Walled city of Jajce | |
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Fortified Old town | |
Fortified Old town of Jajce | |
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  Walled city of Jajce | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′22″N 17°16′13″E / 44.33944°N 17.27028°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Town | Jajce |
| Founded by | Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Events | In 1461 coronation of the last Bosnian king, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia; In 1463 and 1527 captured by the Ottomans; In 1471 captured by Matthias Corvinus |
| Historical leaders | Matthias Corvinus, Petar Berislavić, Tvrtko II of Bosnia, Stephen Thomas of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić |
| Official name | The historic urban area of Jajce |
| Type | Category 0 monument |
| Criteria | A, B, D i.ii.iii.iv.v., E iii.v., F, G v., H, I i.ii.iii. |
| Designated | 7 July 2004 (?th session) |
| Part of | Jajce, the historic site (2494) |
| Reference no. | 2494 |
| Decision no. | 08.2-6-1042/03 |
| Operator | Agency for Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage and Development of Tourist Potential of Town Jajce |
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The Walled City of Jajce (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Jajačka tvrđava, Serbian Cyrillic: Јајачка тврђава) is a medieval fortified nucleus of Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Jajce Citadel high above town on top of pyramidal-shaped steep hill, enclosed with approximately 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) long defensive walls,. It is one of the best preserved fortified capitals of the Bosnian Kingdom, the last stronghold before the kingdom dissolved under the pressure of military advancement at the onset of Ottoman Empire takeover.
The old Jajce city core with the Citadel and other individual sites inside, but also outside the walled city perimeter, such as the King's Grave, or the Jajce Mithraeum, Church of St John in Podmilačje, Vinac Fortress, orthodox Church of the Most Holy Mother of God, Franciscan monastery of Saint Luke, Roman Catholic cemetery HrastRoman Catholic cemetery Hrast, including the Pliva waterfall, is declared National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS, as the natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce and proposed as such for inscription into the UNESCO's World Heritage Site list.