Administratively, Fojnica is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fojnica is a small, picturesque
town in central Bosnia.
The most important cultural site in Fojnica
is the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part
of the nation's cultural heritage, maintained by the Franciscan Province
of Bosna Srebrena.
The Franciscan monastery in Fojnica has a large
library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to
the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is
currently under renovation.
The last Queen of Bosnia, Katarina
Kosaca-Kotromanic sought refuge from the Ottomans in the mountains near
Fojnica, before making her way to Rome and making the Pope (and all
future Pope's) sovereign of Bosnia.
Fojnica also has a prominent spa.
The other most popular spa in Bosnia is in Olovo. A nearby agricultural
co-operative grows about 20 tonnes of the potatoes annually. Ahdnama or
Ahitname,which is "Ferman" by the Ottoman Sultan "Fatih Sultan Mehmet"
and the first human rights declaration in the world was given in Fojnica
in 1463 by the Ottoman Sultan "Fatih Sultan Mehmet" to Franciscan
Christians in order to protect them and their religion against the
others.Thanks to the Ahdnama or Ahidname,Franciscan Christians lived in
their region with their own belief under the protection of the Ottoman
Sultan "Fatih Sultan Mehmet"
