The Kamengrad Fort is a medieval ruin located on a plateau above the settlement of

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 Bo ...

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The fort is first mentioned in historical documents in 1374.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

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, and it was the property of the

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 cour ...

nobles. The Musalla at Kamengrad devoted to Sultan

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 Su ...

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

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in 1530. The commission for the preservation of national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina has declared Kamengrad Fort a

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 spec ...

of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

References

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