Ljubuški Fortress
Ljubuški Fortress, also known as Herceg Stjepan's Fortress or the Old town of Ljubuški is a medieval fortress in the municipality of Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Type: Castle
- Description: Medieval fortress with mosque, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “Herceg Stjepan’s fortress”, “Old fort of Ljubuški, the architectural ensemble”, and “Old town of Ljubuški”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franciscan friary of Saint Anthony.
Franciscan friary of Saint Anthony
Office
Franciscan friary of Saint Anthony is a friary of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina in Humac, Ljubuški in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The friary church was built in 1869 and the friary in 1871. Franciscan friary of Saint Anthony is situated 2½ km southwest of Ljubuški Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ljubuški and Pregrađe.
Ljubuški
Town
Ljubuški is a city in the West Herzegovina Canton, a federal unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kravica cascades lie within the city, near the settlement of Studenci. The city is known for its many dogs.
Pregrađe
Village
Pregrađe is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Ljubuški.
Humac
Village
Humac is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Ljubuški. It was the site where the Humac tablet, an Old Slavic Cyrillic stone tablet, was found. Humac is situated 2½ km southwest of Ljubuški Fortress.
Ljubuški Fortress
- Categories: fortress, historic site, heritage site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.20108° or 43° 12′ 4″ north
Longitude
17.55814° or 17° 33′ 29″ east
Open location code
8FMV6H25+C7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Turkish—“Ljubuški Fortress” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Stari grad Ljubuški”
- Bosnian: “Tvrđava hercega Stjepana”
- Bosnian: “Tvrđava Ljubuški”
- Croatian: “Stari grad Ljubuški”
- Croatian: “Tvrđava hercega Stjepana”
- Croatian: “Tvrđava Ljubuški”
- German: “Burg Ljubuški”
- German: “Stari Grad Ljubuški”
- German: “Stari Grad Ljubuški/Burg Ljubuški”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Stari grad Ljubuški”
- Turkish: “Ljubuški Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herceguša and Inner baily.
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