Ključ Castle (Gacko)
Ključ fortrass, locally known as Stari grad Ključ (transl. Old Town Ključ), is a medieval castle complex in the village of Ključ, Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The historic area includes the Ključ fortress, the Podključ castle town (in Serbo-Croatian: podgrađe, lit. transl. below-town or under-town) as part of a wider area just beneath of the fortress, the Ključ Mosque (Ajnebeg-dede Mosque, Ključ Captains' Mosque or Starica) with a harem. The site has been declared a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Ključ | |
|---|---|
| Ključ Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Ključ | |
| Coordinates | 43.093401°N 18.488900°E |
| Type | town-fortress |
| Site information | |
| Owner | The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | Unknown-12th century |
| Built by | (unknown) |
| In use | Until 1918 |
| Materials | limestone in dry stone walling |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Ključ (1469) |
| Designations | |
| Official name | Old Ključ fort and the Ključ mosque (mosque of Ajnebeg dede, mosque of the Ključ captains or Starica) with harem in Ključ, the historic site |
| Type | Category II monument |
| Criteria | A, B, C iv.vi., D i.ii.iv, E ii.iii.v., F ii., G i.ii.iii.v.vi., H i. |
| Designated | 28 June 2005 (?th kons session; decision No. 05.2-2-165/05-4) |
| Reference no. | 2565 |
| List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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