Carevo Polje

Carevo Polje
Village
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Municipality Jajce
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Carevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It is the place where, in 1463, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the execution of the last King of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević.

In English the name means The Emperor's Field.

References

  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
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Coordinates: 44°21′17″N 17°16′12″E / 44.3547°N 17.2700°E / 44.3547; 17.2700

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