Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stećak
Stećak is the name for monumental medieval tombstones that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the border parts of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. An estimated 60,000 are found within the borders of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest of 10,000 are found in what are today Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia, at more than 3,300 odd sites with over 90% in poor condition. They are cut in a variety of recognizable stećak forms, with a certain percentage being richly decorated and some individual stećci also containing inscriptions in form of epitaphs.
- City
- Gračanica
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia