Kastel (Banja Luka)
The Kastel ( Serbian - Cyrillic Кастел ) is a fortress on the Vrbas in the city center of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina .
There is little evidence of who and when this structure was built, but there are indications that the foundations were laid as early as the time of the Roman Empire . In the course of time, the building was adapted by the respective ruling peoples for their purposes. It is assumed that today's Kastel only takes up a quarter of the originally built-up area. The outer walls of the fort are made of stone. There are loopholes on the top, which indicates a past as a military object. Archaeological finds from Roman times corroborate the suspicion that the castle was actually used as a Roman fort .
The building complex has been partially reconstructed since 2012.
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Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ 9.5 ″ N , 17 ° 28 ′ 50.8 ″ E