Fethija Mosque (Bihać)

Fethija Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Year consecrated1266 (as mosque after 1592)
StatusActive
Location
LocationBihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleGothic
Specifications
Length22 m
Width11.5 m
Minaret(s)1

Fethija Mosque (Serbo-Croatian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest Gothic building in the country.[1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fethija džamija sa haremom, devet grobnih ploča i natpisima, graditeljska cjelina – Članak Archived 2020-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika. (10. November 2013.)
  2. ^ "Fethija Mosque | Sightseeing | Bihać".
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