The Old Town Fortress has stood above Plava Voda for more than five centuries. No one knows for sure who built it - a real history mystery!
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Old Town Fortress and Plava Voda
Travnik lies in the Lašva valley below Mount Vlašić. The Old Town Fortress stands above the city, and the Plava Voda spring sits beside a stream. Find both illustrations on the map and compare them with the river lines.
Find it on the map
Look closely at the map
Old Town Fortress
The Old Town Fortress has stood above Plava Voda for more than five centuries. Its walls offered a view of the route through the Lašva Valley. Can you spot the towers and the nearby minaret?
✨ Little discoveries
Fun facts about Travnik
Travnik is known as the town of viziers. A travel guide says 77 viziers served here! A vizier was an important adviser and governor.
Travnik has two clock towers and a sundial - three ways to check the time!
Nobel Prize-winning writer Ivo Andrić was born in Travnik. Maybe you’ll write a great story one day too!
⛰️ Nature nearby
Rivers, mountains and hills near Travnik
Rivers
Lašva River Mountains and hills
Vlašić Mountain 
Vilenica Mountain Can you solve the map clue?
Which town has a fortress above the Blue Water spring?
Sources: Travnik - Old Town Fortress · Via Dinarica - Travnik · Regional Museum of Travnik - Ivo Andrić Memorial Museum
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