The Jajce Catacombs, also known as the Jajce underground church, or simply Jajce crypt in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the historic burial site of Hrvoje Vukčić, a Bosnian nobleman who founded the city and ordered construction of the underground chapel with the crypt around 1400, which was finished before 1416, in time for his burial. The crypt was also meant to serve as the family's burial site.
Catacombs of Jajce
Inside of the Jajce catacombs
Ground plan of the Catacombs in Jajce
In front of the entrance of the Jajce catacombs
Jajce is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with 27,258 inhabitants in the municipality, It is situated in the region of Bosanska Krajina, on the crossroads between Banja Luka, Mrkonjić Grad and Donji Vakuf, on the confluence of the rivers Pliva and Vrbas.
Clockwise from top: The Pliva Waterfall, Panoramic view of eastern Maršala Tita area from Jajce Fortress, Jajce Fortress and ancient area, Meadow Gate and Omer Bey's native house and the view of Šejh Mustafe area.
Citadel above Walled town of Jajce
The AVNOJ Museum in Jajce
The ruins of the Orthodox church in Jajce
