Bobovac

Also known as Bobovac Fortress, Royal city of Bobovac

Bobovac () a historic site, was a fortified royal capital city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as such 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 present-day village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It is a protected national heritage site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.

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Military installation.name: Bobovac
Military installation.native_name: Бобовац
Military installation.location: Vareš, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military installation.image: Bobovac 9 (cropped).jpg
Military installation.caption: Picture of restored royal burial chapel at Bobovac, consisting of chapel, mausoleum and burial chamber.
Military installation.mapframe: yes
Military installation.mapframe wikidata: yes
Military installation.mapframe zoom: 15
Military installation.mapframe marker: castle
Military installation.mapframe marker color: 919090
Military installation.mapframe stroke color: 525252
Military installation.mapframe stroke width: 3
Military installation.mapframe shape fill: abdbdb
Military installation.pushpin_map: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Military installation.map_relief: 1
Military installation.built: before 1349
Military installation.builder: Stjepan II Kotromanić
Military installation.demolished: 1463

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Image: Akropole na Bobovci, kdysi sidelnim hrade bosenskych kralu.jpg

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Commons category: Bobovac
inception: 1349-00-00

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History
Main structures and architectural style
Royal Court complex
Grand Palace
Upper Palace with Annex
Annex Palace
Complex of places of worship with Burial Chapel and the Grand Church
Legacy
References
Further reading
External links

==History== 250px|thumb|right|Mausoleum, and buildings remains The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349. It shared the role of seat of the rulers of Bosnia with the court in Sutjeska, or as it called today, Kraljeva Sutjeska, however Bobovac was much better fortified than the other.