Blagaj Fortress

Blagaj Fortress
Old Town Blagaj (Stjepan-grad, or Stipan-grad)
Part of Historic site of Blagaj
Blagaj, Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blagaj fortress, seat of Kosača family
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Blagaj Fortress is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blagaj Fortress
Blagaj Fortress
Coordinates43°15′36″N 17°54′08″E / 43.26000°N 17.90222°E / 43.26000; 17.90222
TypeCastle (residential, fortification)
Site information
OwnerKosača noble family
Controlled by
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionRepaired
Site history
Built4th c. (then 948)
Built bymultilayered (probably of local Illyrian)
MaterialsLimestone (partly ashlar)
Battles/warsOttoman siege
Designations
Official nameOld Fort of Blagaj (Stjepan grad), the historic site
TypeCategory I historical monument
CriteriaA, B, C iv.vi., D ii., F ii.iii., G i.ii.v., H i.
Designated6 December 2003
Part ofBlagaj, the historic urban area
Reference no.1863
Decision no.06-6-1029/03-5
Site is part of the Historic site of Blagaj on the Buna, also protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS BiH
Blagaj Castle ground plan
Blagaj Fortress ground plan.

Blagaj Fortress or Old Town of Blagaj (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Stari grad Blagaj, Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град Благај; pronounced [blaːgaj]), locally known as Stjepan-grad (Стјепан-град), or Stipan-grad, in classical times Bona (Бона), is a town-fortress complex near the town of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The old Blagaj Fort was built on a high, inaccessible karst hill, at an elevation of 310 metres (1,020 ft) above sea level and 266 metres (873 ft) above the source of the river Buna. Blagaj Fort is 275 metres (902 ft) above sea level. Fortress is National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, declared by KONS on 6 December 2003.