Royal court in Sutjeska

Medieval Bosnian court

Royal court Sutjeska

Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina

General informationStatusDestroyedTypeRoyal residence / court

Royal residence (14th–15th c.)
Royal chapel

Architectural styleRomanesque, GothicTown or cityKraljeva SutjeskaCountryBosnia and HerzegovinaCoordinates44°07′19″N 18°12′05″E / 44.122081°N 18.201521°E / 44.122081; 18.201521Construction startedc. mid–14th centuryDemolished1463ClientBosnian bans and kingsOwnerstate, (proscribed by KONS)Technical detailsStructural systemVarious low buildings surrounding courtyards, pavilions, gardens and royal chapelSize2,500 to 5,000 m² (27,000 to 54,000 sq ft)Design and constructionEngineerunknown (probably local-traditional)Designations

KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official nameRulers’ court of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in Kraljeva Sutjeska, the archaeological siteTypeCategory II cultural monumentCriteriaA, B, C i.iv.vi., D i.iv, F iii., G, H i., I iii.Designated8 October 2003 (?th session) 06-6-42/03-3Reference no.1840StateNational Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina Map

Royal Court in Sutjeska was a medieval Bosnian court, residence and administrative seat of the Bosnian king, from mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century, located in present-day Kraljeva Sutjeska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

In its close proximity is the location of medieval royal castle of Bobovac, the crown jewels of Bosnia were held. The royal chapel in Bobovac consisted the burial chamber of several Bosnian kings and queens. Nine skeletons have been found in the five tombs located in the mausoleum. The identified skeletons belong to kings Dabiša, Ostoja, Ostojić, Tvrtko II and Thomas. It is assumed that one of the remaining skeletons belongs to the last king, Tomašević, decapitated in Jajce on the order of Mehmed the Conqueror. Only one of the skeletons, found next to that of King Tvrtko II, is female and assumed to belong to Tvrtko II's wife, Queen Dorothy.^[2]

The court in Trstionica (present-day Kraljeva Sutjeska) was established by Ban of Bosnia, Stjepan II Kotromanić. The compound consisted of several buildings, chapel, and the nucleus of what will later become Kraljeva Sutjeska Franciscan Monastery.

References

^ "Rulers' court of the 14th & 15th c. in Kraljeva Sutjeska". old.kons.gov.ba (in English and Bosnian). Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Mediaeval Royal Castle of Bobovac". old.kons.gov.ba (in English and Bosnian). Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

External links

The Royal Court in Kraljeva Sutjeska, photos at alltravels.com

National monuments of

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cultural–historical heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina as designated by Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance to Annex 8 of Dayton Agreement
For official site names and detailed information, see each article or the List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Buildings	Vijećnica Gimnazija Mostar Sarajevo train station Morića Han Gazi Husrev-bey Library Gazi Husrev-bey Bezistan Gazi Husrev-bey Hamam Brusa Bezistan Kino Apolo Sarajevo National Theatre National Museum of BiH
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Fountains	Sebilj

Medieval fortifications
castles,walled cities,
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Royal court	Royal court in Sutjeska Visoko Bobovac Jajce
Open & market towns	Visoko Vrhbosna Drijeva Prača
Walled cities	Bobovac Jajce Livno Počitelj Vratnik Zvornik
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Odžaci (towers)	Šurkovića odžak (tower) Captain's Citadel Fazlagić odžak (tower) Redžep-pašina odžak (tower) Smajilagića odžak (tower)

Architectural ensembles

Vranduk
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Džidžikovac
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Natural & cultural-historical
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/ Cultural landscape

Industrial
architectural ensembles

Old Marijin Dvor power station
Old Hrid power station
Small hydro power plant Bihać on Jarak in Bihać (a.k.a. Hydro power plant „Jarak“, or „Canal Una“)
Koševo chimney

Traditional
household

Religious sites, properties
and places of worship

Islamic	Begova Aladža Mosque Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque Arnaudija Ferhadija Fethija Mosque Alipašina Careva Dukatareva Karadžozbegova Koski
Catholic	Sarajevo Cathedral Kraljeva Sutjeska Monastery Monastery of St. Catharine Monastery of the Holy Spirit Church of St John Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
Orthodox	Old Church Church of St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo Dobrićevo Monastery Lomnica Monastery Papraća Monastery Rmanj Monastery
Judaic	Old Temple New Temple Ashkenazi Synagogue Il Kal Grande
Bosnian Church	Stećci
Other (Temple of Mithras)	Jajački Mithraeum Konjički Mithraeum

Antiquity

Illyrians	Daorson Desilo
Roman	Mogorjelo Berginium Malvesa Serbinum Tasovčići
Early Christianity	Cim

Bronze Age

Butmir Culture

Memorials, cemeteries
and necropolis

Memorials	Heroes of Yugoslavia monuments Vraca Memorial Kozara Memorial Partisan Memorial Mostar Partisan Memorial Livno Bridge on the Neretva Lav Cemetery Eternal flame Moshe Danon's shrine Necropolis for the victims of Fascism
Cemeteries	Old Jewish Cemetery St. John Alifakovac Kovači Koševo Lav Cemetery
Türbe mausoleums	Turbe Vizier's grave Travnik Turbeta Sijerčića Semiz Ali-pašino Turbe Sijerčić Turbes
Tombs, Crypts & catacombs	Hrvoje Vukčić crypt Batalo's tomb
Necropolis	Stećci Radimlja