Tuhaglia (Tuhelj, Tuchegl) is a medieval fortress in the area of the parish of . At the end of the 19th century, the fortress was called ''Tuheljgrad''.
[Marjan Drmač,]
Župa Lepenica
, Historijska traganja, Broj 14, Institut za istoriju, Sarajevo, 2014, 9-99.
The remains of the fort are on a steep hill above the Bijela (White) River, three kilometers north of Tarčin. Otherwise, the entire canyon of the Bijela River, from Tarčin to it confluence with the Crna (Black) River and formation of
Lepenica River, is called Tuhelja.
History
The Tuhelj Fortress gravitated to the area around today's Tarčin. Hence, it is assumed that the settlement of
Smucka
Smucka is a village in the municipality of Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the c ...
near Tarčin was actually a suburb of Tuhelj. It is mentioned in 1428 as "Smuçicha". The necropolis of stećak tombstones at the Borak site also speaks of a medieval settlement near Tarčin.
[Derviš Jasika]
Stećak tombstones in the Hadžići municipality
References
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Castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina
14th century in Bosnia