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Travnik Castle is a medieval fortification situated on a steep, inaccessible rocky hill overlooking the Lašva valley, with origins likely dating back to the conflicts of the 1430s. It came under Ottoman control following Fatih Sultan Mehmed’s campaign in Bosnia in 1463. Originally a hilltop fortress covering less than one hectare, it was garrisoned after attacks in 1480, and Sultan Bayezid II ordered the construction of a wooden mosque within its walls. This mosque was destroyed in a fire; only