Zvečaj Fortress
Zvečaj fortress is a ruined castle in Rekavice, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a strategically very important fortress in medieval Bosnia. Its ruins can still be found on the southern side of the steep slope in the Vrbas canyon.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Zvečaj”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rekavice and Jagare.
Rekavice
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rekavice is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Near the village, on the southern side of the steep slope of the Vrbas canyon are remaints of strategically situated medieval castle of Zvečaj. Rekavice is situated 3½ km northwest of Zvečaj Fortress.
Jagare
Village
Jagare is a village in the municipality of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jagare is situated 5 km northeast of Zvečaj Fortress.
Krupa na Vrbasu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krupa na Vrbasu is a small town some 25km south of Banja Luka in the Bosanska Krajina of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH. Krupa lies in a valley between canyons of the Vrbas-river.
Zvečaj Fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.67138° or 44° 40′ 17″ northLongitude
17.15962° or 17° 9′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FPVM5C5+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 1155341603OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3078448
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Spanish—“Zvečaj Fortress” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Zvečaj”
- Catalan: “Zvečaj”
- Croatian: “Tvrđava Zvečaj”
- Dutch: “Zvečaj”
- French: “Forteresse de Zvecaj”
- French: “forteresse de Zvečaj”
- French: “Forteresse de Zvečaj”
- Serbian: “Zvečaj”
- Serbian: “Звечај”
- Serbian: “Тврђава Звечај”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Zvečaj”
- Slovenian: “Grad Zvečaj”
- Spanish: “Zvečaj”
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Highlights include Podovi and Ljubačić.
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