Bobovac

Picture of restored chapel at Bobovac.

Bobovac is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica.

The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349. It shared the role of seat of the rulers of Bosnia with Kraljeva Sutjeska, however Bobovac was much better fortified than the other.

Bosnian King Stephen Tomašević moved the royal seat to Jajce during his war with the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans invaded the city in 1463. Its fall hastened the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia.

Bobovac is now a protected cultural site. HKD Napredak releases a monthly magazine called Bobovac.

Mausoleum

Bobovac contained the crown jewels of Bosnia as well as being the burial site for some of the kings of Bosnia. Nine skeletons have been found in the five tombs located in the mausoleum. The identified skeletons belong to kings Dabiša, Ostoja, Ostojić, Tvrtko II and Thomas. It is assumed that one of the remaining skeletons belongs to the last king, Tomašević, decapitated in Jajce on the order of Mehmed the Conqueror. Only one of the skeletons, found next to that of King Tvrtko II, is female and assumed to belong to Tvrtko II's wife, Queen Dorothy.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Commission to Preserve National Monuments

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fortifications: walled cities & castles	Bijela Tabija Blagaj Fortress Bobovac Bočac Fortress Borač Castle Bosanska Krupa Fortress Bužim Castle Captain's Citadel Citadel Počitelj Fazlagić Tower Fortress of Doboj Glamoč Fortress Gradačac Castle Greben Fort Hodidjed Hutovo Fort Jajce Fortress Kamengrad Fort Kastel Fortress Ključ Castle Komotin Castle Kotor Hrvoje's Fort Ljubuški Herceg Stjepan's Fort Maglaj Fortress Momčilo's Citadel Old town of Visoki Orašac Fort Ostrožac Castle Ostrovica Castle Pavlovac Castle Prusac Fortress Smajilagić's Citadel, Upper Town Samobor Castle Sokol kod Osat Grada Sokol kod Gračanice Sokol na Plivi Sokolac Citadel Srebrenik Fortress Teočak Castle Tešanj Castle Travnik Castle Velika Kladuša Castle Visuć Citadel (Black Queen's Citadel) Vranduk Vrnograč Castle Vujadin's Citadel Zvečaj Fort Zvornik Castle

See Also: Castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 44°09′52″N 18°19′42″E / 44.1644°N 18.3283°E / 44.1644; 18.3283

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