Kastel Fortress
The Kastel Fortress is a fortress located in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fortress is medieval but is situated on the site of previous fortifications going back to Roman and even pre-Roman times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Darko Gavric, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: fortress in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Kastel”, “Kaštel”, and “Tvrgava Kastel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ferhat Pasha Mosque and Museum of Modern Art of Republika Srpska.
Ferhat Pasha Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Samirzahirovic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferhat Pasha Mosque, also known as the Ferhadija Mosque, is a mosque in the city of Banja Luka and one of the greatest achievements of Bosnia and Herzegovina's 16th century Ottoman Islamic architecture.
Museum of Modern Art of Republika Srpska
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of Modern Art of Republika Srpska is an art museum in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The museum has rebranded itself in recent years as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banja Luka and Gornji Šeher.
Banja Luka
Banja Luka is a picturesque city in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative capital and the largest city of Republika Srpska, and the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gornji Šeher
Quarter
Photo: David Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Srpske Toplice, Gornji Šeher before the 1990s, is a local community and a spa town in the area of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the banks of the Vrbas River in the southern part of the city's territory. Gornji Šeher is situated 3 km southwest of Kastel Fortress.
Jagare
Village
Jagare is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jagare is situated 7 km south of Kastel Fortress.
Kastel Fortress
- Category: fortress
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Upper Sorbian—“Kastel Fortress” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة الحصن كاستل”
- Armenian: “Կաստել (բերդ)”
- Armenian: “Կաստել”
- Bashkir: “Кастел ҡәлғәһе”
- Bosnian: “Kastel”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa Kastel”
- Cebuano: “Tvrđava Kastel”
- Croatian: “Kastel”
- Croatian: “Tvrđava Kastel u Banjoj Luci”
- Czech: “Pevnost Kastel”
- French: “forteresse Kastel de Banja Luka”
- French: “Forteresse Kastel de Banja Luka”
- German: “Kastel”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Καστέλ”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Κάστελ”
- Polish: “Kastel”
- Polish: “twierdza Kastel”
- Polish: “Twierdza Kastel”
- Romanian: “Fortăreața Kastel”
- Romanian: “Fortăreață Kastel”
- Russian: “Крепость Кастел”
- Serbian: “Tvrđava Kastel”
- Serbian: “Бањалучки Кастел”
- Serbian: “Кастел”
- Serbian: “Тврђава Кастел”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kastel”
- Swedish: “Tvrđava Kastel”
- Upper Sorbian: “Kastel”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kastel Fortress”. Photo: Darko Gavric, CC BY-SA 3.0.