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Observatory Bistrik kula

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Observatory Bistrik kula in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Photo: Adam Harangozó · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Observatory Bistrik kula ranks #5,325 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 39 mapped in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sarajevo, 3 km away. See how Bosnia and Herzegovina compares in the castle statistics.

The Observatory Bistrik kula above Sarajevo was the only observatory in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is today a ruin. It stands on the hilltop of Bistrik Kula (1004 m) on the slope of Trebević south of Sarajevo, on the site of a former fortress.

Machine-translated from “Observatorium Bistrik kula” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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