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Stećak Forms
Stećak forms, that is, shapes and dimensions of the megalithic tombstone known as stećak, is what make stećaks extremely attractive. Stećaks are mostly of large dimension and in rare cases smaller ones were cut. However, the very basic division of stećak is between lying or horizontal and standing or vertical ones, which was introduced by Dimitrije Sergejevski in 1952. The first group includes stećci in the form of a ''slab'', a ''chest'' (or ''box''), a ''chest'' with a ''pedestal'', a ''gable'' and a ''gable'' with a ''pedestal'', while the second group includes stećci with two forms - ''columns'' and ''crosses''. In addition to these basic forms, which have several subtypes and variants, there are also ''amorphous'' stećci, which are simplest ones and usually without any elaborate finishing decorations or inscriptions. Stećci are found in territories ruled by the Bosnian medieval state throughout the Middle Ages, which today corresponds with a territory that cover most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fojnica
Fojnica ( sr-cyrl, Фојница) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located west of the capital Sarajevo, in the valley of the Fojnička River, tributary of the river Bosna. Fojnica is a small town in central Bosnia and is also a balneological resort. Cultural sites in Fojnica include the Holy Spirit Franciscan Monastery which houses an important part of the nation's cultural heritage maintained by the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena. The Franciscan monastery in Fojnica has a library of philosophical and theological works printed from the 16th to the 19th centuries, with some dating back to 1481. The monastery is currently under renovation. Queen Catherine of Bosnia sought refuge from the Ottomans in Kozograd, royal summer-residence in the mountains near Fojnica at the time, before making her way to Rome. Fojnica also has a spa center with thermal wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lužine (Fojnica)
Lužine is a village in the municipality of Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th .... Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 194. References Populated places in Fojnica {{CentralBosniaCanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukavica (Istočno Novo Sarajevo)
Lukavica ( sr-cyrl, Лукавица) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative, business, cultural and sports center of the Istočno Sarajevo. It is located in municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo and administratively distinguished between Lukavica-Center and Lukavica. It is urban area of the city of Istočno Sarajevo and suburban part of the city of Sarajevo. History Lukavica is located 8 kilometers south-west of the center of Sarajevo (Baščaršija). Until 1992, it was part of Novo Sarajevo municipality. Since 1992 and the Bosnian War, neighbourhood has been part of the municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo (formerly known as Srpska opština Novo Sarajevo and Srpsko Novo Sarajevo). In socialist period, Lukavica was famous military place in Sarajevo. There were located bases of Yugoslav People's Army. Military base "Slaviša Vajner Čiča" i military base " Slobodan Princip Seljo". Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavle Radinović
Pavle Radinović, sometimes Radenović, ( sr-Cyrl, Павле Радиновић; floruit, fl. 1371–d. 1415), was one of the most powerful Bosnians, Bosnian Nobility, nobleman under Tvrtko I (r. 1377–1391), Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia, Dabiša (r. 1391–1395), Jelena Gruba (r. 1395–98), Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia, Ostoja (r. 1398–1404), Tvrtko II (r. 1404–1409) and Ostoja again (r. 1409–1418). He was a Knez (title), knez and the head of Pavlović noble family, Radinović-Pavlović noble family, a powerful magnate clan whose initially possessions spread from central to eastern Bosnia, gravitating around the Prača (river), Prača - Miljacka river axis, between the Krivaja (Bosna), Krivaja Drina and the Bosna (river), Upper Bosna rivers, with the seat in Borač (fortress), Borač and Pavlovac (fortress), Pavlovac between Pale-Prača, Prača and Rogatica, and also held mines in Olovo and Fojnica. Pavle was assassinated near Royal court in Sutjeska on 24 August 1415, by his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
