Jajce Fortress

Jajce Fortress
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jajce Fortress
Jajce Fortress
Coordinates 44°20′24″N 17°16′08″E / 44.340°N 17.269°E
Site history
Built 14th century
Built by Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić
Events In 1461 coronation of the last Bosnian king, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia; In 1463 and 1527 captured by the Ottomans; In 1471 captured by Matthias Corvinus
Garrison information
Past
commanders		 Matthias Corvinus, Petar Berislavić, Tvrtko II of Bosnia, Stephen Thomas of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić

Jajce Fortress is a fortress in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was built around the fourteenth century, but it was many times repaired and rebuilt. On the southwest is an entrance with the royal coat of arms. The fortress covers an area of 11 200 m2 and the length of the walls is 1300 meters.[1]

The fortress was built by Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, the founder of Jajce. It was the seat of the kings, who engraved their coat of arms on the castle. A part of the wall was found by the Hungarian King and the Ottomans made the powder magazine. The walls are high and the castle was built on a hill that is egg shaped, the rivers Pliva and Vrbas also protect the castle. There is no rampart on the southeast, but the windows and porches are looking on this side. The whole area is geographically and historically interesting.[2]

Jajce was the last Bosnian town that, in 1528, fell into the hands of the Ottoman Empire.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.turizam-bosna.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=126
  2. ↑ Dr. Ćiro Truhelka Kraljevski grad Jajce