🪦 Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards: Mramor in Vrbica, Foča
UNESCO-inscribed medieval necropolis in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 2016 as part of "Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards")
- Location: Foča municipality, eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Period: 12th–16th centuries
- Characteristic monuments: stećci — monolithic carved tombstones unique to medieval southeastern Europe
Mramor in Vrbica is a medieval necropolis near Foča in Bosnia and Herzegovina, containing a significant collection of stećci — distinctive monolithic tombstones unique to the region. The site is part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site "Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards," which comprises multiple cemeteries across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. The graveyards document funeral practices and artistic traditions spanning four centuries of medieval southeastern ...