Old Fort and historic Jajca

After the waterfalls a visit up to the historic site of the Old Fort of Jajca with its impressive ramparts and bastions.
The earliest reference to Jajce dates from 1396, and is associated with Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, who bore the title of "Count of Jajce." By the turn of the 15th century a rise in the importance of Jajce, which had become a royal town during the reign of Tvrtko II Tvrtković (1421- 1443). The last Bosnian king Stjepan Tomašević was crowned in Jajce in November 1461. In 1463 Ottoman troops took the town for the first time but were driven back by the Hungarian army. In 1464, Matthias Corvinus established the Banat of Jajce. Following the battle of Mohács in 1527. The town is not particularly impressive but it's history and location are very interesting, situated in the mountains and surrounded with beautiful countryside. Few pictures of the Fortress plus the war memorial from the 90's conflict.Read more