The Fethija Mosque (Bosnian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church, located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266 as the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, it is the oldest Gothic building in the country.[2] The Mosque is a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
| Fethija Mosque | |
|---|---|
Fethija džamija | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Status | Active (as a mosque) |
| Location | |
| Location | Bihać, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  Location of the mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
 Interactive map of Fethija Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 44°48′48″N 15°52′12″E / 44.8134°N 15.8699°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Width | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Bihacite; stone |
| [1] | |
History
editOriginally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, it was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a Dominican monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility.[4]
The Gothic bell tower of the building served as a minaret until 1863, when it was so dilapidated that it was pulled down and a new minaret was erected. During World War II the mosque was damaged – the roof and all the wooden elements in the interior were burnt, and there was damage to the minaret. After World War II conservation works on building commenced.[1]
During the Austro-Hungarian rule, a new Church of Saint Anthony of Padua was built.
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 Handan, Mirela Mulaluć (March 2004). "The Fethija mosque" (PDF). Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. pp. 60–68 – via European Commission - Council of Europe Joint Programme: Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan / Survey of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage (IRPP/SAAH) – Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ↑ Fethija džamija sa haremom, devet grobnih ploča i natpisima, graditeljska cjelina - Članak. Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika (in Bosnian). November 10, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika". old.kons.gov.ba. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Fethija Mosque". Sightseeing | Bihać.
External links
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Media related to Fethija mosque at Wikimedia Commons- "Mosque". discoverbihac.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on April 22, 2019.
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