Kotor Castle | |
---|---|
Hrvojev grad, also Kotorgrad | |
Kotor Varoš, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Coordinates | 44°36′25″N 17°22′14″E / 44.607007°N 17.370635°E |
Type | Castle (residential, fortification) |
Site information | |
Owner | Hrvoje Vukčić, Bosnian noble family of Hrvatinić |
Condition | Ruined (National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Site history | |
Built | before 1382 (14th century) |
In use | earliest 1382 to at least 1853 |
Materials | Limestone |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Hrvatinić noble family |
Site is protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Government of BiH and its KONS |
Kotor or Kotorgrad (transl. Kotor town), was a medieval fortress above the present settlement of Kotor in Kotor Varoš, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Srpska entity, municipality of Kotor Varoš. During the medieval Kingdom of Bosnia, the fortress is developed to be a first and favorite seat of Hrvoje Vukčić, lord of Donji Kraji, parish Vrbanja, along of other two, Ključ and Jajce.[1][2]