Kraljeva Sutjeska
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Kraljeva Sutjeska is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is located near Kakanj
, in the village of Kraljevska Sutjeska
.
It includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures, a library which keeps rare and valuable historical records. There are around 11,000 works in the library, including 31 incunabula and works in Bosnian Cyrillic
. The earliest parish register is preserved since 1641. There are also a number of Ottoman Turkish
documents.
It also includes Grgurevo, a site where the kings' castle from 1330 along with his remains are located.
The historically important dwelling of Bosnian kings, Bobovac
, is also a short distance from the castle remains and the monastery, as well as other sights of Kraljevska Sutjeska
.
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 Kakanj
Kakanj
Kakanj , is an industrial town and a municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located north of Visoko and southeast of Zenica. It was built along the slopes of wide hills on either side of the Zgošća river...
, in the village of Kraljevska Sutjeska
Kraljevska Sutjeska
Kraljevska Sutjeska is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The village hosts a number of important historical sites:* 14th century Catholic Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska...
.
It includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures, a library which keeps rare and valuable historical records. There are around 11,000 works in the library, including 31 incunabula and works in Bosnian Cyrillic
Bosnian Cyrillic
Bosnian Cyrillic or Croatian Cyrillic, widely known as Bosančica, is an extinct Cyrillic script, that originated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was widely used in Bosnia and Croatia . Its name in Bosnian and Croatian is bosančica or bosanica, which can literally be translated as Bosnian script...
. The earliest parish register is preserved since 1641. There are also a number of Ottoman Turkish
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...
documents.
It also includes Grgurevo, a site where the kings' castle from 1330 along with his remains are located.
The historically important dwelling of Bosnian kings, Bobovac
Bobovac
Bobovac is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš.The city was built during the reign of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349...
, is also a short distance from the castle remains and the monastery, as well as other sights of Kraljevska Sutjeska
Kraljevska Sutjeska
Kraljevska Sutjeska is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The village hosts a number of important historical sites:* 14th century Catholic Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska...
.