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Krekovi

Krekovi
Крекови
Village
Medieval stećak in Krekovi
Medieval stećak in Krekovi
Krekovi is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Krekovi
Krekovi
Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 43°18′N 18°12′E / 43.300°N 18.200°E / 43.300; 18.200
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
MunicipalityNevesinje
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Krekovi (Serbian Cyrillic: Крекови) is a village in the municipality of Nevesinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Every village in the Nevesinje municipality contains a number of stećak tombstones, while the village of Krekovi has the most medieval necropolises in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

The site of Kalufi stećak necropolis in Krekovi is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.[2]

References

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  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-12-26.

43°18′N 18°12′E / 43.300°N 18.200°E / 43.300; 18.200 [2] Пекић, Радмило (2005). "Насеља средњовјековног Невесиња". Трибуниа. 11: 31–50.