Jajce
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Jajce Јајце |
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Top left:Pliva Waterfall
Top right:Panorama view eastern Marsala Tita area, from Jajca Fortress Middle right:Jajca Fortress and ancient area Bottom left:View of Sejh Mustafe area Bottom right:Meadow Gate and Omer Bey's Native House |
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 Jajce
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| Coordinates: 44°20′30″N 17°16′10″E / 44.34167°N 17.26944°ECoordinates: 44°20′30″N 17°16′10″E / 44.34167°N 17.26944°E | ||
| Country |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Entity | Federation of BiH | |
| Canton | Central Bosnia | |
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| • Municipality president | Edin Hozan (SDA) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 339 km2 (131 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013 census) | ||
| • Total | 30,758 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | +387 30 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Jajce is a town and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Bosanska Krajina region. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. It is on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers Pliva and Vrbas.
Jajce was first built in the 14th century and served as the capital of the independent Kingdom of Bosnia during its time. The town has gates as fortifications, as well as a castle with walls which lead to the various gates around the town. About 10–20 kilometres from Jajce lies the Komotin Castle and town area which is older but smaller than Jajce. It is believed the town of Jajce was previously Komotin but was moved after the Black Death.
The first references to the name of Jajce in written sources is from the year 1396, but the fortress had already existed by then. Jajce was the residence of the last Bosnian king Stjepan Tomasevic; the Ottomans besieged the town and executed him, but held it only for six months, before the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus seized it at the siege of Jajce and established the Banovina of Jajce.
Skenderbeg Mihajlović besieged Jajce in 1501 without success and was defeated by Ivaniš Korvin assisted by Zrinski, Frankopan, Karlović and Cubor.
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