Kastel fort of Banja Luka (work in progres ) image - This is Balkan 2: Revolution Started mod for Mount & Blade: Warband

In the heart of the city of Banja Luka stands Kastel, as a witness of the past, the skeleton of the present and the prediction of the future. Located in the very center of Banja Luka, the fortress has a rich history. The old walls of Kastel are there here to awaken our curiosity about the history of this city, a story of battles, trade, successes and failures, of which the witness and the culprit was the fortress itself.The ramparts are made out of nine bastions and two towers within the walls. There are several buildings on the inside, including the central camp with two towers and a small arsenal, the central armory, the so called stone building, and several different walls that divided and formed individual internal spaces.In a charter from 1525 it is precisely stated that Banja Luka is actually a name of a fort named ‘Castell Nostro Bagna Luca’. From the content of the charter, one might even conclude that the Banja Luka fortress was built on the site of an older and smaller fortification after 1463, as part of the border on Vrbas in the defense system of the Kingdom of Hungary against Turkey (Jajce was the southernmost point).