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Medieval Tombstones in Banjalučica: The Lokve Necropolis in the Hamlet of Karetići

Medieval Tombstones in Banjalučica: The Lokve Necropolis in the Hamlet of Karetići

by bassania | Apr 29, 2026 | News

By: Emir Medanhodžić Here we are again in Banjalučica, which boasts five necropolises—an exceptional number for a single village. The Krnja Rijeka necropolis has 24 medieval tombstones; in the hamlet of Karetići, there are two necropolises—Šumarak with 18 and Lokve...
Medieval Tombstones in Banjalučica: The Šumarak/Mramorje Necropolis in the Hamlet of Karetići

Medieval Tombstones in Banjalučica: The Šumarak/Mramorje Necropolis in the Hamlet of Karetići

by bassania | Apr 26, 2026 | News

By: Emir Medanhodžić I have been preparing for a long time to visit Banjalučica (formerly Bajna Lučica) due to the large number of recorded medieval tombstones, but also because of an old, unrecorded Illyrian town. According to the information I gathered, it is...
Gornja Misoča near Ilijaš: The Kik Hillfort and a Medieval Tombstone with a Hand Symbol

Gornja Misoča near Ilijaš: The Kik Hillfort and a Medieval Tombstone with a Hand Symbol

by bassania | Apr 21, 2026 | News

Misoča is a settlement along the river of the same name, divided into Mline, Donja Misoča, and Gornja Misoča. In the area of Gornja Misoča, in the hamlet of Avdukići, lies the Illyrian hillfort Kik, with a solitary medieval tombstone featuring a hand symbol located at...
Čeljigovići: The Mramorje-Gradište Necropolis and the Site of Husein-kapetan Gradaščević’s Battle

Čeljigovići: The Mramorje-Gradište Necropolis and the Site of Husein-kapetan Gradaščević’s Battle

by bassania | Apr 21, 2026 | News

The village of Čeljigovići is located about 4 km southeast of Sarajevo by road. It served as the site of a major battle in 1831 between Husein-kapetan Gradaščević and the Ottoman army along the old road from Bulog to Sarajevo. Gradaščević lost this engagement and...
Medieval Tombstones in the Villages of Krč and Kamenica: A Tour of Necropolises near Vogošća

Medieval Tombstones in the Villages of Krč and Kamenica: A Tour of Necropolises near Vogošća

by bassania | Apr 10, 2026 | News

We continued our tour of the necropolises in the Vogošća villages of Krč and Kamenica after visiting the sites in the village of Gora. The Ravan necropolis in Krč consists of two finely carved gabled roof tombstones. One of them, located right by the road, is...
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