Buzim Castle

Buzim Castle - Stari grad Bužim, Buzim, Una-Sana Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The old town of Bužim is located near the village of the same name, about 2 km south of the central part of the municipality of Bužim, on a hill 325 m above sea level. The slopes of the hill on which the fortress is located are surrounded by narrow valleys on the southeast, west and north sides, while a higher hill rises on the south side. At the foot of the hill, the streams Bužimkovac and Pomajdan meet. Today, this building represents the ruins of a once powerful fort, the origin of which is linked to the developed Middle Ages.
The city appears in historical documents under two names: initially Čava, and later Bužim. The ruins of the old town of Bužim consist of an upper or inner and a lower or outer town, the total area of ​​the entire complex is 7267 m2. It represents an interesting example of an older fortress, built in the era of cold weapons, which was extended and reinforced with new ramparts and towers in the period of early artillery fortifications. It was built of beautifully hewn tufa and litac or bihacite stone. This large medieval fortress features keep towers, loopholes, chambers, dungeons, bastions, ramparts and battlements.
The inner, older fortress used to be a smaller castle, with tall circular towers at the corners. At the end of the 15th century, the castle was surrounded by a new fortification. The walls and towers of this fort are much lower, and at the top they had positions for cannons. Parallel to the construction of the outer fort, openings and positions for artillery weapons were built in the towers and on the walls of the inner city. By building the outer line of defense, the walls and towers of the inner city were protected from direct artillery fire.