Ostrovica Castle
| Ostrovica Castle | |
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| Ostrovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Ostrovica Castle
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 Ostrovica Castle
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| Coordinates | 44°33′29″N 16°04′52″E / 44.558°N 16.081°ECoordinates: 44°33′29″N 16°04′52″E / 44.558°N 16.081°E |
| Type | Hilltop castle |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Kurjaković noble family (later renamed Karlović), Juraj Mikulčić, Ivan Keglević, Frankopan noble family, Kulenović noble family |
| Condition | damaged, partially renovated |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |
| Built by | (unknown) |
| Materials | hewn stone (ashlar) |
The Ostrovica Castle (Serbo-Croatian: Stari grad Ostrovica; Ottoman Turkish: Ostroviçe kalesi) is a large medieval building structure situated above the small village of Ostrovica near Kulen Vakuf, Bihać municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Having been built on a woody ridge of a steep hill overlooking left bank of the shallow Una river, the castle was located on a strategic site connecting the northern and southern parts of the long Una valley. Modern-day castle was built most probably in the 15th century on the foundations of ancient fortification which dates back to ancient Roman times or even earlier.
In the Middle Ages, Ostrovica belonged to the Kingdom of Croatia and its Lapac County. It was possessed by the Kurjaković family, (later renamed Karlović), known as Princes of Krbava (Croatian: Knezovi krbavski), who came out from one of chieftain cadet branches of the old Croatian tribe of Gusić. After them, proprietors of the castle were also Juraj Mikulčić (who died in 1495), Ivan Keglević, members of Frankopan and Kulenović, etc.
The almost permanent Ottoman threat to Ostrovica began after the fall of the medieval Kingdom of Bosnia in 1463. Still, the castle resisted until December 1523, as the Ottoman Turks conquered it.
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