Vidoški, or Vidoski, also Old town of Stolac (Serbo-Croatian: Stari grad Stolac), is the medieval fortified city (walled town) of Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ancient city is located above the modern city.[1]
Old town of Stolac | |
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Vidoški | |
Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Medieval and early modern period city of Stolac a.k.a. Vidoški | |
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Coordinates | 43°04′50″N 17°57′21″E / 43.08056°N 17.95583°E |
Type | fortress |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Medieval Bosnian state, Ottomans, Austria-Hungary |
Condition | preserved |
Site history | |
Built | fortress first mentioned 19 February 1444 (podgrađe Stolac even earlier 1420) |
Materials | limestone |
Events | 13 June 1456 captured by the Ottomans |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Vlatko Hercegović |
Garrison | since early 18th ce, 1706 the captaincy of Stolac was founded |
Designations | |
Official name | Stolac Old town, the historic site |
Type | Category II monument |
Criteria | A, B, D i.ii.iv.v., E i.ii.iii.iv.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.iii.v., H i., I i. |
Designated | 21 January 2003 (?th session) |
Part of | Stolac, natural and architectural ensemble |
Reference no. | 1314 |
Decision no. | 06-6-32/03-4 |
![Base plane](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Vidoski_grad_tlocrt.svg/344px-Vidoski_grad_tlocrt.svg.png)
References
edit- ^ "Stolac Old town, the historic site". old.kons.gov.ba. Sarajevo: Commission to preserve national monuments. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
External links
edit- Vidoški - stari-grad at stolac.gov.ba (town official web site)