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King Tomislav Square ( hr, Trg kralja Tomislava) is the central square of the town of Livno and place of the
The area of the Square began to form in the 19th century. During the Ottoman rule in the area, among other things, were the houses and shops of the local merchant Jakov Jazvo and his sons. After the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian rule area of the intersection of Split Street (westwards) and
obelisk
An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by Anc ...
in honor of the thousand anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia may refer to:
* Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), an independent medieval kingdom
* Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1526), a kingdom in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary
* Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg) (152 ...
and King Tomislav
Tomislav (, la, Tamisclaus) was the first king of Croatia. He became Duke of Croatia and was crowned king in 925, reigning until 928. During Tomislav's rule, Croatia forged an alliance with the Byzantine Empire against Bulgaria. Croatia's strug ...
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History
The area of the Square began to form in the 19th century. During the Ottoman rule in the area, among other things, were the houses and shops of the local merchant Jakov Jazvo and his sons. After the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian rule area of the intersection of Split Street (westwards) and Travnik
Travnik is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, west of Sarajevo. As of 201 ...
Street (eastwards) was named Stojan Platz after the Austrian army officer France Stojan who fought in the battles around Livno. During the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
square was renamed Square of Zrinski
Zrinski () was a Croatian- Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia's union with the Kingdom of Hungar ...
(''Trg Zrinskog'') and Travnik Street and Split Street were renamed to Street of Zrinski and King Peter Street.
Obelisk as a monument to the thousandth anniversary of the Kingdom of Croatia and the King Tomislav was erected in 1926 in the northern part of the Square. On the obelisk there is relief image of King Tomislav and an inscription in Croatian: ''U spomen hiljadugodišnjice prvog hrvatskog kralja Tomislava (925–1925) podigoše Hrvati sela i grada Livna.'' (In the memory of the thousand anniversary of the first Croatian king Tomislav (925–1925) raised Croats of villages and the town of Livno.) After the construction of this monument square was renamed as King Tomislav Square{{cite web, title=Povijest nastanka Trga Kralja Tomislava, url=http://livideo.info/povijest-nastanka-trga-kralja-tomislava/, website=livideo.info, accessdate=4 January 2016, archive-date=4 March 2016, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200246/http://livideo.info/povijest-nastanka-trga-kralja-tomislava/, url-status=dead
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