Fethija Mosque (Bihać)

Fethija Mosque (Serbo-Croatian: Fethija džamija) is a mosque and former Catholic church located in the town of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1266, it is the oldest Gothic building in the country.^[1] It was originally built as a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, and was subsequently transformed into a mosque following the 1592 conquest of Bihać from Habsburg Croatia by the Ottoman Empire. The building was originally accompanied by a monastery, which was also mentioned in a 13th-century charter of the Croatian nobility. ^[2]

Fethija Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Year consecrated	1266 (as mosque after 1592)
Status	Active
Location
Location	Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates	44.8134°N 15.8699°E / 44.8134; 15.8699
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Length	22 m
Width	11.5 m
Minaret(s)	1

See also

• Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• List of mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina