Travel Guide Ostrožac

To the north, this time of Bihać, Ostrožac is a village dominated by a superb castle, the fruit of constant developments over the centuries. From feudal castle to the beginning, its architecture is evolving and it even features Renaissance elements and th century elements. Comfortable, he was inhabited until 1942.12 km north by the M 14 and turn left by taking the M 4 towards Croatia. The castle dominates the Una on its left bank.The castle and the ramparts. The beginning of his history dates back to 1202 when he was built by Lothar Vitez Berks, a Earl of Austria. Responsible for protecting the village, a round tower and a set of buildings already form a defence complex. You can see at the foot of the tower, a sculpted dragon holding its tail in the mouth. In 1282, the castle changed its hand and became the property of the princes of the Babonic family. In 1330 King Robert increased the Power of this Family by granting them the surrounding area. In 1441 King Vadislav confirmed that this city belongs to Prince Ivan Blagaj. In 1579, great upheaval, as the Ottomans captured and waiting to take Bihać (that they only took in 1592) enlarging it, strengthening it and building a mosque there. Later, Bey Mehmed sold the town to Mayor Besirević. It builds in the heart of the fortress the castle that can be admired today, on the foundations of the precedent. The Besirević family will live there until 1942! From the terrace of the ramparts, you have a breathtaking view over the valley of Una.