Blagaj Fortress
Blagaj Fortress or Old Town of Blagaj, locally known as Stjepan-grad, or Stipan-grad, in classical times Bona, is a town-fortress complex near the town of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: castle in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Blagaj Castle”, “Blagaj Fort”, “Old Fort of Blagaj (Stjepan-grad), the historic site”, “Old Town of Blagaj”, “Stjepan-grad”, and “Stjepanov Grad”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vrelo Bune and Green Cave.
Vrelo Bune
Spring
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vrelo Bune is a natural and architectural ensemble located at the spring of the Buna River near Blagaj, a village-town, and is part of the wider "Townscape ensemble of the town of Blagaj — Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina", situated southeast of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Green Cave
Cave
Photo: A81t, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Green Cave is situated 360 metres southeast of Blagaj Fortress.
Karađoz-beg Historic Bridge
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The Karađoz-begov bridge is a stone arch bridge with five arches on the Buna river in Blagaj, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge is declared a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS, and as part of the Blagaj Heritage Site it is placed on a UNESCO Tentative List. Karađoz-beg Historic Bridge is situated 750 metres southwest of Blagaj Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakševine and Hodbina.
Lakševine
Village
Lakševine is a village in the City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lakševine is situated 4½ km west of Blagaj Fortress.
Hodbina
Village
Hodbina is a village in the City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hodbina is situated 5 km southwest of Blagaj Fortress.
Buna
Village
Buna is a populated settlement at the confluence of the Buna river and Neretva river some 10 km downstream the Neretva and south of Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Buna is situated 5 km west of Blagaj Fortress.
Blagaj Fortress
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Spanish—“Blagaj Fortress” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Stari grad Blagaj”
- Bosnian: “Stjepan grad”
- Croatian: “Stari grad Blagaj”
- Croatian: “Stjepangrad”
- Czech: “Stjepan grad”
- French: “forteresse de Blagaj”
- French: “Forteresse de Blagaj”
- German: “Burg Blagaj”
- German: “Festung Stjepan grad”
- German: “Grad Blagaj”
- German: “Stari Grad Blagaj”
- German: “Stjepan Grad / Grad Blagaj”
- German: “Stjepan Grad”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Blagaj”
- Russian: “Благай”
- Serbian: “Стари град Благај”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stjepan grad”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stjepan-grad”
- Slovenian: “grad Blagaj”
- Slovenian: “trdnjava Blagaj”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Blagaj”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Blagaj”
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