Kraljeva Sutjeska (sometimes Kraljevska Sutjeska, or just Sutjeska or Sutiska, historically Trstivnica, in local tradition ''Naše stolno misto'') is a

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in the

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Kakanj Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 in ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

. The village has historical significance and rich heritage. During the

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it used to be a capital of

medieval Bosnian state This is the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, between the ancient and Roman period and the Ottoman period. Early Middle Ages The western Balkans had been reconquered from "barbarians" by Byzantine Emperor Justinian (r. 5 ...

, and a place where the main court of the royal Bosnian Kotromanić dynasty was situated. The town was also called ''Trstivnica'' in official state charters of that time. It is situated at the foothills of Zvijezda mountain. A couple of kilometres above the Sutjeska, in northeastern direction in the mountain, the historic fortress-city of Bobovac was situated, which was also a secluded royal seat of the Bosnian kings.

History and heritage

The village hosts a number of important historical sites: * Ruins of the medieval Bosnian Court. The court in Trstionica (present-day Kraljeva Sutjeska) was established by Ban of Bosnia,

Stjepan II Kotromanić Stephen II ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Стефан II, Stjepan II) was the Bosnian Ban from 1314, but in reality from 1322 to 1353 together with his brother, Vladislav Kotromanić in 1326–1353. He was the son of Bosnian Ban Stephen I K ...

. The compound consisted of several buildings, chapel, and the nucleus of what will later become Kraljeva Sutjeska Franciscan Monastery. * A 14th century Catholic

Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska Kraljeva Sutjeska is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near Kakanj, in the village of Kraljeva Sutjeska. It includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures, a library which keeps rare and valuable hi ...

* Bobovac, the residency of the Bosnian kings during medieval times and the site of the mausoleum of the royals and remnants of the Kotromanić dynasty castle * An old Bosnian house with the original architecture from the 18th century * The Mehmed II Fatih mosque from the 15th century, claimed to be the oldest in Bosnia and Herzegovina Kraljeva Sutjeska

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 248.

Notable people

Dejan Lovren Dejan Lovren (; born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Croatia national team. Lovren began his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to ...

, Croatian

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was raised here until he fled during the war. * René Maric, Assistant Head Coach at Premier League side

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

. Ancestry from Kraljeva Sutjeska.

References

External links

Naše stolno mjestoFriary Kraljeva Sutjeska
Populated places in Kakanj Medieval Bosnian state Medieval sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina {{ZenicaDobojCanton-geo-stub bs:Kraljeva Sutjeska (franjevački samostan) de:Kraljeva Sutjeska (Franziskanerkloster) hr:Franjevački samostan Kraljeva Sutjeska