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Ostatci
utvrđene
palanke Čovka
Č
ovka
S
tari grad Čovka spominje se u historijskim izvorima kao kraljevski grad u humskoj
župi. Prvi poznati gospodar bio mu je Herman celjski, a kasnije Nikola Frankopan,
koji je ovaj grad dobio u zalog od ugarskog kralja 1426. godine. Najpoznatiji gospodari
Čovke bili su plemići Orlovići. Pod osmansku vlast ovaj grad je došao 1524. godine i sve
do kraja XVII stoljeća je bio pust i nenaseljen. Krajem XVII stoljeća Čovku su naselili
kapetani ostrovičke kapetanije begovi Kulenovići, koji su tu sagradili palanku i kulu.
Kula je zidana od tesanog kamena i imala je tri sprata i nalazila se u sastavu ostrožačke
kapetanije. U prvoj polovini XVIII stoljeća Čovka je imala posadu od 50 graničara i
dva manja topa. U vrijeme bosanskohercegovačkog ustanka (1875-1878) pobunjeni
kmetovi su zapalili kulu i palanku. Palanka je sva izgorjela jer je bila od drveta, a od
kule su ostali samo kameni zidovi.
T
his old town was mentioned in the historical sources as a royal town in the Tribal
State of Hum. Its first known master was Herman of Celje and after him Nikola
Frankopan who got this town as pawn from Hungarian King in 1426. Well-known
masters of Čavka were Orlović nobles. Under the Ottomans' authority this town fell
in 1524. It was deserted and uninhabited till the end of the 17
th
century. By the end of
17
th
century Kulenović Beys took up residence in Čovka and they built up a tower and
province. The tower was made of shaped rocks, it had three floors and it was a part of
Ostrožac Captaincy. In the first half of the 18
th
century Čovka had a crew of 50 border
guards and two smaller cannons. In time of Bosnian-Herzegovina uprising (1875-1878)
rebellious peasants fired the tower and the province. Province was burnt because it
was made of wood and what remained of tower were just rocky walls.