Ostrovica Castle

The Ostrovica Castle is a large medieval structure situated above the small village of Ostrovica near Kulen Vakuf, Bihać municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: medieval fortress in Kulen Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Also known as: “Old Town of Ostrovica”, “Ostrovica”, “Ostrovica Fort”, “Ostrovica Fortress”, and “Ostrovica Old Town”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ostrovica and Kalati.

Ostrovica

Dwelling

Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ostrovica is a village named after a small river in the Una-Sana Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on a hill near the town of Kulen Vakuf. In the Middle Ages, Ostrovica was a fort. Ostrovica is situated 390 metres west of Ostrovica Castle.

Kalati

Dwelling

Kalati is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kalati is situated 2 km west of Ostrovica Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kulen Vakuf and Klisa.

Kulen Vakuf

Village

Photo: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kulen Vakuf is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kulen Vakuf was the birthplace of Bosnian Ottoman nobleman Mehmed-beg Kulenović and Džafer Kulenović, Vice President of the Axis puppet state the Independent State of Croatia.

Klisa

Village

Klisa is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Klisa is situated 3½ km north of Ostrovica Castle.

Boričevac

Village

Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boričevac is a village in Croatia. Boričevac is situated 5 km southwest of Ostrovica Castle.

Ostrovica Castle

Categories: fortress, cultural property, historic site, historic building, cultural heritage, architectural heritage monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.55804° or 44° 33′ 29″ north

Longitude

16.08114° or 16° 4′ 52″ east

Open location code

8FPRH35J+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Turkish—“Ostrovica Castle” goes by many names.

Bosnian: “Stari grad Ostrovica”
Croatian: “Stari grad Ostrovica”
French: “forteresse d’Ostrovica”
French: “Forteresse d’Ostrovica”
German: “Burg Ostrovica”
Serbian: “Стари град Островица”
Serbo-Croatian: “Stari grad Ostrovica”
Slovenian: “Grad Ostrovica, Bosna”
Turkish: “Ostrovica Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kulen Vakuf and Ostrovica.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Ostrovička and Guesthouse ‘Una-Ostrovica’.

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