Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards,Croatia.

Stećci is the name for monumental medieval tombstones.An estimated 60,000 tombstones  scatter across Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the border parts of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. 

There are  horizontal and vertical tombstones, made of stone, with a flat or gable-top surface, with or without a pedestal. The common classification was established by Dmitrij Sergejevski in 1952. There are seven main shapes: slab, chest, chest with pedestal, ridge/gable, ridge/gable with pedestal, pillar, and cross. 

According to Dubravko Lovrenović, there are nine types in Radimlja: slab, slab with pedestal, chest, chest with pedestal, tall chest, tall chest with pedestal,  ridge/gable, sarcophagus with pedestal, cruciform.A fraction of stećci  bear inscriptions, mostly in Cyrillic, some in Glagolitic and Latin script.

Thank you Nikola for the nice site card affixing beautiful stamps.

 

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe,Croatia.

Having been included in the World Heritage List in 2017, the beech forests in the area of Paklenica National Park and the Northern Velebit National Park belong to globally significant localities. The beech forests of Paklenica and Northern Velebit National Parks represent exceptionally preserved and undisturbed forest ecosystems, whose authenticity and integrity have been secured by years of protection. They are a valuable part of the European primeval beech forests and an important haven for many species, some of which, like the bear, lynx, wolf, stag beetle, longhorn beetle, and holly, peony or forest orchids, are endangered worldwide.

Date of Inscription: 2007

Significant modifications to the boundaries : 2011,2017,2021

Dossier: 1133quater

Thank you Antonella for the scenic site card and beautiful stamp.

2020 Stamp- Natural Wonders of Croatia

# 679 Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th & 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra –Western Stato da Mar .Croatia.

This property consists of 6 components of defence works in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro, spanning more than 1,000 km between the Lombard region of Italy and the eastern Adriatic Coast. The fortifications throughout the Stato da Terra protected the Republic of Venice from other European powers to the northwest and those of the Stato da Mar protected the sea routes and ports in the Adriatic Sea to the Levant. They were necessary to support the expansion and authority of the Serenissima. The introduction of gunpowder led to significant shifts in military techniques and architecture that are reflected in the design of so-called all moderna / bastioned, fortifications, which were to spread throughout Europe.

Croatia

Italy

Montenegro

Date of Inscription: 2017

Ref: 1533  Source-(Unesco.Org)

Thank you Agatha for the beautiful site card and nice stamp.

2017 Stamp- EUROMED Issue - Trees of the Mediterranean

Stari Grad Plain,Croatia.

Stari Grad Plain represents a comprehensive system of land use and agricultural colonisation by the Greeks, in the 4th century BC. Its land organisation system, based on geometrical parcels with dry stone wall boundaries (chora), is exemplary. This system was completed from the very first by a rainwater recovery system involving the use of tanks and gutters.
Thank you Nedjeljko for the beautiful card and 2009 stamp on Croatian Towns - Sisak.
Date of Inscription: 2008
Ref: 1240

Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč ,Croatia.

# Galyna.

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian,Croatia.

  # Agi. 

Historic City of Trogir,Croatia

    # Agi. 

Old City of Dubrovnik,Croatia.

  # Agi.

The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik,Croatia.

It bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The architects developed  structure built entirely from stone and using unique construction techniques for the vaulting and the dome of the Cathedral. The form and the decorative elements such as remarkable frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children illustrate the successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art.
Date of Inscription: 2000
Ref: 963

Plitvice Lakes National Park,Croatia.

Over time, waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, for thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes continue today. The nearby forests in the park are home to bears, wolves and many rare bird species.

This picturesque card was sent by Antonella.

Date of Inscription: 1979

Extension: 2000

Ref: 98bis