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The Pavlovac Castle ( sr-cyrl, Павловац) was a noble court and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of
Pecat Pavlovica.JPG, Seal of Radoslav Pavlović, head of Radinović-Pavlović medieval Bosnian noble family, with depiction of their court, Borač or Pavlovac castle.
Pavlovic CoA.png, Borač or Pavlovac castle on Radinović-Pavlović family blazon
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The Pavlovac Castle ( sr-cyrl, Павловац) was a noble court and one of the largest and most important fortified towns of medieval Bosnia
The history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages refers to the time period between the Roman era and the 15th-century Ottoman conquest. The Early Middle Ages in the Western Balkans saw the region reconquered from barbarians (Ostrogot ...
, situated on top of rugged slopes high above the Prača river canyon, near modern days Prača village, in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
. The fortified castle was a seat of the medieval Bosnian noble family Radinović-Pavlović.
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
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'' ''()'' or ''Novi Grad'' ''()''. 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.Old Borač
However, historians are certain that another Radinović-Pavlović fortress, original and older Borač than usually described Borač castle, existed, which was built around 1244 in 13th century and located just a few kilometers downstream Prača river, near the location of present-day village Borač, between Mesići andBrčigovo
Brčigovo ( sr-cyrl, Брчигово) is a village in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, it was located in the municipality
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village at ,
See also
Borač (fortress)
The Borač Castle ( sr-cyrl, Борач) 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), Prača river canyon, between Mesići and Brči ...
* Radinović-Pavlović
* List of fortifications in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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