Zidine Gornja Skakava

The archaeological site of Zidine in Gornja Skakava, about 20 kilometers from Brčko, is a fascinating multi-layered site that bears witness to centuries of spirituality, from the pre-Romanesque period all the way to the late Middle Ages. On this hilltop, crowned by the Chapel of St. Francis, the remains of a rare hexagonal baptistery, a 13th-century Romanesque church, and a monumental Gothic monastery church with a polygonal sanctuary were discovered. The site is especially valuable for its necropolis with decorated stećci and distinctive graves covered with stone slabs, a true rarity for medieval churches in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Along with rich movable finds such as silver rings, coins, and decorated plaques, now kept in the monastery in Dubrave, Zidine remains an essential monument of cultural heritage that uniquely combines architectural styles and historical eras of the Brčko area.