Bornovac
Bornovac is a hill in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia and has an elevation of 355 metres. Bornovac is situated nearby to the hamlet Roguljići, as well as near the town Trilj.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tilurium (centuriae) and Fort Nutjak.
Tilurium (centuriae)
Archaeological site
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity.
Fort Nutjak
Ruins
Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš. Fort Nutjak is situated 3 km southwest of Bornovac.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trilj and Vedrine.
Trilj
Town
Photo: Lovrepalos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trilj is a town and settlement in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split. In 2021, its population was 8182. Trilj was a traffic hub in Roman times, when a stone bridge Pons Tilurium was built on the Cetina River.
Vedrine
Village
Vedrine is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 815.
Gardun
Village
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.
Bornovac
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 355 metres
- Description: hill in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
- Category: landform
- Location: Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bornovac” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bornovac”
- Dutch: “Bornovac”
- Swedish: “Bornovac”
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