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Coordinates: 43°23′3″N 20°19′13″E / 43.38417°N 20.32028°E / 43.38417; 20.32028
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'''Cross of Gradac''' is a cultural monument located in the village of [[Gradac (Ivanjica)|Gradac]] on the property of Ćurčić Dragutin, surrounded by a smaller crosses. The cross was built in 1662 and served as a village record.<ref>[http://sloboda.snd-us.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538:divlja-i-netaknuta&catid=7:reportaze-i-intervjui&Itemid=126 Wild and untouched (mountain of Golija)], Freedom, authority of Serbian national defense in America, Marina Dabic, accessdate: 11 May 2014</ref>
'''Cross of Gradac''' is a cultural monument located in the village of [[Gradac (Ivanjica)|Gradac]] on the property of Ćurčić Dragutin, surrounded by a field. The cross was built in 1645 and served as a village record.<ref>[http://sloboda.snd-us.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538:divlja-i-netaknuta&catid=7:reportaze-i-intervjui&Itemid=126 Wild and untouched (mountain of Golija)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220522/http://sloboda.snd-us.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538%3Adivlja-i-netaknuta&catid=7%3Areportaze-i-intervjui&Itemid=126 |date=12 May 2014 }}, Freedom, authority of Serbian national defense in America, Marina Dabic, accessdate: 11 May 2014</ref>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
Despite its unusually large size, the Cross of Gradac is not near a cemetery, nor is it thought to have been designed to be part of a graveyard. Its purpose is undetermined. The Cross is shallowly inscribed with [[Cyrillic]] text, but has been badly damaged, making it consequently difficult to read.<ref>[http://www.westserbia.org/mobile/destinacije/ivanjica-golija/golija/ Mountain of Golija], westserbia.org, accessdate: 11 May 2014</ref> This cross was used as a village record for more than a century. A partial decryption shows that the symbols are from the [[Early Christianity|early Christian period]] and were inscribed in 1662.
Despite its unusually large size, the Cross of Gradac is not near a cemetery, nor is it thought to have been designed to be part of a graveyard. Its purpose is undetermined. The Cross is shallowly inscribed with [[Cyrillic]] text, but has been badly damaged, making it consequently difficult to read.<ref>[http://www.westserbia.org/mobile/destinacije/ivanjica-golija/golija/ Mountain of Golija] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213053/http://www.westserbia.org/mobile/destinacije/ivanjica-golija/golija/ |date=12 May 2014 }}, westserbia.org, accessdate: 11 May 2014</ref> This cross was used as a village record for more than a century. A partial decryption shows that the symbols are from the [[Early Christianity|early Christian period]] and were inscribed in 1662.


[[File:The Cross of Gradac.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view]]
[[File:The Cross of Gradac.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.heritage.gov.rs/latinica/nepokretna_kulturna_dobra.php Republic Institute for protection of cultural Monuments - Belgrade]
*[http://www.heritage.gov.rs/latinica/nepokretna_kulturna_dobra.php Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments - Belgrade]


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Cross of Gradac
Religion
Year consecratedUnknown
Location
LocationIvanjica, Gradac
Geographic coordinates43°23′3″N 20°19′13″E / 43.38417°N 20.32028°E / 43.38417; 20.32028

Cross of Gradac is a cultural monument located in the village of Gradac on the property of Ćurčić Dragutin, surrounded by a field. The cross was built in 1645 and served as a village record.[1]

Architecture

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Despite its unusually large size, the Cross of Gradac is not near a cemetery, nor is it thought to have been designed to be part of a graveyard. Its purpose is undetermined. The Cross is shallowly inscribed with Cyrillic text, but has been badly damaged, making it consequently difficult to read.[2] This cross was used as a village record for more than a century. A partial decryption shows that the symbols are from the early Christian period and were inscribed in 1662.

Panoramic view

References

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  1. ^ Wild and untouched (mountain of Golija) Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom, authority of Serbian national defense in America, Marina Dabic, accessdate: 11 May 2014
  2. ^ Mountain of Golija Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, westserbia.org, accessdate: 11 May 2014
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