Τα 20 κορυφαία κάστρα στη Βοσνία και Ερζεγοβίνη

Further descriptions: https://www.tzsrebrenik.ba/stari-grad-srebrenik/ https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvr%C4%91ava_Srebrenik

The old town of Srebrenik is today increasingly interesting to visitors who come to see the stone town built on a rock with an unreal view of the valley.

In my early childhood, until I was seven, I spent many days playing and climbing around Gradina. It was a source of imagination for us village kids. In those early 60s, almost no one knew about Gradina, except for us residents of Gornji Srebrenik and the surrounding villages (the current Srebrenik was then in the making, slowly growing around the railway station next to the newly built Brčko-Banovici railway.

Srebrenik is first mentioned in written sources on February 15, 1333. The city was then under the rule of the Bosnian Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić from 1322 to 1353. On that day, the Ban received the envoys of the Dubrovnik Republic in the suburbs of Srebrenik, and on that occasion confirmed their right to possession in the Ston War (Pelješac), "for all time" - as he states in his Charter. The Ban's son was also born here during those days, which provided an occasion for special festivities. From then until 1512, when it passed into Turkish hands, fortune was mixed in this city. It changed masters very often. The current walls of Srebrenik are from a somewhat younger time - they date back to the 18th century. However, the city still shows its old medieval foundation and outlines today, after many and thorough renovations. Situated on a steep rock, it imposingly dominates its surroundings. See: https://srebrenik.net/gradina-stari-grad-srebrenik-historija/

Remains of a fortress about which, unfortunately, almost no information is available. The summit is better known as the apex of the Pyramid of the Sun.

A beautiful panoramic view of Jajce and the surrounding area.

When you visit the fortress in Jajce, you see the city from a completely different perspective. The fortress is located 470 meters above sea level. From the fortress walls, you can see Jajce and the old town, which exudes the ambiance of old Bosnian houses. It is believed that the fortress still existed in the 13th century and that it was built and rebuilt over the centuries. Next to the fortress entrance is a portal bearing the royal coat of arms of the Kotromanić family from the 15th century. It is the only preserved royal portal in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inside the fortress is a powder chamber built in the late 18th or early 19th century and a water tank from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The fortress walls extend along the eastern wall, with the Bear Tower and the Travnik Gate, and along the western wall, with the Great Tower (Velika Tabija), the Džikovac Tower, the Papaz Tower, the Banja Luka Gate, and the Šamića Tower, towards the Pliva and Vrbas Rivers. On the way to the fortress is the Clock Tower (Sahat kula), which was the original entrance to the city in the Middle Ages. It is believed that the clock already stood on the tower during the Ottoman period and that it also dates back to this period.

When you visit the fortress in Jajce, you see the city from a completely different perspective. The fortress is located 470 meters above sea level. From the fortress walls, you can see Jajce and the old town, which exudes the ambiance of old Bosnian houses. It is believed that the fortress still existed in the 13th century and that it was built and rebuilt over the centuries. Next to the fortress entrance is a portal bearing the royal coat of arms of the Kotromanić family from the 15th century. It is the only preserved royal portal in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inside the fortress is a powder chamber built in the late 18th or early 19th century and a water tank from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The fortress walls extend along the eastern wall, with the Bear Tower and the Travnik Gate, and along the western wall, with the Great Tower (Velika Tabija), the Džikovac Tower, the Papaz Tower, the Banja Luka Gate, and the Šamića Tower, towards the Pliva and Vrbas Rivers. On the way to the fortress is the Clock Tower (Sahat kula), which was the original entrance to the city in the Middle Ages. It is believed that the clock already stood on the tower during the Ottoman period and that it also dates back to this period.