Bosnian Castles

Neum · Inland Herzegovina · Ottoman fortified complex

Hutovo Fortress

The old fortified town of Hutovo lies inland in the Neum municipality, below Mount Žaba. Neum's tourism board identifies it as an important cultural and historical landmark of the district. Also known as Hadžibegov grad, it must not be confused with the wetlands of Hutovo Blato or assumed to stand on Neum's coast. The enclosure's towers, gates and internal buildings require their own measured study.

Explore the 3D model

Through the centuries

Ottoman period

The surviving fortified complex belongs to the region's Ottoman-era landscape.

Architecture & evidence

Surviving tower

Neum's visitor organisation records one standing tower surviving from the larger fortified complex.

Reduced tower remains

The former nine-tower system is not rebuilt wholesale; subsidiary elements remain low indications.

Inner divisions

The site was expanded as a captaincy stronghold. The model's plan and tower positions are estimated, pending a measured conservation drawing.

Plan your visit

Confirm the approach and present access with local heritage staff; the atlas point is approximate and is not a surveyed walking route.

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Historical sources