Kastel fortress

The Kastel Fortress is a fortress located in , . The fortress is medieval but is situated on the site of previous fortifications going back to Roman and even pre-Roman times.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Also known as: “Kastel”, “Kaštel”, “Kastel Fortress”, and “Kastel fortress, the historic site”
Photo: Zlatko Milijević, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ferhat Pasha Mosque and Museum of Modern Art of Republika Srpska.

Mosque
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, also known as the Ferhadija Mosque, is a in the city of and one of the greatest achievements of 's 16th century Ottoman Islamic architecture. is situated 300 metres west of Kastel fortress.

Museum
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The is an art museum in , , . The museum has rebranded itself in recent years as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska. is situated 650 metres north of Kastel fortress.

Church
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is an Eastern Orthodox church located in , . It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Banja Luka of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church. is situated 650 metres north of Kastel fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banja Luka and Gornji Šeher.

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is a picturesque city in the western part of . It is the administrative capital and the largest city of , and the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Quarter
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Srpske Toplice, before the 1990s, is a local community and a in the area of , . It is located on the banks of the in the southern part of the city's territory. is situated 3 km southwest of Kastel fortress.

Village
is a in the municipality of , , . is situated 7 km south of Kastel fortress.

Kastel fortress

Latitude
44.76646° or 44° 45′ 59″ north
Longitude
17.19079° or 17° 11′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FPVQ58R+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1328804364
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q21746176
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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”
  • Turkish: “Kastel Kalesi”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Kastel”
  • “Kastel Fortress”

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