scenic viewpoint
Plitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap)
A viewing platform overlooking Croatia's tallest waterfall and the turquoise travertine pools that make Plitvice a UNESCO treasure.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Ostrožac
Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Ostrožac
Ostrožac works well as a base: 10 minutes from Cazin, 39km from Una National Park.
Ostrožac is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cazin, about 6 km away.
Ostrožac Castle (Bosnian) is a castle located in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Una-Sana Canton on the outskirts of the town of Cazin, in the village of Ostrožac. The castle dates back to the 13th century when Ostrožac was part of property of the Croatian noble house of Babonić. In 1592 it was captured by the OttomanRead more
Empire and established as an Ottoman province of Bosnia. The castle was rebuilt between 1900 and 1906 by Mayor of Bihać Lothar Von Berks as a birthday present for his wife, member of the Habsburg family.
On a session held on 7 November 2013, the Commission for National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to designate Ostrožac Castle the National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a category of the architectural ensemble.
The castle hosts a 55-year old event known under the name Colony of sculptors, Ostrožac. This event produced a number of monumental sculptures carved in bihacite stone, of which more than 150 are left in the castle courtyard as a permanent exhibition, forming the open-air Ostrožac Sculpture Park, unique in Southeastern Europe. According to the decision of the Commission for National Monuments, the sculptures are an "integral and inalienable" part of the architectural ensemble as a wider monument.
Tourism and civic organizations of Cazin and Ostrožac use the castle grounds for shows, concerts, performances and variety of events.
For the time being, the castle complex is being repaired at slow pace and only most urgent repairs have been done, although comprehensive plans for restoration of entire complex exist.
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What is there to see near Ostrožac?
Within an hour or so of Ostrožac: Plitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap) (26 km), Plitvice Upper Lakes Viewpoint (26 km), Plitvice Lakes (29 km), Štrbački Buk (29 km).
Where is Ostrožac?
Ostrožac is in Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 6 km from Cazin.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,456
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Federation of B&H
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 44.9087, 15.9405
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Worth the detour from Ostrožac
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Plitvice Upper Lakes Viewpoint
A boardwalk viewpoint where the upper cascade of sixteen interconnected lakes stretches out in graduated shades of emerald and azure.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Plitvice Lakes
Breathtaking series of 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls set in a lush forested national park.
29 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Štrbački Buk
A 24-metre travertine waterfall on the Una river at the Croatian border, reached by a rough side road with a viewing platform and car park.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Rastoke
A watermill hamlet at Slunj where the Slunjčica river splits into dozens of travertine cascades tumbling between wooden houses: a miniature Plitvice most tourists drive straight past on the way to the lakes.
36 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Una National Park
Emerald river canyons, cascading waterfalls, and pristine forest along the Una River in Bosnia.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Ostrožac
- 26 kmPlitvice Lakes Viewpoint (Veliki Slap)A viewing platform overlooking Croatia's tallest waterfall and the turquoise travertine pools that make Plitvice a UNESCO treasure.
- 26 kmPlitvice Upper Lakes ViewpointA boardwalk viewpoint where the upper cascade of sixteen interconnected lakes stretches out in graduated shades of emerald and azure.
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