | |
| Orašac Fort | Kulen Vakuf | | | | |
| Ostrožac Castle | Cazin | | 16th century | | |
| Ostrovica Castle | Kulen Vakuf | | | | |
| Pavlovac Castle | Prača (Pale-Prača) | Fortified town with noble court | 1392 (14th century) | Pavlovac was noble court of Radinović-Pavlović and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia | |
| Prusac Fortress | Prusac | | | | |
| Prince Marko's Tower | Višegrad | | | | |
| Smajilagić's Citadel, Upper Town | Livno | | | | |
| Samobor Castle | Hladila | | | | |
| Sokograd | Gerzovo, Mrkonjić Grad | | 1357 | | |
| Soko Fort[7] | Soko, Gračanica | | | | |
| Sokolac | Bihać | | | | |
| Srebrenica | Srebrenica | | 1333 | | |
| Srebrenik Fortress | Srebrenik | | 1333 | | |
| Stolac / Vidoški | Stolac | | | | |
| Tešanj Castle | Tešanj | | | | |
| Travnik Castle | Travnik | | | | |
| Tuhaglia | Tarčin | | | | |
| Velika Kladuša Castle | Velika Kladuša | | | | |
| Vinac fortress | Vinac | | | | |
| Visuć Citadel (Black Queen's Citadel) | Drvar | | | | |
| Vranduk Fortress | Vranduk | | | | |
| Vrnograč Castle | Vrnograč, Velika Kladusa | | | | |
| Vujadin's Citadel | Livno | | | | |
| Zvečaj Fortress | Rekavice | | | | |
| Zvornik fortress | Zvornik | | | | |
| Žuta Tabija | Vratnik (Sarajevo) | | | Žuta Tabija (en|Yellow Bastion), built between 1727 and 1739, is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Walled City of Jajce | Jajce | | | | |
| Walled City of Počitelj | Počitelj | | | | |
| Walled City of Vratnik | Sarajevo | | | "Walled city of Vratnik" lies within wider eponymous Sarajevo neighborhood, fortified after brief 1697 terror-raid of Prince Eugene of Savoy. In 2005 it's designated national monument of BiH. | | |
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Redžić . Husref . Srednjovjekovni gradovi u Bosni i Hercegovini . 2009 . Sarajevo Publishing . 978-9958-21-511-7 . 7 December 2023 . bs . RIJEČ UREDNIKA.
- Book: Marko Vego. Naselja bosanske srednjevjekovne države. 1957. Svjetlost. Sarajevo. Bosnian.
- Book: Alija Bejtić. Rogatica, Srednji vijek. 1966. Svjetlost. Sarajevo. Bosnian.
- Book: Desanka Kovačević-Kojić. Gradska naselja srednjovjekovne Bosanske države. 1987. Veselin Masleša. Sarajevo. Bosnian.
- Book: Đurđević, Tihomir. Srednjovekovni gradovi uz Vrbas i Sanu. 1991. Muzej Bosanske Krajine.
- Web site: Borak (Han-stjenički plateau) necropolis with stećak tombstones in the village of Burati, the historic site. Commission to preserve national monuments. 12 May 2015. Bosnian.
- Web site: 17 June 2020. Mediaeval fort of Soko in Sokol, the architectural ensemble. old.kons.gov.ba. Commission to preserve national monuments. en, sh. Sarajevo. 12 May 2003. old.kons-2003-Soko-Soko.
