Bobovac | |
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Бобовац | |
Vareš, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Coordinates | 44°08′16″N 18°14′20″E / 44.1379°N 18.2388°E |
Site history | |
Built | before 1349 |
Built by | Stjepan II Kotromanić |
Demolished | 1463 |
Battles/wars | 1463 |
Designations | |
Official name | Mediaeval Royal Castle of Bobovac, the historic site |
Type | Category archaeological site of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Criteria | B, C, D, E, F, G, H i., I. |
Designated | 6 November 2002 (?th session; Decision number: 01-277/02) |
Reference no. | 754 |
State | National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bobovac (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Бобовац) a historic site, was a fortified royal capital city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such a seat of Bosnian rulers during 14th and 15th century. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica, and close to the Royal court in Sutjeska, in present-day village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It is a protected national heritage site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.