Stara muslimanska mezarja u Lužnici i Podvincima kod Visokog: stanje mezarja i mjere zaštite
Old Muslim cemeteries in Lužnica and Podvinci near Visoko: state of the cemetery and protection measures

Summary/Abstract: In the urban part of the town of Visoko, as well as in the wider area of Visoko, very few cultural and historical monuments from the Ottoman period have been preserved in their original form. These primarily consist of sacred architecture, mosques and turbets, that lack the authentic appearance from the time of their creation. Only the old Muslim cemeteries with their old nišans have preserved their original appearance. The three old cemeteries that are the subject of this paper: “Tekija” / “Na tekiji” and “Šehidova / Šetova luka” in the settlement of Lužnica and “Piromansko” / “Radovan” cemeteries in Podvinci, are on the list of petitions to be declared national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The decision regarding the implementation of the spatial plan of the municipality of Visoko for the period from 2014 to 2034 includes, in the category of Significant Localities and Architectural Units from the Ottoman Period, another 28 old Muslim cemeteries that should be protected (Official Gazette of the Municipality of Visoko, No. 5/2015). Due to their antiquity, monumental, cultural-historical and artistic values, five cemeteries in the territory of the municipality of Visoko are registered in Category I of protected cultural-historical monuments, eight cemeteries are in Category II, and sixteen cemeteries are in Category III. Two cemeteries – the ones next to the Tabhan Mosque, together with the mosque itself, and the harem with nišans next to the old mosque in Goduša, have been selected national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003 and 2016, respectively. In the light of the above, it is necessary to conduct a study on the possibility and justification of nominating five more cemeteries from Category I in the territory of the municipality of Visoko for inclusion on the list of national monuments of BiH. This is supported by the fact that one of the Category I cemeteries has already been declared a national monument (the old cemetery next to the mosque in Goduša), while another is on the Provisional List of National Monuments of BiH (the cemetery next to the Alaudin Kebir / Šadrvanska mosque). This nomination would help protect the cemetery with the old nišans from devastation and deterioration, as well as from the unscrupulous attitudes of individuals toward this valuable cultural heritage.

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