List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina are sites, places, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance to Annex 8 of Dayton Agreement, where The Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina is established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as stated in Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina nos. 2/02, 27/02 and 6/04/; and world heritage sites in accordance to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Below is the comprehensive list composed of Cultural-Historical National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and World Heritage Sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For the criteria see English website: Commission to preserve national monuments (or chose language: Commission to preserve national monuments - old website is also still in use as an archive;
for the UNESCO criteria see the Selection criteria.
The sites of natural heritage and the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not included, instead these are elaborated within scope of separate lists, along with other specific lists created on the basis of monuments category, type or subject.
List of inscribed monuments
The name | Name | Date[1] | Criteria | Provinces | Images |
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Main list [2] | |||||
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad | 2007 | II,IV | Republika Srpska, Sarajevo Macro Region | ||
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar | 2005 | VI | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | ||
Stećaks - Mediaeval Tombstones | 2016 | II,III,VI | Joint Cultural Heritage by the four countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia). |
List of Monuments
Type | Name | Location | Created date/era |
Declared monument date |
Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridge | Goat's Bridge | Sarajevo | C16 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge | Sarajevo | 1585 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Latin Bridge | Sarajevo | 1798 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Ćumurija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1886 | declared | Steel road bridge over the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Drvenija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1898 | declared | Spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Čobanija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1887 | declared | Iron footbridge over the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Skenderija Bridge | Sarajevo | 1893 | declared | Also called Ajfel as it was designed by Eiffel. Bridge spans the Miljacka. | |
Bridge | Roman bridge at Ilidža | Ilidža | 16th C | declared | Spans the Bosna. | |
Bridge | Stari Most Glavatičevo | Glavatičevo | year | declared | --> | Spans the Upper Neretva. |
Bridge | Stara Ćuprija | Konjic | 1683 | declared | Spans the Neretva, built by Ali-aga Hasečić. | |
Bridge | Stari Most | Mostar | 1567 | declared | Pedestrian bridge over the Neretva, reconstructed 2004. | |
Bridge | Kriva Ćuprija | Mostar | just before 1567 | declared | Pedestrian bridge over the Radobolja, reconstructed 2004. | |
Bridge | Karađoz-begova Ćuprija | Blagaj | year | declared | --> | Spans the Buna. |
Bridge | Inat Ćuprija | Stolac | year | declared | Spans the Bregava in center of Stolac. | |
Bridge | Djevojačka Ćuprija | Stolac | year | declared | --> | Spans the Bregava. |
Bridge | Mustaj-begova Ćuprija | Klepci | year | declared | Mustaj-begova Ćuprija, also Klepci Ćuprija, spans the Bregava. | |
Bridge | Ćuprija na Šuici | Šuica | year | declared | Spans the Šuica (For better view open image). | |
Bridge | Stara Ćuprija Duman | Livno | year | declared | Spans the Bistrica (Livanjsko Polje). | |
Bridge | Ćuprija Studenci | Ljubuški | year | declared | Spans the Studenci (Ljubuški). | |
Bridge | Veliki Most | Perići, Grude | year | declared | --> | Spans the Tihaljina/Trebižat. |
Bridge | Ovčiji Brod | Nevesinje | year | declared | Spans the Zalomka (river). | |
Bridge | Arslanagića Ćuprija | Trebinje | year | declared | Spans the Trebišnjica. | |
Bridge | Bridge over Žepa | Žepa | year | declared | Spans the Žepa (river). | |
Bridge | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | Višegrad | 1577 | declared | Spans the Drina. | |
Building | Vijećnica | Sarajevo | 1891 | declared | Burned down by Serbian incendiary shells at the beginning of Bosnian War, reconstructed 2010. | |
Building | Gimnazija Mostar | Mostar | year | declared | Damaged during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards. | |
Building | Sarajevo train station | Sarajevo | 1585 | declared | Sarajevo train station, damaged during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards. | |
Fortification | Stolac fortress | Stolac | year | 2003 | Stolac fortress, also known as "Vidoški Grad". | |
Clock Tower | Počiteljska sahat-kula | Počitelj | year | declared | Počitelj Clock Tower is a part of architectural ensemble. | |
Odžak | Redžep-pašina odžak (tower) | Žepa | year | declared | Odžak or tower. | |
Odžak | Smajilagića odžak (tower) | Livno | year | declared | Odžak or tower. | |
Odžak | Bjelimići odžak (tower) | Glavatičevo | year | declared | Odžak or tower. | |
Odžak | Fazlagić odžak (tower) | Gacko | year | declared | Odžak or tower. | |
Fortification | Captain's Citadel | Bihać | 16C | declared | Citadel or tower. | |
Underground structure | ARK | Konjic | cca 1950-80 | declared | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Konjic Municipality. | |
Cemeteries | Batalo's tomb | Travnik | year | declared | Batalo's stećak. | |
Cemeteries | Hrvoje Vukčić crypt | Jajce | year | declared | Hrvoje Vukčić's crypt. | |
Cemeteries | Moshe Danon's shrine | Stolac | year | declared | Moshe Danon chief Rabbi of Sarajevo (1815-1830) tombstone in a shape of stećak. | |
Architectural ensemble | Počitelj | Počitelj | year | declared | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Čapljina Municipality. | |
Natural-architectural ensemble | Vjetrenica & architectural ensamble of Zavala | Zavala | year | declared | Ravno Municipal, west end of Popovo polje. | |
Natural-architectural ensemble | Jajce | Jajce | year | declared | Jajce municipality. | |
Natural-architectural ensemble | Blagaj | Blagaj | year | declared | Blagaj - Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton. | |
Natural-architectural ensemble | Stolac | Stolac | year | 2003 | Stolac - Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton (county). | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Despić House | Sarajevo | year | year | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Svrzo's House | Sarajevo | year | year | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Muslibegović House | Mostar | year | year | Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Biščević House | Mostar | year | year | Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Begovina | Stolac | year | year | Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Traditional household/ residential complex | Velagićevina | Blagaj | year | year | Blagaj-Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Industrial architectural ensemble | Old Marijin Dvor power station | Marijin Dvor | 1895 | year | Old electric power station at Hiseti, Marijin Dvor neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, opened on April 3, 1895. | |
Industrial architectural ensemble | Old Hrid power station | Sarajevo | 1918 | year | Old Hrid hydro-electric power station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Movable property | Sarajevo Haggadah | National Museum of BiH | year | year | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Movable property | Zmijanje embroidery | Zmijanje | year | year | Zmijanje embroidery - Zmijanje village, Manjača mountain i Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
References and notes
- ↑ Date is the Inscription date for the Main list and Submission date for the Tentative list
- ↑ UNESCO Official page for main list