Radetina Kula

Beautifully sadly neglected ....

Super nature, cultural and historical monument

RADOTINA TOWER, Cazin. Medieval town with a high round tower on the rock above which flows · the Radotina stream (west of · The entrance to the tower is through Difficult It is mentioned as the property of the lord Brekovica · (i483, 1546). LIT .: M. 048; R. 1943, 105, 108. I. Color: novski

It is 4 km away from Cazin. It is located on a steep and inaccessible hill northwest of Cazin, between the villages of Ćoralići and Gornja Koprivna. Below the tower is a cave, and probably before entering the tower through the cave from which flows the stream Radetina. It represented part of the border defense system as the property of the noble Kobasic family who ruled the Brekovica area in the 15th and 16th centuries. Gen. Ivan Lenkovic's report on the towers and cities of the Krajina from 1536 states that the Radetin Tower in the Ćoralići settlement should be demolished. After 1577, when these areas came under Ottoman rule, the tower also served as a guard and watchtower, which gave the area its name Karaula. The tower is a tall, relatively narrow structure, which was built and used as a fortification property. It has a circular base with an inside diameter of approximately 6.0 m. up to 10.0 m high. The walls of the Tower are made of broken stone and their thickness is about 1.4 m. Entrance to the tower is almost disabled today. There is no roof. Traces of the balcony that served as the observation deck are visible. Smaller openings were used as loopholes. Below the Tower is the cave from which the Radetina stream flows. The entrance to the cave is built of broken stone. The first part of the cave is approximately 5,4 m wide and approx. 3,0 m high. After this part the cave narrows and expands again after 15.0 m. The vegetation of the Cazin area is lush and is characterized by mesophilic communities of sessile oak forests and common hornbeam of the Illyrian area (Querco - Carpinetum Horv. Et al. 1974). The Cazin region is also known for the disjunct area of ​​the chestnut forest (Querco - Castanetum). Coverage of forest vegetation and the presence of drinking water make it possible to inhabit many species of mammals, birds, amphibians, invertebrates.

Due to its cultural and historical significance, the Radetina Tower has been declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on a hill west of the village Ćoralići near Cazin. It is an old town with a tall round tower on a rock above the cave, from which the Radetina stream springs. The tower is entered through a cave and it is from of its origin was the only approach. In the report of I. Lenković from 1563, it is said that belongs to Prince Kobasic. It served as a watchtower (watchtower), and it also had this function during the Ottoman rule.