Boljuni necropolis

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Boljuni necropolis is a medieval burial site in Bosnia and Herzegovina notable for its collection of stećci, intricately carved monumental tombstones that form part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.

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Boljuni necropolis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
medieval necropolis ⓘ
associatedWith local medieval communities ⓘ
medieval Bosnian nobility ⓘ
country Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
endTime 16th century ⓘ
governingBody Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected ⓘ
hasDecorativeMotif crosses ⓘ
foliage and vine patterns ⓘ
geometric ornaments ⓘ
human figures ⓘ
hunting scenes ⓘ
rosettes ⓘ
weapon motifs ⓘ
hasFunction commemorative monument ensemble ⓘ
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Bosnian Cyrillic ⓘ
Old Church Slavonic ⓘ
linked to: Church Slavonic
hasMaterial limestone ⓘ
hasNotableFeature epitaph inscriptions ⓘ
richly carved stećci ⓘ
varied decorative motifs ⓘ
hasTypeOfMonument monumental tombstone ⓘ
stećak ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2016 ⓘ
locatedIn Herzegovina-Neretva Canton ⓘ
municipality of Stolac ⓘ
linked to: Stolac municipality

region of Herzegovina ⓘ
locatedNear town of Stolac ⓘ
linked to: Stolac

village of Boljuni ⓘ
locatedOn karst plateau ⓘ
partOf Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards ⓘ
serial transnational property Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards ⓘ
period Middle Ages ⓘ
regionType rural area ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
startTime 12th century ⓘ
topography open-air hillside site ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
usedAs medieval Christian cemetery ⓘ

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