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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. It is located near today's Vareš
Vareš
Vareš is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for the local mining activities and production of iron. It is part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-About Vareš:...
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The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349. It shared the role of seat of the rulers of Bosnia
Bosnia (region)
Bosnia is a eponomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies mainly in the Dinaric Alps, ranging to the southern borders of the Pannonian plain, with the rivers Sava and Drina marking its northern and eastern borders. The other eponomous region, the southern, other half of the country is...
with Kraljeva Sutjeska
Kraljeva Sutjeska
Kraljeva Sutjeska is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near Kakanj, in the village of Kraljevska Sutjeska....
, however Bobovac was much better fortified than the other.
Bobovac contained the crown jewels of Bosnia as well as being the burial site for some of the kings of Bosnia. These were Stephen Ostojić, Stephen Tvrtko II
Tvrtko II of Bosnia
Stephen Tvrtko II reigned as King of Bosnia from 1404 to 1409 and again from 1421 to his death. His reigns took place during a very turbulent part of Bosnian history.-Family connections:...
and Stephen Thomas. There is a grave with a female skeleton next to the grave of King Stephen Tvrtko II and it is assumed that the grave belongs to Stephen Tvrtko II's wife, Queen Dorothy
Dorothy Garai
Dorothy Garai was Queen consort of Bosnia as spouse of King Tvrtko II of Bosnia.-Family and engagement:She was the daughter of powerful Hungarian nobleman, John Garai, who governed Croatia as ban, and a descendant of a notable Hungarian noble family of Garai. Dorothea's grandfather was Palatine...
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King Stephen Thomas moved the royal seat to Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
during his war with the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. The Ottomans invaded the city in 1463. Its fall hastened their conquest of the entire nation.
Bobovac is now a protected cultural site. HKD Napredak
HKD Napredak
HKD Napredak is a cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
releases a monthly magazine called Bobovac.