Fortress
Kastel Fortress
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Kastel Fortress (Serbian Cyrillic: Тврђава Кастел, romanized: Tvrđava Kastel) is a fortress located in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fortress is medieval but is situated on the site of previous fortifications going back to Roman and even pre-Roman times. It was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1527. The fortress is relatively well-preserved, and is one of Banja Luka's main attractions, situated on the left bank of the Vrbas river in the very center of town.
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Kastel Fortress ranks #1,167 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 33 mapped in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,241 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Banja Luka, 1 km away. See how Bosnia and Herzegovina compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kastel Fortress?
Kastel Fortress stands in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 44.76583°, 17.18895°.
How famous is Kastel Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,167 of 7,738 worldwide, and #2 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 Kastel Fortress?
Banski Dvor, about 1 km away.
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