Bobovac
Sign in to saveBobovac () a historic site, was a fortified royal capital city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such a seat of Bosnian rulers during 14th and 15th century. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica, and close to the Royal court in Sutjeska, in present-day village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It is a protected national heritage site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Bobovac
- Military installation.native_name
- Бобовац
- Military installation.location
- Vareš, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Military installation.image
- Bobovac 9 (cropped).jpg
- Military installation.caption
- Picture of restored royal burial chapel at Bobovac, consisting of chapel, mausoleum and burial chamber.
- Military installation.mapframe
- yes
- Military installation.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Military installation.mapframe zoom
- 15
- Military installation.mapframe marker
- castle
- Military installation.mapframe marker color
- 919090
- Military installation.mapframe stroke color
- 525252
- Military installation.mapframe stroke width
- 3
- Military installation.mapframe shape fill
- abdbdb
- Military installation.pushpin_map
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Military installation.map_relief
- 1
- Military installation.built
- before 1349
- Military installation.builder
- Stjepan II Kotromanić
- Military installation.demolished
- 1463
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Main structures and architectural style
- Royal Court complex
- Grand Palace
- Upper Palace with Annex
- Annex Palace
- Complex of places of worship with Burial Chapel and the Grand Church
- Legacy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Bobovac () a historic site, was a fortified royal capital city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such a seat of Bosnian rulers during 14th and 15th century. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica, and close to the Royal court in Sutjeska, in present-day village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It is a protected national heritage site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.
==History== 250px|thumb|right|Mausoleum, and buildings remains The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349. It shared the role of seat of the rulers of Bosnia with the court in Sutjeska, or as it called today, Kraljeva Sutjeska, however Bobovac was much better fortified than the other.
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