{"id":7660,"date":"2024-10-31T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioassarajevo591701243.wordpress.com\/?p=7660"},"modified":"2025-09-01T20:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:29:01","slug":"nekropola-stecaka-u-kosutici-pred-novom-devastacijom-poziv-na-hitnu-reakciju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/blog\/nekropola-stecaka-u-kosutici-pred-novom-devastacijom-poziv-na-hitnu-reakciju\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval Tombstone Necropolis in Ko\u0161utica Faces New Threat: Call for Urgent Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464792899_541971008478802_6765876838385867443_n.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464792899_541971008478802_6765876838385867443_n-960x551.jpg 960w, https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464792899_541971008478802_6765876838385867443_n-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 960px) 960px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team of the Foundation \u201cHeritage Watchdogs \u2013 Bassania,\u201d consisting of Emir Medanhod\u017ei\u0107, Fe\u0111a Kulina, and Ibro \u0160abanovi\u0107, visited the Sokolac municipality last weekend to inspect several historical sites. Among them was the medieval tombstone necropolis in the village of Ko\u0161utica, locally known as Plo\u010de, which now faces the risk of further devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the last war, a local road was cut through this necropolis. The original road ran above the necropolis and was very steep, so the late village representatives Vojin Drlji\u0107 and Mujo Demirovi\u0107 decided to reroute it to reduce the slope. In the process, a new road was constructed through the necropolis itself, significantly damaging it and dividing it into two sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extent of the necropolis\u2019 destruction is evident: when \u0160efik Be\u0161lagi\u0107 cataloged the tombstones in the 1960s, there were 103 tombstones at this site; today, only 42 remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464968984_541971041812132_5197110293308869346_n.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464968984_541971041812132_5197110293308869346_n-960x551.jpg 960w, https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464968984_541971041812132_5197110293308869346_n-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 960px) 960px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The necropolis now faces a new threat as authorities plan to asphalt the road. According to our sources, the project is being led and financed by the Federal Ministry for Displaced Persons and Refugees in cooperation with the Municipality of Sokolac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Plo\u010de necropolis is located near the main road, next to the Lehava stream, and was once the necropolis with the largest number of tombstones in Ko\u0161utica. Above it, on Vjetrenik Hill, lies an Illyrian fort, and at the hill\u2019s base is a medieval quarry that was historically used to produce tombstones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464727115_541971315145438_6325093040406872724_n.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464727115_541971315145438_6325093040406872724_n-960x551.jpg 960w, https:\/\/fondacijabassania.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/12\/464727115_541971315145438_6325093040406872724_n-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 960px) 960px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearby are also the Bare I and Bare II necropolises in Luburi\u0107a Polje, listed as UNESCO sites, accessible via the Plo\u010de necropolis in Ko\u0161utica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hereby call on the authorities, especially the Federal Ministry for Displaced Persons and Refugees, to intervene and prevent further destruction of this valuable cultural heritage site. As a solution, the Foundation proposes rerouting the road along its previously planned path through the fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team of the Foundation \u201cHeritage Watchdogs \u2013 Bassania,\u201d consisting of Emir Medanhod\u017ei\u0107, Fe\u0111a Kulina, and Ibro \u0160abanovi\u0107, visited the Sokolac municipality last weekend to inspect several historical sites. Among them was the medieval tombstone necropolis in the village of Ko\u0161utica, locally known as Plo\u010de, which now faces the risk of further devastation. 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