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of military detachments. In architectural terms, this change is reflected in the con-
struction of new facilities and the expansion of the city, to strengthen the defensive
ramparts. From the Ottoman conquest, and finally the arrival of the Austro-Hunga-
rian, an old cities are gradually annealed which ultimately resulted in their unkempt.
Archival material including historical charts and maps, family crests, old photo-
graphs and oral narratives, meticulously considered in the context of understanding
and determination of the status of the old city (city or Fortress or free town), their
accommodation (which the Bihac stands out as one of the few lowland cities), and
families who run them.
Special value of the book
Old towns of the Una-Sana Canton
makes the cu-
rrent state of these monuments. In some cases (for example, the old town Ostrovica,
Ostrožac and Stari Majdan), the authors argue for conservation and restoration works
to ensure permanent protection of monuments and its proper presentation.
Medieval cities occupy an important place in the study of the history of medieval
Bosnia, and the book
Old towns of Una-Sana Canton,
is not only contribute, but
also an incentive to explore these themes with different scientific standpoints.
Aleksandra Bunčić