OSMANSKE GRAĐEVINE NA KLEK-NEUMU U XIX STOLJEĆU
OTTOMAN FACILITIES IN KLEK NEUM IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: Manuscripts from the Ottoman Archives in Istanbul confirm the existence of and describe in detail the Ottoman facilities in Klek-Neum. In 1851, a quarantine system was established in the Rumelia part of the Ottoman Empire and Herzegovina. In this period, the method of selection and financing of sanitary and police services in Klek and Sutorina, along with their accommodation and temporary measures until the construction of new facilities, is mentioned. Due to respecting the ‘status quo’ with Austria, only the repair of the quarantine facility is approved, and any expansion or strengthening of the military presence by anchoring an Ottoman ship is rejected. Starting as early as 1861, intentions, plans, and activities undertaken for the construction of new sanitary facilities, military fortifications, and a telegraph center are evident. Plans and cost projections were developed for the construction of a watchtower, quarantine, portico, warehouse, barracks, two artillery fortifications, and a bridge. In November 1868, the Austrian Monarchy’s consent for the construction of the complex was also confirmed. The directive for the construction of a religious building - a mosque - dates back to 1865, and by 1872, there was already an urgent push for its completion, along with the finalization of the new quarantine facilities, barracks, and other areas. The uprising in Herzegovina was crucial because in 1876, the entire complex of this Bosnian port had already been devastated. Moreover, the Ottoman cadastral register provides evidence of the existence of these facilities, as well as the ownership of land plots in the area of Klek-Neum.

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