The Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards are a world heritage site, comprising of 28 sites mainly located in the southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, though some are in Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Understand
[edit]About 60,000 medieval tombstones of the Stećak type have been found in the region, though reportedly more than 90% of these are in a bad condition. The word Stećak is derived from the South Slavic verb stajati (to stand) and translates to "tall, standing thing". They were erected by many Christian denominations from the 12th to early 16th century, and include illustrations and epitaphs written mostly in the now extinct Bosnian Cyrillic alphabet. In 2016, 28 necropolises with a total of about 4,000 Stećak pieces were added to the UNESCO world heritage list.
Sites
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]- 1 Radimlja, Stolac.
- 2 Grčka glavica in the village of Biskup, Konjic.
- 3 Kalufi in Krekovi, Nevesinje.
- 4 Borak in the village of Burati, Rogatica.
- 5 Maculje, Novi Travnik.
- 6 Dugo polje at Blidinje, Jablanica.
- 7 Gvozno, Kalinovik.
- 8 Grebnice, Radmilovića Dubrava, Baljci, Bileća.
- 9 Bijača, Ljubuški.
- 10 Olovci, Kladanj.
- 11 Mramor in Musići, Olovo.
- 12 Kučarin in Hrančići, Goražde.
- 13 Boljuni, Stolac.
- 14 Dolovi in the village of Umoljani, Trnovo.
- 15 Luburića polje, Sokolac.
- 16 Potkuk in Bitunja, Berkovići.
- 17 Bečani, Šekovići.
- 18 Mramor in Vrbica, Foča.
- 19 Čengića Bara, Kalinovik.
- 20 Ravanjska vrata, Kupres.
Croatia
[edit]- 21 Velika and Mala Crljivica, Cista Velika.
- 22 .
Montenegro
[edit]- 23 Grčko groblje, Žabljak.
- 24 Bare Žugića, Žabljak.
Serbia
[edit]- 26 Mramorje, Perućac, Bajina Bašta.
- 27 Mramorje, Rastište, Bajina Bašta.
- 28 Grčko groblje, Hrta, Prijepolje.