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Bešlagić 1971

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Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška

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Šefik Bešlagić, Stećci, kataloško-topografski pregled (Sarajevo 1971).

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Name Class Begin End Description
Amorphous Tombstones (unknown number) Place Bešlagić mentions, that according to the locals, there are several amorphous stećak tombstones at the Jasnića gaj site, about 2 km northwest of Biokovac.
Babajići, Čovića Hanovi, Necropolis with 20 Tombstones Place There are 20 tombstones of stećak-type near the hamlet Čovića Hanovi in the vicinity of the village of Babajići, some of which were used for a private house building in the 1970s.
Boljanići, Bijelo groblje, Ten Tombstones Place On a small hill near the road, there are ten tombstones of the stećak type on the cemetery called Bijelo groblje. There are several Orthodox crosses on the site as well according to Šefik Bešlagić.
Boričje, Brvi, Necropolis with Nine Tombstones Place On the Brvi hill in the vicinity of the village of Boričje there is a necropolis with 9 stećak-type tombstones.
Boričje, Necropolis with 12 Tombstones Place None
Borkovići, Mramorje, 15 Tombstones Place There are 15 stećak-type tombstones on the Mramorje site near Borkovići.
Broćanac, 20 Tombstones Place There are 20 stećak-type tombstones on a hill near the Orthodox cemetery in Broćanac.
Broćanac, 20 Tombstones on a Tumulus Place There are 20 stećak-type tombstones on a tumulus about 250 m northeast to the Orthodox cemetery of Broćanac.
Broćanac, One Tombstone Place Outside of a nearby Orthodox cemetery, there is a large solitary stećak-type tombstone.
Broćanac, Two Tombstones Place South to another nearby necropolis, there are two large solitary tombstones of the stećak type in Broćanac.
Brvenica, Poda and Donja Brvenica, 40 Tombstones Place Near the hamlets of Poda and Donja Brvenica, on a plateau of a hill, together with an active Orthodox cemetery, there is a group of 40 stećak-type tombstones according to Šefik Bešlagić.
Cetinje, Vlaška Crkva, Tombstones Place Two stećci are to be found in front (to the West) of the Church Vlaška Crkva, which could date to the 15th century.
Donja Brezna, Stubline, 33 Tombstones Place There is a group of 33 stećak tombstones on the Stubline site near the modern Orthodox cemetery.
Donja Brezna, Three Tombstones Place There is a group of 3 stećak-type tombstones situated about 100 m southwest to the Stubline group.
Dragalj, Nine Tombstones Place There is a group of nine stećak-type tombstones on a hill near Dragalj.
Dragalj, Podvrsnik, Eight Tombstones Place There is a group of eight stećak-type tombstones on the Podvrsnik site near the village Dragalj. There are also several graves with crosses.
Glisnica, Podglavica, 22 Tombstones Place According to Šefik Bešlagić, 22 tombstones of stećak type are to be found on a hill near the hamlet Podglavica in the vicinity of Glisnica. There is a modern Orthodox cemetery next to the site.
Glisnica, Čardak, Necropolis with Four Tombstones Place Šefik Bešlagić mentions a necropolis on the Čardak site near the hamlet Rovići with four stećak-type tombstones.
Gluščevina, Necropolis with 13 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 13 stećak-type tombstones on a hill near the village Gruščevina.
Gluščevina, Runjava glavica, Nine Tombstones Place There are nine tombstones of stećak-type on the Runjava glavica hill near the village Gruščevina.
Goransko, Monastery of Piva, 20 Tombstones Place There are 20 stećak tombstones incorporated in the walls of the church of the monastery of Piva, which were probably part of a former necropolis that existed here before the church was built.
Goransko, Sinjac, Necropolis with 16 Tombstones Place On the Sinjac site near Goransko, there is a necropolis with 16 stećak-type tombstones.
Gornja Brezna, Ten Tombstones Place Next to the Orthodox church and an abandoned cemetery in the village itself, there is a group of ten stećak-type tombstones. This is a remnant of a former large necropolis.
Grab, Biokovac, 27 Tombstones Place In the hamlet of Biokovac there is a necropolis with 27 stećak tombstones.
Gradac, Gornji Grac, Four Tombstones Place Šefik Bešlagić locates a necropolis with four tombstones of stećak type in "Gornji Grac" (here considered as a derivate of Gornji Gradac). His localisation is specified as being "next to the house of Meho Mašović, below the road, on the left bank of Čehotina".
Grahovo, Petkovići, Necropolis with 21 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 21 stećak-type tombstones situated on three tumuli near the hamlet Petkovići in the village Grahovo.
Grahovo, Six Tombstones Place There are six stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Grahovo. Five of these specimens were integrated into the church walls.
Kakmuži, Grobnice, Necropolis with 37 Tombstones Place Šefik Bešlagić locates a necropolis with 37 stećak tombstones on the Grobnice site near a small hill in the Kakmuži village.
Krivi Do, Grgureva bara, Necropolis with 88 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with eighty-eight tombstones of stećak-type on the Grgureva bara site near the village(s) Krivi Do.
Krstac, Seven Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with seven stećak-type tombstones in Krstac. Šefik Bešlagić mentions, that two specimens of this group were taken from here and built into the foundations of a neighbouring building.
Kruševo, Gradina, Four Tombstones Place On the plateau of the beam and the northern foot of the prominent hill Gradina, in a small modern Orthodox cemetery, there is a group of 4 stećak tombstones according to Šefik Bešlagić.
Marina šuma, 53 Tombstones Place In Marina šuma, on a hill above the village, on the site of a modern Orthodox cemetery, there is a group of 53 stećak-type tombstones, arranged in two places.
Mataruge, Molika, 44 Tombstones Place On the hill Molika, next to the modern Orthodox cemetery, there is a group of 44 stećak-type tombstones.
Milovići, Groblje, Necropolis with 80 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 80 stećak-type tombstones on the Groblje site near the village Milovići in the area of the St. Nicholas Church and its cemetery.
Moštanica, 134 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 134 stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox cemetery of Moštanica. There used to be more tombstones on this site.
Mratinje, Necropolis with Nine Tombstones Place On an hill there is a necropolis with nine stećak-type tombstones near Mratinje.
Muslići, Necropolis with 30 Tombstones Place Near the Studenac spring, there is a necropolis with 30 stećak-type tombstones.
Muslići, Vranštica, Two Tombstones Place There are 2 stećak-type tombstones near the hamlet of Vranštica.
Ništice, 12 Tombstones Place There is a group of twelve stećak tombstones near the modern Orthodox cemetery in Ništice.
Novakovići, Ribljeg jezero, Necropolis with 54 Tombstones Place On a plateau of hills near the Ribljeg Lake there is a necropolis with 54 stećak-type tombstones.
Odžak, Ljeljenak, One Tombstone Place There is one tombstone of stećak-type located on a hill near the hamlet Ljeljenak in the vicinity of Odžak.
Perovići, Grčko groblje, 38 Tombstones Place There is a group of 38 stećak tombstones on the site of the Greek cemetery near the Perovići village.
Petrovići, 20 Tombstones Place There is a group of 20 stećak-type tombstones near the Church of St. John and its cemetery. On two specimens writings can be recognized referring to the prince Grbač Cvetković Banjanin and the duke Cvetko Banjanin.
Pišče, 53 Tombstones Place There are 53 stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox Church and a modern cemetery in Piščine, out of which five were used for building the foundation of the old church and ten for the walls of the new church. Additionally, some stećak tombstones were used for the erection of newer tombstones.
Plužine, Gradac, Necropolis with 13 Tombstones Place On the hamlet Gradac near Plužine there is a necropolis with 13 tombstones of stećak-type.
Plužine, One Tombstone and Remains of a Necropolis Place There is one sole tombstone in Plužine on a site of a former necropolis, where Š. Bešlagić assumes about 20 additional former monuments.
Poblaće, Podrid, 177 Tombstones Place According to Šefik Bešlagić, there are 177 stećak tombstones on the Podrid site below the Rid (Hrid) peak.
Podpeće, Luke (Gornje Selo), Necropolis with 78 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 78 tombstones of stećak-type located on the Luke site (hamlet Gornje Selo).
Počekovići, Five Tombstones Place There is a group of five stećak-type tombstones in Poćekovići, four of which are situated near the Orthodox Church of St. Ignatius and its cemetery and one about 15 m southwest to the above-mentioned site.
Počekovići, Four Tombstones Place There is a group of four stećak tombstones on a hill about 80 m east to the other stećak necropolis with 17 tombstones.
Počekovići, Four Tombstones Place There is a group of four stećak-type tombstones on a hill about 100 m south to another stećak necropolis.
Počekovići, Necropolis with 17 Tombstones Place There si a necropolis of 17 stećak-type tombstones on a tumulus on the other side of the road near the Orthodox Church of St. Ingatius in Počekovići.
Počekovići, One Tombstone Place There is one stećak-type tombstone on a tumulus about 100 m southeast from the group of stećci situated next to the Orthodox Church of St. Ignatius.
Pošćenje, 51 Tombstones Place In the village, next to the Orthodox Church of The Holy Mother of God (Sv. Bogorodica) and the cemetery around it, there is a group with a total of 51 stećak-type tombstones. Only five specimens are in their original position, the others were reused for building purposes and thus integrated in the cemetery fence and in the foundations of the church. A damaged inscription referring to Duke Pavle is engraved on one of the stećak tombstones, and on the built-in tombstone (on the inside of the church) there is an inscription referring to Miroslav Rašković.
Rađevići, Mramorje hill, Three Tombstones Place Šefik Bešlagić locates three stećak tombstones on the hill Mramorje in or in the vicinity of the village of Rađevići.
Riječani, Necropolis with 19 Tombstones Place In Riječani there is a necropolis with 19 stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox cemetery.
Rudinice, 11 Tombstones Place There is a group of eleven stećak-type tombstones about 100 m to the west from the tombstone group of Groblje (Rudinice).
Rudinice, Groblje, Necropolis with 113 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 117 stećak-type tombstones on the Groblje site near Rudinice.
Rudinice, Groblje, Seven Tombstones Place There is a group of seven stećak-type tombstones about 100 metres to the South from the necropolis on the Groblje site near Rudinice.
Stolac, Donje Selo, Necropolis with Three Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with three stećak-type tombstones on the Donje Selo site near the village Stolac.
Trebinje, Church of St. Peter, Monastery of St. Peter de Campo Place The Church of St. Peter is situated within the Monastery of St. Peter de Campo, on the edge of Dižvar field and to the South of the village of Bihovo near Trebinje. It was built probably at the end of the 11th century (around 1080?). The remains of the church were demolished in 1906, and a new building was erected. It had a cruciform plan (cross inscribed in a single nave basilica) with a semicircular apse on its Eastern end, with chapels situated on the North-Western and South-Western parts of the church and a narthex. It had a wooden roof. Inside the church thirteen graves were found. One gravestone mentions Prince Sramko, which is dated to the end of the 12th century.
Trebinje, Monastery of St. Peter de Campo Place The remains of the Monastery of St. Peter de Campo are situated on the edge of Dižvar field and to the South of the village of Bihovo, near Trebinje. The complex consisted of two churches dedicated to St. Peter (rebuilt in 1906) and St. Paul (remains), monastery walls and a necropolis (stećci). Not much is known regarding the time, in which this monastery was erected. The Bishopric of Trebinje is first mentioned in a letter of Pope Benedict VIII (1012-1024) in 1022, which indicates that the monastery was erected prior to this date. In the "Letopis popa Dukljanina" it is stated that Radoslav, the brother of the Dioclean ruler Mihailo Vojisavljević (reigned ca. 1046-1081), was buried here. Mavro Orbini reports that the Grand Župan Desa of Raška (reigned 1144-1165) was buried in the Church of St. Paul within this monastery complex.
Tupanj, Necropolis with 18 Tombstones Place On two tumuli situated in Tupanj there is a necropolis with 18 stećak-type tombstones.
Tupanj, Necropolis with 33 Tombstones Place On the Tupanj plain there is necropolis with 33 stećak-type tombstones divided between two tumuli.
Velimlje, 11 Tombstones Place There is a group of eleven stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox Church of St. Archangel Michael in Velimlje, out of which five specimens are to be found integrated in the church walls.
Velimlje, Five Tombstones Place There is a group of five tombstones near the Orthodox Church of St. John (Sv. Jovan) in Velimlje. This site appears to be a remnant of a former larger necropolis.
Velimlje, Počivala, Six Tombstones Place There is a group of six tombstones of the stećak type near the Orthodox Church of St. Sava and its cemetery on the Počivala site.
Višnjića Do, Prevale, 51 Tombstones Place There si a group of 51 tombstones of stećak-type near the Orthodox cemetery on the Prevale site in Višnjića Do.
Voljavac, 23 Tombstones Place There are 23 tombstones of stećak-type on a hill by the Church of the Holy Mother of God.
Voljavac, Church of the Holy Mother of God Place The Church of the Holy Mother of God is situated in the village of Voljavac in Montenegro. It was built at the end of the 12th century by the Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja (reigned 1166/68-1196) on the remnants of an older edifice and was confirmed as a possession of the Church of the Holy Apostles on Lim by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321). This church is a single nave vaulted edifice, with three bays, semicircular apse and a narthex. At the Western side of the church were two pilasters, similar to the Churches of St. Luke and of St. Anne in Kotor. Its entrance is in the West. It was in ruins until 1995 and then renewed. Before the renovation, the walls were preserved up to a height of 50 to 70 cm. Old graves and spolia are to be found around the church, and to its North a recent cemetery. To the North-West of the church a free-standing bell tower was erected in 1995.
Vratkovići, Bobotovo Groblje, 15 Tombstones Place An additional group of fifteen stećak-type tombstones was identified by Šefik Bešlagić about 100 m southwest to the group of five stećak tombstones on the site of Bobotovo cemetery.
Vratkovići, Bobotovo Groblje, Five Tombstones Place There is a group of additional five stećak-type tombstones about 100 m west to the stećak necropolis on the site of Bobotovo cemetery.
Vratkovići, Bobotovo Groblje, Necropolis with 15 Tombstones Place On a hill on the site of the Bobotovo cemetery near Vratkovići, there is a necropolis with fifteen stećak-type tombstones.
Vraćenovići, Necropolis with 72 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 72 stećak-type tombstones next to the modern Orthodox cemetery and the St. Georges Church in Vraćenovići.
Zagrađe, Grčko groblje, Necropolis with 14 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 14 stećak-type tombstones on the Grčko polje site near the hamlet Zagrađe.
Zagrađe, Hercegova crkva, One Tombstone Place There is one artistically carved stećak-type tombstone inside of the so-called Herceg's church (described by Š. Bešlagić as church ruins).
Zagrebnice, Necropolis with 12 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 12 stećak-type tombstones on the Zagrebnice site.
Šavnik, Five Tombstones Place On the hill, next to the Orthodox church and cemetery, in the village itself, there is a group of five stećak tombstones, which were built into the foundations of the church.
Šipačno, Necropolis with 56 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 56 stećak-type tombstones in Šipačno.
Šipačno, Three Tombstones Place There are three stećak-type tombstones integrated in the walls of the Orthodox Church of The Holy Saviour (Crkva sv. Spasa) in Šipačno. There used to be a necropolis here with several monuments.
Štrpci, Five Tombstones Place There is a group of five stećak-type tombstones near the Orthodox Church and its cemetery in the village Štrpci.
Štrpci, Necropolis with 37 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 37 stećak-type tombstones in the village Štrpci.
Šćepan Polje, Necropolis with 110 Tombstones Place There is a necropolis with 110 stećak-type tombstones on a wide meadow on a hill near the village Šćepan Polje and the ruins of the old town of Sokol.
Šćepan Polje, Zagrađe, Hercegova crkva Place In the northern foothills of this area there are the ruins of the so-called Herceg's church (Hercegova crkva) with a dome and another leaning large church according to Š. Bešlagić (Bešlagić 1971, p. 436). His description of this site corresponds most plausibly to the site of the existing Church of St. John (Sv. Jovan) on the grounds of the Monastery of Zagrađe.
Žugić Bara, Necropolis with about 300 Tombstones Place There are about 300 tombstones of stećak type in the vicinity of the hamlet Žugić Bara.