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Also known as Bagruša

Mramorje () or Bagruša () is a medieval necropolis, located in Perućac, Serbia, and is among the best preserved necropoli of the region. The necropolis was built in the 14th century, and extends between the Drina river and the main road that follows its course, at the entrance of the settlement. The site is protected by the Republic of Serbia, as a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance, but is nevertheless threatened by the Drina river on one side and the continued expanding of the town of Perućac, on the other. Stećaks was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, of which 3

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Mramorje
Ancient site.native_name
Мраморје
Ancient site.alternate_name
Bagruša / Багруша
Ancient site.image
Mramorje 2012 6.JPG
Ancient site.alt
Mramorje
Ancient site.caption
Mramorje stećak and tombstone necropolis
Ancient site.map_type
Serbia
Ancient site.map_size
205
Ancient site.location
Perućac
Ancient site.region
Bajina Bašta municipality
Ancient site.type
Tombstone and Stećak necropolis
Ancient site.material
limestone blocks
Ancient site.built
14th century
Ancient site.cultures
Medieval Bosnia
Ancient site.condition
Ruined
Ancient site.ownership
Republic of Serbia
Ancient site.public_access
Yes
Ancient site.designation1
WHS

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • The Necropolis
  • See also
  • References

Mramorje () or Bagruša () is a medieval necropolis, located in Perućac, Serbia, and is among the best preserved necropoli of the region. The necropolis was built in the 14th century, and extends between the Drina river and the main road that follows its course, at the entrance of the settlement. The site is protected by the Republic of Serbia, as a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance, but is nevertheless threatened by the Drina river on one side and the continued expanding of the town of Perućac, on the other. Stećaks was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, of which 3 sites are located in Serbia, Mramorje being one of them.

==The Necropolis== The Necropolis, with about 200 tombstones made of solid limestone, was established in the fourteenth century. The largest found specimens of tombstones in the necropolis reach a length of , and a width and height of nearly . Earlier sources record a number of 122 monuments, while according to recent data, there are 93 as follows: 46 panel, 18 with stand, 10 slemenjak without stand, 7 sarcophagus with stand, 10 sarcophagus without base, and 2 amorphous samples. Over time, some of the tombstones were moved, others have sunken into the ground, while several items were transferred to museums (two tombstones with no decorations are in the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade, and one is in the National Museum in Užice).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mramorje” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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