HWR
Historic Artifacts
Bregava Mills
One of the most captivating and timeless beauty lies in the water mills along the Bregava River. While these mills have lost their practical use over time, they stand as monuments of the past. In the past, each smaller river had dozens of mills, but today, they remain only in our imagination. The mills on Bregava in Stolac are some of the best-preserved. These mills were once vital economic establishments from the 16th to the 20th century, with around 22 mills in Stolac. They were owned by families such as Mehmedbasic, Behmen, Rizvanbegovic, and others.
Clock Tower
Another important monument belonging to the prolific Ottoman period is the Clock Tower standing beside the Herzegovina Museum. This square tower, dating back to 1630, is 15 meters high and verbal tradition relates that it was built and commissioned by an influential lady named Fatima – Kaduna Šarić. The well known Ottoman writer and traveler Evlija Čelebija wrote that the sound of its bells could be heard at a distance of three hours’ walk away.
Stećak tombstones in Ljubuški
In the vicinity of Ljubuški 214 tombstones were registered in 7 necropolises, of which: 88 tombstone slats, 78 grave chests, 9 sarcophagi and 48 grave slabs and grave chests. Of the 176 tombstones described, half are slabs, half are chests, while the sarcophagus is relatively small, but they are artistically better decorated than the others. Out of 176 specimens, 81 are decorated, 33 of them with the symbol of the cross, which was especially evident in the upper part of the village Studenci. Decorative motifs on the necropolises with stećak tombstones of the Ljubuški region are as follows: shield motif with sword, oyster symbol, human figures with decoration, twisted rope and ribbons, crescent, rosettes, trefoil tendrils, wheel, spiral motif, hunting scenes, falcon symbol and tournament. Several stonemason workshops were active in this area as bearers of various influences. It is not the same workshop of masters who made monuments at the necropolis in the upper part of the village Studenci and those who worked at the necropolis “Gračine” in Bijača, Zvirići and Pržine. Most of the monuments belong to the XIV. and XV. century, some specimens, however, could have appeared much earlier, perhaps even in the XII. century.
Bregava Mills
One of the most captivating and timeless beauty lies in the water mills along the Bregava River. While these mills have lost their practical use over time, they stand as monuments of the past. In the past, each smaller river had dozens of mills, but today, they remain only in our imagination. The mills on Bregava in Stolac are some of the best-preserved. These mills were once vital economic establishments from the 16th to the 20th century, with around 22 mills in Stolac. They were owned by families such as Mehmedbasic, Behmen, Rizvanbegovic, and others.
Clock Tower
Another important monument belonging to the prolific Ottoman period is the Clock Tower standing beside the Herzegovina Museum. This square tower, dating back to 1630, is 15 meters high and verbal tradition relates that it was built and commissioned by an influential lady named Fatima – Kaduna Šarić. The well known Ottoman writer and traveler Evlija Čelebija wrote that the sound of its bells could be heard at a distance of three hours’ walk away.
Bregava Mills
One of the most captivating and timeless beauty lies in the water mills along the Bregava River. While these mills have lost their practical use over time, they stand as monuments of the past. In the past, each smaller river had dozens of mills, but today, they remain only in our imagination. The mills on Bregava in Stolac are some of the best-preserved. These mills were once vital economic establishments from the 16th to the 20th century, with around 22 mills in Stolac. They were owned by families such as Mehmedbasic, Behmen, Rizvanbegovic, and others.
Clock Tower
Another important monument belonging to the prolific Ottoman period is the Clock Tower standing beside the Herzegovina Museum. This square tower, dating back to 1630, is 15 meters high and verbal tradition relates that it was built and commissioned by an influential lady named Fatima – Kaduna Šarić. The well known Ottoman writer and traveler Evlija Čelebija wrote that the sound of its bells could be heard at a distance of three hours’ walk away.
Stećak tombstones in Ljubuški
In the vicinity of Ljubuški 214 tombstones were registered in 7 necropolises, of which: 88 tombstone slats, 78 grave chests, 9 sarcophagi and 48 grave slabs and grave chests. Of the 176 tombstones described, half are slabs, half are chests, while the sarcophagus is relatively small, but they are artistically better decorated than the others. Out of 176 specimens, 81 are decorated, 33 of them with the symbol of the cross, which was especially evident in the upper part of the village Studenci. Decorative motifs on the necropolises with stećak tombstones of the Ljubuški region are as follows: shield motif with sword, oyster symbol, human figures with decoration, twisted rope and ribbons, crescent, rosettes, trefoil tendrils, wheel, spiral motif, hunting scenes, falcon symbol and tournament. Several stonemason workshops were active in this area as bearers of various influences. It is not the same workshop of masters who made monuments at the necropolis in the upper part of the village Studenci and those who worked at the necropolis “Gračine” in Bijača, Zvirići and Pržine. Most of the monuments belong to the XIV. and XV. century, some specimens, however, could have appeared much earlier, perhaps even in the XII. century.