Guča Gora Fransiscan Friary

Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Guča Gora Monastery is a Roman Catholic Franciscan monastery in a small village Guča Gora east of Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the mid-19th century Bosnian Franciscans decided to build the monastery in the area of Travnik. On May 30, 1859, the General Minister of the Franciscan Order issued the decree establishing the Guča Gora Monastery.

The monastery was damaged and vandalised by mujahideen fighters in June 1993.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Guča Gora, Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina

See all sites in Travnik

Details

Founded: 1859
Category: Religious sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Travnik Castle (4,8 km)

Walled city of Jajce (38,1 km)
Doboj Castle (61,9 km)
Jajce Mithraeum (38,3 km)
Tešanj Castle (46,1 km)
Fojnica Franciscan Friary (34,1 km)
Visoki Castle (46,5 km)
Liplje Monastery (44,3 km)
Maglaj Castle (44,7 km)
Kraljeva Sutjeska Fransiscan Friary (40,2 km)

User Reviews

Marko Babic (3 years ago)
A beautiful monastery at the foot of the Vlašić mountain. The young priest welcomed us with open arms and a gentle spirit and took us through the church and the museum and told us briefly about the history of this wonderful place and about its future. A very very nice place to visit

nikola petrušić (3 years ago)
To je.moj rodni kraj naj ljepši na svjetu

super nova (3 years ago)
Nice building. It is a pity that the church is leaking and decaying

Zdravko Žuljević (3 years ago)
The spiritual center of central Bosnia. Worth a visit and a look.

Gabriela Rajic (4 years ago)
Beautiful .. The most beautiful place ❤ "And he saved Silver Bosnia by faith - the Franciscan brothers in body and soul."

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Infomastern

Historic Site of the week

Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.