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Дрвени Врбашки град буди знатижељу Козарчана

Гра­ди­шка – Вр­ба­шки град на ли­ти­ци, на над­мор­ској ви­си­ни од 285 ме­та­ра, по­ред пу­та Гра­ди­шка–Мра­ко­ви­ца, ко­ји се пр­ви пут по­ми­ње у По­ве­љи угар­ског кра­ља Бе­ле Че­твр­тог 1244. го­ди­не, као ад­ми­ни­стра­тив­ни цен­тар жу­пе Вр­бас, и са­да бу­ди зна­ти­же­љу ме­шта­на Гор­њих Под­гра­да­ца. Сред­њо­ве­ков­на твр­ђа­ва Вр­ба­шки град и Цр­ква Све­тог Ђор­ђа, ко­ја чи­ни исту це­ли­ну, про­гла­ше­ни су на­ци­о­нал­ним спо­ме­ни­ком Бо­сне и Хер­це­го­ви­не.

Дрвени Врбашки град буди знатижељу Козарчана

TL;DR

  • Vrbashki grad, first mentioned in 1244, was the administrative center of the Vrbas županija.
  • The fortress and the Church of St. George are declared a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Emperor Sigismund visited Vrbashki grad in 1398, highlighting its historical significance.
  • The Ottomans conquered the fortification in 1537, after which it was abandoned and not rebuilt.
  • A significant portion of the western wall of the fortress has been preserved.
  • The Church of St. George, discovered in 2016, is a large medieval place of worship with Romanesque and Gothic architectural influences.
  • A silver coin of King Matthias Corvinus from the 15th century was found at the church site.
  • The settlement of Gornji Podgradci is believed to have originated near the city and church.
  • A water-powered sawmill opened in Podgradci in 1855 contributed to the settlement's expansion.