MEDIEVAL CASTLE BOBOVAC TESTIMONY OF continuity of statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bobovac as the throne of the Bosnian kings is unavoidable historical fact that testifies to the medieval heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the continuity of its statehood and in the social memory reflects the unique spiritual, cultural and political legacy that can be crucial in the process of reaffirmation of those values.

It was pointed out today at the regular session of the Association of Independent Intellectuals "Circle 99" at which the speakers - Director of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirsad Sijarić and advisor to the Mayor of Vares, a writer and journalist Fuad Kovac spoke on the topic "The reconstruction of table town Bobovac to the reconstruction of Bosnia and Herzegovina" .Sijarić stressed that the city Bobovac, with egg and Kraljeva Sutjeska and Visoko, a central point of Bosnian history, since it is on the desktop site of a medieval Bosnia and Hum.

He recalled that the historical and archaeological research conducted from 1959 to 1967, and which bind to the site of Bobovac greatly enrich the knowledge and image of medieval Bosnia, and its position and role in the history of South Slavic nations.Sijarić states that Bobovac one of the few explored the historical cities of more than 300 in BiH.

- The last decade witnessed a kind of stalemate in this way, because there is no political will, no mind has not sufficiently organized efforts to continue with the business, started more than 50 years - said he told the press, underlining that the debate about could be a new impetus in this area.Keynote speaker Fuad Kovac recalled that the position and role of local attractions at the local level defined by the framework of the project "Promotion of tourism potential of the municipality of Vares," focusing on the royal city of Bobovac as an immeasurably important historic potential.

Within this project, it is envisaged that the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina 'return' to Bobovac, and implementation of this and a number of sub-projects supported by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić and Minister of Civil Affairs Adil Osmanovic, as well as the Federal Ministry of Culture and sports.Kovac says that the Bobovac heritage of all of us, and that is the engagement of the frame of the project focused on animating all relevant institutions in BiH and beyond, including the city of Dubrovnik, with whom he Bobovac nurtured a strong friendship and trade relations.

- The intention is to make the project a kind of historical and tourist routes between Bobovac - Kraljeva Sutjeska - Mile High - Egg ... because it is a great potential that should serve the renewal of the walls, access roads and other means - concluded Smith.As the press reported the president of "Circle 99" Adil Kulenovic, a corresponding member of ANUBiH Dubravko Lovrenović to health reasons he could not respond to the call of this association, although previously announced as a keynote speaker at today's session.

Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2002, the historic site "Medieval town Bobovac" declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Bobovac is the most important and best fortified city of medieval Bosnia erected on a steep, stepped rock southern slopes of the mountain range Dragovske and Mijakovskih poljica, southwest of Vares. Castle can be approached from two directions, from the Royal Sutjeska or from Vares.Historiography notes that the Medieval fortress and Bobovac were two seat of Bosnian kings dynasty Kotromanić - Tomas and the company, and this town is inextricably tied to the fate of St. Catherine, in the folk tradition known as the last Bosnian queen.

• 23 Oct, 2016
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