Fethija Mosque (Bihać)

Fehtija Mosque (Bosnian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest gothic building in the country.[1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottomans. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility.

Fethija Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Year consecrated1266 (as mosque after 1592)
Statusactive
Location
LocationBihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
StateBosnia and Herzegovina
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleGothic architecture (with Islamic elements)
Specifications
Length22m
Width11.5m
Minaret(s)1

References

  1. Fethija džamija sa haremom, devet grobnih ploča i natpisima, graditeljska cjelina – Članak. Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika. (10. November 2013.)

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