Old town of Visoki

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Reconstruction of the Old Town of Visoki.

The Old Town of Visoki was a famous medieval royal town and castle during the fourteenth century located in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first mention of the town was on September 1, 1355 in charter "in castro nosto Visoka vocatum" written by then young ban Tvrtko^[1]. During the Ottoman occupation, both the castle and the town were severely damaged.

1 Location and size
2 Historic importance
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Location and size

The town and fortress of Visoki are located at the top of the hill Visočica at a height of 766.5 meters. They are positioned so that the town has a brilliant view of the plains below. The entry to the castle, which had two lookout towers, is on the southwest side, passing through the early suburbs of Podvisoki. The town was relatively small, measuring 60 meters by 25 meters. The area inside the town has signs and remains of early medieval houses. The thickness of the walls is about two meters.

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Overhead illustration of the fortress.

[edit] Historic importance

The main function of the fortress of Visoki was to serve as a defensive outpost. However, it is also the location where many important historic documents of medieval Bosnia were written and signed. The last important document signed there was by Tvrtko Borovinić in 1436. This shows that the town was not only important as a defensive outpost, but was also of high importance to Bosnian royalty.