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The Velika Kladuša Castle is first mentioned in historical sources in 1280 under King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. The castle was the property of the Babonići/Blagajski, and later it was the property of the Dukes of Kladuša. It fell into the hands of Frankopans of Cetin in 1465. The Ottoman Empire conquered this territory and castle in 1633 ...
Velika Kladuša [1] (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Кладуша, pronounced [ʋêlikaː klǎduʃa]; lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town in Bosnia. It is situated in the far northwest of Bosnia, located on the border with Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 40,419 inhabitants.
Vrnograč castle represents a good example of a fortified feudal castle which was commonplace during the Middle Ages. The fort had a rectangular formation of 27X19 meters. The inner walls of the fort were massive and built from stone. Their width was 80-100 centimeters, The width of the outer walls was 3 meters.
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 ...
The liberation of Cetingrad (Croatian: Oslobođenje Cetingrada) [1] was a military conflict between the Croatian Corps of the Habsburg monarchy's army, led by Feldzeugmeister Joseph Nikolaus Baron de Vins, and the Ottoman army, led by Dizdar-Agha Ali-Bey Beširević (under higher command of Osman Gradaščević, Governor of Bosnia), dealing with possession of Cetin Castle and its surrounding ...
In October he defended Mala Kladuša and its surroundings as well as Petrova Gora from the Ottoman attacks. In 1565 he participated in the failed defense of Krupa Castle, where he had unsuccessfully begged Count Herbert von Auersperg, the imperial commander-in-chief, to send the army to attack the invaders.
In its close proximity is the location of medieval royal castle of Bobovac, the crown jewels of Bosnia were held. The royal chapel in Bobovac consisted the burial chamber of several Bosnian kings and queens. Nine skeletons have been found in the five tombs located in the mausoleum.
The thickness of the castle town walls is about 2 metres (7 ft). Its position provides an excellent view at the plains below bordered by the mountains Romanija , Jahorina , Treskavica and Bjelašnica in the east and southeast, Bitovnja in the south, the mountain Zec and Vranica in the Southeast, Vlašić in the west, and Tajan and Zvijezda in ...