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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
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 smaller crosses. The cross was built in 1662 and served as a village record.[1]

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.[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

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