Kamengrad Fort

	Kamengrad Fort The Kamengrad Fort is a medieval ruin located on a plateau above the settlement of Donji Kamengrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography The remnants of the Kamengrad fort are located above the river Bliha, alongside the communicational line Sanski Most - Bosanska Krupa - Bihać - Prijedor. The foundation of the fort is triangular, narrowing down on the eastern side. It was frequently renovated. History The fort is first mentioned in historical documents in 1374. It belonged to the Diocese of Sana (Una), Sana, and it was the property of the Blagajski nobles. The Musalla at Kamengrad devoted to Sultan Fatih Mehmed was built in 1463, but the fort actually changed hands only in 1498. Kamengrad fort was an important military stronghold in the Ottoman Empire. When Ottoman troops conquered Bihaćka Krajina, the importance of Kamengrad fort was reduced. Early looks of Kamegrad have been saved on a gravure found in itinerary of Benedikt Kuripešić in 1530. The commission for the preserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Donji Kamengrad Donji Kamengrad is a village in the municipality of Sanski Most, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ..., Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 2,336. References Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina Populated places in Sanski Most {{UnaSanaCanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Blagajski The Blagaj family or Blagay were a Croatian noble family, hereditary counts ( hr, knezovi Blagajski) that were a cadet branch of the medieval Babonić family, and named after their estate of Blagaj on the Sana in the 14th century. Over the course of the Croatian-Ottoman wars, they migrated to the northwest and by the end of the 16th century became part of Austrian and Slovenian nobility. They went extinct in the 19th century. The Babonić family divided their properties in 1313 and 1314 between brothers Ivan (d. after 1334), Stjepan IV (d. 1316) and Radoslav II (). Radoslav received the town and estate of Blagaj (Blagay), and his sons Nikola III and Dujam stopped using the name Babonić, rather referring to themselves as Counts of Blagaj. Around 1430, wishing to link themselves to the oldest existing noble families of Europe, the family forged documents that allowed them to claim kinship to the House of Orsini, a Roman family that produced many Popes and Cardinals. Stephen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Castles In Bosnia And Herzegovina This is a list of fortifications in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including fortresses and castles, arranged alphabetically. List The list is based on body of work in Bosnia and Herzegovina historiography. }) is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. , , - , Blagaj , Mostar , , , , , - , Bobovac , Vareš/Kraljeva Sutjeska , , , , , - , Bočac Fortress , Bočac , , , , , - , Borač Castle , Brčigovo , Fortified town with noble court , 1244 (13th century) , Borač was noble court of Radinović-Pavlović and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia , , - , Bosanska Krupa Fortress , Bosanska Krupa , , , , , - , Bužim Castle , Bužim , , , , , - , Branković Tower , Trebinje , , , , , - , Captain's Citadel , Bihać , , , , , - , Citadel Počitelj , Počitelj , , 1383 , , , - , Medieval Town of Dubrovnik (Bosnia and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	National Monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a specific monument status, such as a national heritage site, by reason of their cultural importance rather than age (''see National Monument (United States)''). National monument status is usually granted to colossal symbols of national identity. Overview Structures or areas deemed to be of national importance and afforded protection by the state are part of a country's cultural heritage. These national heritage sites are often called something different per country and are listed by national conservation societies. Romania has listed at least one plant as a national monument, ''Nymphaea lotus'' f. ''thermalis''. Example National monument * National Monument (Bosnia and Herzegovina) The National Monument ( Central Jakarta) Maqam Echah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benedikt Kuripešić Benedikt may refer to: Benedikt, a spelling of the name Benedict Benedikt, Benedikt Benedikt () is the central settlement in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Before 1998, it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice). The area is part of the traditional regio ... , a settlement in northeastern Slovenia {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) // CITED: p. 36 (PDF p. 38/338) also known as the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe and, with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror. Under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire marked the peak of its power and prosperity, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fatih Mehmed Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Sultan Mehmed, links=no), was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he Fall of Constantinople, conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire. After the conquest Mehmed claimed the title Caesar (title), Caesar of the Roman Empire ( ota, قیصر‎ روم, Qayser-i Rûm, links=no), based on the fact that Constanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]