Pavlovac (fortress)

The Pavlovac Castle was a noble court and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia, situated on top of rugged slopes high above the Prača river canyon, near modern days Prača village, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fortified castle was a seat of medieval Bosnian noble family Radinović-Pavlović.[1]

Pavlovac Castle
New Town Pavlovac
Prača, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pavlovac Castle on Radinović-Pavlović family blazon
Pavlovac Castle
Coordinates43.754602°N 18.781588°E / 43.754602; 18.781588
TypeCastle (residential, fortification)
Site information
OwnerRadinović-Pavlović family
Controlled by
ConditionRuined
(National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Site history
Builtaround 1392 (14th century)
Built byRadoslav Pavlović, head of Radinović-Pavlović
In use1392-1485
MaterialsLimestone
Demolished1485
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Radinović-Pavlović
Site is protected as National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Government of BiH and its KONS

Old and New structure

The family hailed and ruled from Pavlovac. It is the second of two castles in their possession, which the family used as a seat. Two castles were built in the space of several decades and within a few kilometers from each other, second being Borač castle or Old Town, and sometimes Old Borač.

Pavlovac
Seal of Radoslav Pavlović, head of Radinović-Pavlović medieval Bosnian noble family, with depiction of their court, Borač castle.

The new castle or New Town, or sometimes New Borač, is actually called Pavlovac, and is considered to be a new structure, also known simply as Novi (English: New) or Novi Grad (English: New Town). Problem exist in correct dating of its construction, but some medieval charters suggest 1392, or late 14th century, as time of its construction, during Radislav Pavlović at the family's helm.[1][2][3][4]

Old Borač

However, historians are certain that another Radinović-Pavlović fortress existed, original and older Borač castle, which was built around 1244 in 13th century and located just a few kilometers downstream Prača river, between Mesići and villages of Borač and Brčigovo, near modern days Rogatica town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Borak (Han-stjenički plateau) necropolis with stećak tombstones in the village of Burati, the historic site". Commission to preserve national monuments (in Bosnian). Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. Marko Vego (1957). Naselja bosanske srednjevjekovne države (in Bosnian). Sarajevo: Svjetlost. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. Alija Bejtić (1966). Rogatica, Srednji vijek (in Bosnian). Sarajevo: Svjetlost.
  4. Desanka Kovačević-Kojić (1987). Gradska naselja srednjovjekovne Bosanske države (in Bosnian). Sarajevo: Veselin Masleša.
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