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Bobovac

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14th century

Bobovac in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Photo: Martin Brož · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bobovac (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Бобовац) is a historic site and the former fortified royal capital city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was 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 the present-day village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It is a protected national heritage site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.

Text adapted from “Bobovac” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bobovac ranks #1,327 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 33 mapped in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded 1349, it is older than 59% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,813 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sarajevo, 34 km away. See how Bosnia and Herzegovina compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bobovac?

Bobovac stands in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 44.13668°, 18.23805°.

When was Bobovac built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1349. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Bobovac?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,327 of 7,738 worldwide, and #3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Bobovac?

Old town of Visoki, about 19 km away.

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