Bear Tower
Bear Tower is a tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bear Tower is situated nearby to the building Underground Church with Catacombs in Jajce, as well as near the place of worship Saint Mary’s Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Mary’s Church and Citadel of the Walled city of Jajce.
Saint Mary’s Church
Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Mary's Church, later Sultan Suleiman's Mosque or Fethija, was a place of worship in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Along with the remnants of the adjoining Saint Luke's Bell Tower, it is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citadel of the Walled city of Jajce
Castle
Photo: Kisanova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jajce Citadel, or Jajce Fortress, is a major medieval fortress in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the focal point as part of the Walled city of Jajce/Jajce Historic Site, and as such protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS BiH. Citadel of the Walled city of Jajce is situated 180 metres northeast of Bear Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jajce and Carevo Polje.
Jajce
Photo: InDoRoN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jajce is a small 14th-century walled town in nortwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, well known in former Yugoslavia for its waterfalls, fortress and old town.
Carevo Polje
Village
Carevo Polje is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the place where, in 1463, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ordered the execution of the last King of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević.
Bear Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Medvjed kula”
- Categories: tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.3393° or 44° 20′ 22″ northLongitude
17.26813° or 17° 16′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FPV87Q9+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 192508339OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Bear Tower” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Niedźwiedzia Wieża”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Underground Church with Catacombs in Jajce and Gradski park.
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