Stećak necropolis Radimlja
Stećak necropolis Radimlja | |
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Details | |
Established | 15-16th century |
Location | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Type | Medieval stećak necropolis |
Owned by | State |
No. of graves | ? |
Website | ? |
Official name | Stećaks' necropolis near the Ošanjići, Stolac |
Type | Category 0 cultural property |
Designated | November 6, 2002 (-th session) |
Part of | The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac |
Reference no. | 607 |
Decision no. | 01-275/02 |
Listed | List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe |
Radimlja (Serbian Cyrillic: Радимља) is a stećak necropolis located near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Vidovo polje, 3 km west of Stolac, on the Čapljina-Stolac road. The Radimlja necropolis is one of the most valuable monuments of the medieval period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is protected by UNESCO and designated as a part of the World Heritage List.[1]
History
The majority of its stećak tombstones date from the 1480s through the 16th century, as evidenced by the epitaph on one of the tombstones. This was the period when the family Miloradović-Stjepanović from genus Hrabren lived in the settlement located on near hill Ošanići.[1][2] At the time the location was known as Batnoge, and the creation of the necropolis coincides with the rise of this noble family.
Miloradović-Stjepanović family from the genus Hrabren were of the Orthodox faith. The founder was Milorad, who as a
They were titled as voivodes and knezes, commanded Vlach military institution and held land between Stolac and
Those members of Miloradović-Stjepanović who remained in
Characteristics
The necropolis includes 133 stećci. When the Čapljina-Stolac road was built during the
The core of the necropolis was built at the end of the 14th century, when three big chests were made, of which two are richly decorated with motifs in
Due to several
Decoration
Nearly half (63) were decorated, in bas relief, engraving or a combination. The finest decorated examples are tall chests with pedestal and sarcophagus with pedestal, saved for the social elite.[7]
Ornaments include curved lines with trefoil, plastic zigzag, radial circle, rosette, depiction of plastic circles, cluster, rod shaped as letter T, spiral curves. The depiction of arrow and bow on "voivode" stećci previously was related to Miloradović-Stjepanović military function.[7]
Figural depictions can be divided to those of male figures with raised right hand (on so-called voivode stećci by Miloradović-Stjepanović, or stećci that symbolize Vitus), and scenes of hunting, posthumous kolo and chivalric tournaments with basic artistic and religious interweaving of pagan and Christian ideas.[9]
The inscriptions mention Stipan Miloradović, and his sons Radoja and Petar, three other inhabitants of Batnoge, and three stonemasons: Miogost, Volašin Vogačić, Ratko Brativo(n)ić.[9]
The stećci were made of limestone cut from Ošanići hill, trimmed and then moved to the necropolis for final work and ornamentation.[10]
Inscriptions
I: A se kami na Vukcu na Pet[r]oviču. A se pisa Bolašin Bogačić.[11]
II: A Vlač Vlahov[i]č, [a sječe k]ami Ratko Brativo[n]ič/Brativo[jev]ič.[11]
III: Az rab b[o]ži Radoje Vuković, sinovac vojevode Petra.[11]
IV: Sije leži dobri Radoje, sin vojevode Stipana, n[a] svoj baštini na Batnogah. Si bilig postavi na me brat moj vojevoda Petar.[11]
V: A se leži Stjepan. A činio ka[mi] Miogost kovač.[11]
Gallery
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Sign at the entrance to Radimlja
See also
- List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
- ^ a b c "The natural and architectural ensemble of Stolac". UNESCO. 11 December 2007.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 72, 227.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 225.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 226.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 230–231.
- ^ a b c Lovrenović 2013, p. 227.
- ^ a b c Lovrenović 2013, p. 228.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 231–232.
- ^ a b Lovrenović 2013, p. 228–229.
- ^ Lovrenović 2013, p. 229.
- ^ a b c d e Gurda, Amela; Matuh, Gorana (2015). Stećci u Bosni i Hercegovini: Kulturološki aspekti stanovništva (Report) (in Bosnian). Sarajevo.
Sources
- Lovrenović, Dubravko (2013). Stećci: Bosansko i humsko mramorje srednjeg vijeka [Stećci: Bosnian and Hum marbles from Middle Age] (in Croatian). Ljevak. ISBN 9789533035468.