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Goražde printing house

One of the earliest printing houses among the Serbs based in Church of Saint George1

The Goražde printing house (Serbian: Горажданска штампарија or Goraždanska štamparija) was one of the earliest printing houses among the Serbs, and the first in the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of the Ottoman Empire). Established in 1519 in Venice, it was soon relocated to the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George in the village of Sopotnica near Goražde, in the Ottoman Sanjak of Herzegovina.2 It was founded by Božidar Goraždanin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersChurch of Saint George, Sopotnica1
  • Founded inVenice1
Goražde Psalter (1521), 137v
Photo: Teodor Ljubavić, editor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Goražde printing house (Serbian: Горажданска штампарија or Goraždanska štamparija) was one of the earliest printing houses among the Serbs, and the first in the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of the Ottoman Empire). Established in 1519 in Venice, it was soon relocated to the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint George in the village of Sopotnica near Goražde, in the Ottoman Sanjak of Herzegovina.2

The story

Founded by Božidar Goraždanin, in Venice.1

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