Jajce citadel main portal
Jajce citadel main portal is a city gate in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jajce citadel main portal is situated nearby to the castle Citadel of the Walled city of Jajce, as well as near Dizdar or Women’s Mosque.Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Main portal of a citadel in Jajce, Bosnia
- Also known as: “Jajce fortress portal” and “Vrata Kaštela”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of the Walled city of Jajce and Saint Mary’s Church.
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.
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. Saint Mary’s Church is situated 130 metres south of Jajce citadel main portal.
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.
Jajce citadel main portal
- Categories: portal, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.34058° or 44° 20′ 26″ northLongitude
17.26882° or 17° 16′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8FPV87R9+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 964069167OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q121295378
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Highlights include Dizdar or Women’s Mosque and Okića džamija.
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