Ričina stećak necropolis

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The Stećak Necropolis Ričine is the medieval necropolis with stećak tombstones on the right bank of the Ričina stream, located in the village of Čitluk, on the main road from Posušje towards Tomislavgrad, municipality of Posušje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The necropolis is also designated a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Commission to preserve national monuments in 2019. The necropolis was first registered in 1988 as an archaeological site in the Archaeological Lexicon of Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely as a prehistoric tumulus on which there is a necropolis of stećaks, and between the stećaks, the remains of the walls of a building that is supposed to be a medieval church can be seen.

Part of the stećak was destroyed during the construction of the road and the construction of the bridge. On both sides of the Ričina stream, which dries up periodically, there are groups of stećaks, and between them a stone bridge from the 1930s. On the right side of the stream, there are two groups, the first is right next to the macadam road and has 7 tombstones (2 boxes and 5 gables), which stand out for their monumentality and decorations.

These are monumental examples of tombstones...