Stećak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Stećak |
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Stećak in Radimlja necropolis
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| Official name: Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, vi |
| Designated | 2016 (40th session) |
| Reference no. | 1504 |
| State Party |  Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro Serbia |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Stećak (Стећак plural: Stećci, Стећци) are monumental tombstones made in medieval Bosnia.
The tombstones are mostly in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a smaller amount in the border area of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. About 60,000 are found within the territory of the modern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The rest of 10,000 are found in what are today Croatia (4,400), Montenegro (3,500), and Serbia (4,100). The stećak are at more than 3,300 odd sites with over 90% in poor condition.
Images for kids
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Stećak in Radimlja necropolis
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Stećci at Radimlja necropolis
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The sacral motif of deer is considered to be of Paleo-Balkan and pre-Christian origin.
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Two stećci with motifs of kolo
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A slab stećak at Cista Velika
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Broken stećak depicted by Hugo Charlemont, 1901. This appears to the same stećak which is now exhibited at the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (see image below)
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Stećak in front of the Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade
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The inscription on stećak of Grdeša from the 12th century, considered the oldest one found
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Radimlja necropolis, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Radimlja, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Umoljani, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Dugo polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Morine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Velike Grebenice, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Velimlje, Montenegro
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Cetinje, Montenegro
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Klenak, Montenegro
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Mramorje, Serbia
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Somewhere in Dalmatia, Croatia
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Somewhere in Dalmatia, Croatia
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See also
In Spanish: Stećak para niños
