Borač
The Borač Castle was a noble court and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia, situated on top of rugged slopes high above the Prača river canyon, between Mesići and Brčigovo, near modern-day Rogatica, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Type: Castle
- Description: historic fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Borač Castle” and “New Borač”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deševa and Rogatica.
Deševa
Village
Deševa is a village in the municipality of Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Deševa is situated 5 km south of Borač.
Rogatica
Town
Rogatica is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica itself has a population of 6,855 inhabitants. Rogatica is situated 6 km northeast of Borač.
Konjbaba
Locality
Konjbaba is a village in the municipality of Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Konjbaba is situated 6 km south of Borač.
Borač
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.75574° or 43° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
18.96448° or 18° 57′ 52″ east
Open location code
8FMWQX47+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Uzbek—“Borač” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Borač”
- Bulgarian: “Борац”
- Croatian: “Borač”
- Romanian: “Castelul Borač”
- Serbian: “Borač”
- Serbian: “Борач (тврђава у Босни и Херцеговини)”
- Serbian: “Борач на Прачи”
- Serbian: “Борач”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Borač”
- Turkish: “Boraç Kalesi”
- Uzbek: “Borach qalʼasi”
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