Bihać was a royal free town of the Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia and a key fortress on the border with the Ottoman Empire, which captured it in 1592. The tower takes its name from the Ottoman captains who governed the town from it. Later it served as a prison, and today it houses the Museum of the Una-Sana Canton, with archaeological and historical collections from the region.
It stands beside the bell tower of the ruined church of St Anthony of Padua and close to the Fethija Mosque, which together form the historic core of the town.
Combine it with a stroll along the clear, fast-flowing Una, the river that defines Bihać.
