Tešanj Castle

Tešanj Castle
Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tešanj Castle
Tešanj Castle
Coordinates	44°36′47″N 17°59′20″E / 44.613°N 17.989°E / 44.613; 17.989

Tešanj Castle (Bosnian: Dvorac Tešanj) is a castle located in Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The foundation of this fortification was started even before the Romans conquered the region. Exact dates are unknown. It was later enhanced by the Romans, Slavs and the Ottoman forces. It has been primarily a defensive fortification. Tešanj Castle is one of the most significant and biggest castles in Bosnia, with the area of some 6,296 square metres.

During the Ottoman period, the castle had a permanent army.

Castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bijela Tabija Blagaj Bobovac Bočac Fortress Borač Castle Bosanska Krupa Fortress Bužim Castle Captain's Citadel Citadel Počitelj Fazlagić Tower Fortress of Doboj Glamoč Fortress Gradačac Castle Greben Fort Hodidjed Hutovo Fort Jajce Fortress Kamengrad Fort Kastel Fortress Ključ Castle Komotin Castle Kotor Hrvoje's Fort Ljubuški Herceg Stjepan's Fort Maglaj Fortress Momčilo's Citadel Old town of Visoki Orašac Fort Ostrožac Castle Ostrovica Castle Prusac Fortress Smajilagić's Citadel, Upper Town Sokol kod Osat Grada Sokol kod Gračanice Sokol na Plivi Sokolac Citadel Srebrenik Fortress Teočak Castle Tešanj Castle Travnik Castle Velika Kladuša Castle Visuć Citadel (Black Queen's Citadel) Vranduk Fortress Vrnograč Castle Vujadin's Citadel Zvečaj Fort Zvornik Castle

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Tešanj Castle

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