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استچاک
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thumb|289x289px|Stećci at Radimlja necropolisStećak (plural stećci; Serbian Cyrillic: стећак, стећци) 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 (4,400), Montenegro (3,500), and Serbia (2,100), 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 richl
Key facts
- Historic site.image
- Bosniangraves bosniska gravar februari 2007 stecak stecci3.jpg
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- Although gable-shaped with a slab pedestal is not the most represented form of stećak (9%), they are usually the most elaborately and richly decorated ones.
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- WHS
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- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards
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- 2016 (40th session)
- Historic site.designation1_type
- Cultural
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- iii, vi
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- 1504
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- Region
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- Europe and North America
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- tombstone
- Part of
- Grćka Glavica necropolis
- Country
- Montenegro
- Image
- Jeden ze stecku na Radimlji.jpg
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- Stećci
- Commons category
- Stećci
- topic's main category
- Category:Stećak
- heritage designation
- National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Croatia
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