{"id":3070,"date":"2026-04-23T15:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-bosnia.com\/?page_id=3070"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:17:45","slug":"the-stecci-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/go-bosnia.com\/en\/stecci-u-bosni-i-hercegovini\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ste\u0107ci in Bosnia and Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stone Carvings<\/mark> of Past Centuries<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Ste\u0107ci in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ste\u0107ci are medieval stone tombstones created between the 12th and 16th centuries. Most of them are located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, although they can also be found in parts of neighboring countries. However, the most important Ste\u0107ci sites are located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As many as 20 out of the 28 Ste\u0107ci sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List are located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The remaining sites are located in Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Written on the Ste\u0107ci?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Most Ste\u0107ci contain customary inscriptions carved to preserve the memory of the deceased and of those who erected the monument. There are many such examples, including: \u201cHere lies Bo\u017ei\u010dko Banovi\u0107, on his noble land.\u201d (in Ban-dol, 30 km from Tuzla), \u201cHere rests Radosav Gruba\u010d, now deceased.\u201d (in Krtinje near Ljubomir), \u201cHere lies Braja Radojevi\u0107, on someone else's land. He lived well and died well. This was written by the scribe Dragoje.\u201d, \u201cHere lies Lady Beoka, daughter of Pribisav Kosa\u010da.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Message from the Ste\u0107ak of Viganj Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Here rests Viganj Milo\u0161evi\u0107. He served Ban Stjepan, King Tvrtko, King Dabi\u0161a, Queen Gruba, and King Ostoja. During that time, King Ostoja quarreled with the duke and with Bosnia, and went to Hungary. At that time, my end also came. And I lie here on my noble land beneath Ko\u010derin, and I ask you, do not walk over me! I was as you are now, and you will be as I am now.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Inscription from the Ste\u0107ak of Ozren Kopijevi\u0107<\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And here rests Ozren Kopijevi\u0107, \u017eupan of Prince Pavle. This was written by the scribe Milosali\u0107 Barojevi\u0107. Not seeking death, while serving my lord, I witnessed the fall of the Bosnian Kingdom and the Serbian rule. They stabbed me, cut me, and persecuted me, yet I did not perish then; I died on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, and my lord the duke protected me, buried me, and marked my grave.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ste\u0107ci Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\r\n\r\n \"Radimlja\r\n\r\n
TOP ATTRACTION<\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Stolac<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Radimlja Ste\u0107ci Necropolis<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ak\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Nevesinje<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ak necropolis<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ak\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Posu\u0161je<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ak necropolis<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ak\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Bile\u0107a<\/span>\r\n Bile\u0107a Lake<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ak necropolis<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Nekropola\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n \u010citluk<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Nekropola ste\u0107aka na Ri\u010dini<\/div>\r\n\r\n
National Monument<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ci\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Srebrenica<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ci Srebrenica<\/div>\r\n\r\n
National Monument<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ci\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Konjic<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ci u Parku na Vardi<\/div>\r\n\r\n
Archaeological Monuments in Konjic<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Nekropola\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Kladanj<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Nekropola ste\u0107aka Olovci<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Nekropola\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Pine cones<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Nekropola ste\u0107aka Ba\u0161igovci<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\n \"Ste\u0107ci\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
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\r\n Zvornik<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
Ste\u0107ci u Zvorniku<\/div>\r\n\r\n
Monument<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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