Miljački Grad
Pale · Miljacka basin
Bulozi · Miljacka headwaters · Medieval · Ottoman
Hodidjed at Bulozi
This entry identifies the ruins near Bulozi traditionally called Hodidjed, east of Sarajevo.
- Location
- Bulozi · Miljacka headwaters
- Local name
- Stari grad · Hodidjed / Hodiđed
- Historical period
- Medieval · Ottoman
The mapped ruins east of Sarajevo are traditionally called Hodidjed or Stari grad. The identification of the medieval Hodidjed is debated: scholars have also associated that name with the site of Sarajevo’s White Bastion. This entry stays anchored to the Bulozi ruins and follows the site plan reproduced in the University of Sarajevo architectural study. Upper enclosures and a much larger outer circuit are shown conservatively, without treating a disputed historical identification as settled.
Explore the 3D modelHistory and context
Why do accounts disagree?
Lejla Džumhur’s study reviews competing identifications of Hodidid around Sarajevo. Later Ottoman documents also use the name for a fortress within Sarajevo itself. A historical name could move between places as military and administrative functions changed.
Evidence and interpretation
Džumhur argues for medieval origins at the Bulozi site and a later transfer of the name to Vratnik. That is a reasoned scholarly interpretation, not permission to attach every Hodidjed reference to these particular walls.
How a traveller’s account is tested
Among the evidence discussed by Džumhur is Caterino Zeno’s sixteenth-century description of a fortress called Coddidel, said to have been built by the Ottomans. Alija Bejtić used this account in his argument about the two Hodidids. Džumhur examines that reasoning rather than treating the traveller’s wording as an unquestionable construction record. The example shows why authors can disagree even when reading the same text: they must decide which location it describes and whether it records construction, rebuilding or information supplied by local guides. The date of a journey alone cannot resolve those questions.
Through the centuries
1940
Mazalić publishes a plan of Stari grad, later reproduced in architectural scholarship.
Architecture & evidence
Upper ruins
Simplified upper court and central tower follow Mazalić’s Stari grad plan, reproduced by the University of Sarajevo.
Inner divisions
Low compartment walls indicate the recorded complex without assigning unverified room functions.
Outer circuit
A larger lower enclosure and detached round tower appear in the published plan. Heights and north alignment are estimated.
Plan your visit
Ruined masonry and uneven approaches. Confirm the current walking route and access locally.
Get directionsHistorical sources
- University of Sarajevo · Lejla Džumhur, two Hodidids and Mazalić plan
- Hamdija Kreševljaković · historical interpretation
- OpenStreetMap · location
How to read this history
A first written mention is not necessarily a construction date. Fortresses were often altered over several centuries. Sections link to their supporting references; the 3D model is an interpretation, not evidence of every historical phase.