Walled city of Jajce

Walled city of Jajce
Fortified Old town
Fortified Old town of Jajce
Walled city of Jajce
Coordinates: 44°20′22″N 17°16′13″E / 44.33944°N 17.27028°E / 44.33944; 17.27028
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Town	Jajce
Founded by	Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Events	In 1461 coronation of the last Bosnian king, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia; In 1463 and 1527 captured by the Ottomans; In 1471 captured by Matthias Corvinus
Historical leaders	Matthias Corvinus, Petar Berislavić, Tvrtko II of Bosnia, Stephen Thomas of Bosnia, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić
KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Official name	The historic urban area of Jajce
Type	Category 0 monument
Criteria	A, B, D i.ii.iii.iv.v., E iii.v., F, G v., H, I i.ii.iii.
Designated	7 July 2004 (?th session)
Part of	Jajce, the historic site (2494)
Reference no.	2494
Decision no.	08.2-6-1042/03
Operator	Agency for Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage and Development of Tourist Potential of Town Jajce

The Walled City of Jajce (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Jajačka tvrđava, Serbian Cyrillic: Јајачка тврђава) is a medieval fortified nucleus of Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Jajce Citadel high above town on top of pyramidal-shaped steep hill, enclosed with approximately 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) long defensive walls,. It is one of the best preserved fortified capitals of the Bosnian Kingdom, the last stronghold before the kingdom dissolved under the pressure of military advancement at the onset of Ottoman Empire takeover.

The old Jajce city core with the Citadel and other individual sites inside, but also outside the walled city perimeter, such as the King's Grave, or the Jajce Mithraeum, Church of St John in Podmilačje, Vinac Fortress, orthodox Church of the Most Holy Mother of God, Franciscan monastery of Saint Luke, Roman Catholic cemetery Hrast [Wikidata]Roman Catholic cemetery Hrast, including the Pliva waterfall, is declared National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS, as the natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce and proposed as such for inscription into the UNESCO's World Heritage Site list.