Stećci Tombstones
Also known as Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards, cimetieres de tombes medievales stecci, Stecci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards, Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
Inscribed
2016
List reference
1504
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Stećci Tombstones is about 30 km south of Mostar. The nearest other World Heritage site is Vjetrenica, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mostar · about 163,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Dubrovnik · about 37,000 peopleabout 50 km south
- Sarajevo · about 697,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Zenica · about 164,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Split · about 215,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Podgorica · about 146,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNatural28 km away
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCultural30 km away
CroatiaCultural52 km away
MontenegroNatural91 km away
MontenegroCultural101 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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