Hutovo fortress

Hutovo fortress or Hadžibegov Grad (the Hajji bey fort)[1], also Hutovski Grad, is a fortress in Bosnia and Herzegovina, municipality of Neum.[2][3]

Hutovo fortress
Hadžibegov Grad (Hajji bey fort)
Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hadžibegov Grad (Hajji bey fort)
Hutovo fortress
Coordinates42.9510122°N 17.8031275°E / 42.9510122; 17.8031275
TypeCastle, fortification)
Site information
OwnerRizvanbegović noble family
Controlled by
  • Hajji Mehmed bey Rizvanbegović Ottoman Bosnia 1802—1832
ConditionRuined
(National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Site history
Builtearliest record 28 June 1525
In use1525-1878
MaterialsLimestone
Demolishedtorched 1875-1878
Battles/wars1875-1878 uprising
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Hajji Mehmed bey Rizvanbegović
Site is protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Government of BiH and its KONS[1]

Location and name
Hutovo fortress tower

It is located on narrow road leads from Hutovo Blato toward Neumu, below mountain Žaba, westward na brdu od Hutova.[4] Situated at the strategic position, atop of the hill overlooking pass, often traversed by salt caravans from Ston toward inland. Name Hadžibegov Grad derived from the last lord's name, Hadžibeg Rizvanbegović.[2][1]

Description

It is formed in the form of an irregular pentagon [1]. At each corner there is a tower, total of nine. The walls are tight and high. Within the city is a spacious plateau.[2] The fortification stretches in east-west direction. The length is about 70 m and the width is about 50 m in the eastern part, up to 30 m in the west. Walls are constructed in such a manner as to being able to defend every fragment with a firearms.[1]

History
Fortress' walls

Contemporary usage

The society of Friends of the Old Hutovo use town historical settings for local celebrations.[2]

Protection

National museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo commenced revitalization in 1969.[5]

On 10 may 2004 Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina designated "historic site – Hutovski grad (Hadžibegov grad)" Nationaln monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Fortress and movable finds – three slabs with inscriptions, exhibited in Country House museum's lapidary in Hutovo.[1]

See also

References
  1. "The historic site of the Hutovo fort (Hadžibegov grad – the Hajji bey fort) in Hutovo". old.kons.gov.ba (in Serbo-Croatian and English). Commission to preserve national monuments. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Priča o hutovskom gradu Čapljinski portal/hum.ba, Nedjelja, 06 Siječanj 2013
  3. Povijest poznavanja Dinarskog krša na primjeru Popova polja Ivo Lučić, disertacija, Nova Gorica: Sveučilište u Novoj Gorici, 2009.
  4. Povijest poznavanja Dinarskog krša na primjeru Popova polja Ivo Lučić, disertacija, Nova Gorica: Sveučilište u Novoj Gorici, 2009., str. 200
  5. Povijest poznavanja Dinarskog krša na primjeru Popova polja Ivo Lučić, disertacija, Nova Gorica: Sveučilište u Novoj Gorici, 2009., str. 180
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