Nekropola sa stećcima na lokalitetu mramorje u zaseoku Raonići, Kaoštice, Višegrad / The Medieval Tombstone Necropolis on the Site Mramoje in the Village Raonići, in Kaoštice, Višegrad

Abstract

Beside the historical overview of the broader area, this paper will also encompass the technical analysis of medieval tombstones and a grave tumulus on the site of Mramorje in the village Raonići, in Kaoštice, municipality of Višegrad. The site is located on a small hill, next to the road which was used in the time of the Illyrians. The road led from Međeđa, across the right side of the River Drina, over Kaoštice to Strgačina, connecting the lower Polimlje with the land of the noble family Pavlovići. It was used in the period of Austro-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878-1918). Due to the preserved information in the medieval documents, we know that the region of Kaoštica was not a part of the Pavlovići property, but it is also interesting that the family of Vladimirić-Radosalić stemmed from Kaoštice (Koštice) and that members of this family were counts of lower status on the Pavlovići court.