Franciscan friary, Kraljeva Sutjeska

Kraljeva Sutjeska

Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monastery information
Order	Franciscan
Established	14th century
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
Architecture
Heritage designation
KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official name	The architectural ensemble of the Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska together with its movable property
Type	Category I cultural and historical property
Criteria	II. Value A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D i.ii.iii.iv.v., E i.ii.iii.iv.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi.vii., H i.iii., I i.ii.iii.iv.
Designated	January 20, 2004 (session No. -, Sarajevo)
Reference no.	1930
Decision no.	06.1-2-41/03-3
Listed	List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Operator	Franciscan friary Kraljeva Sutjeska
Site
Location	Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kakanj  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kraljeva Sutjeska is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near Kakanj, in the village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. The architectural ensemble of the Franciscan monastery in Kreševo together with its movable property is included into the list of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS, on 20 January 2004.^[1]

It includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures, a library which keeps rare and valuable historical records. There are around 11,000 works in the library, including 31 incunabula and works in Bosnian Cyrillic. The earliest parish register is preserved since 1641. There are also a number of Ottoman Turkish documents.^[2]

It also includes Grgurevo, a site where the kings' castle from 1330 along with his remains are located.

The historically important dwelling of Bosnian kings, Bobovac, is also a short distance from the castle remains and the monastery, as well as other sights of Kraljeva Sutjeska.