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The Blaca Hermitage ( hr, Pustinja Blaca) is located on the southern side of Brač island, in the
Retrieved 2009-03-24.
Image:Flügel_emitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Monastery
The Blaca Hermitage ( hr, Pustinja Blaca) is located on the southern side of Brač island, in the Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2.
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Site Description
The hermitage was originally established in 1551 by two Glagolitic monks, and continued by successive generations of monks until 1963 with the death of Father Niko Miličević.Hermitage Blaca - UNESCO World Heritage CentreRetrieved 2009-03-24.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to theUNESCO
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World Heritage
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Tentative List on January 29, 2007, in the Cultural category.
Gallery
piano
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Image:Großes_teleskop_eremitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Monastery telescope
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Image:Alte_schrift_eremitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Old manuscript
Image:Grammophon_buchpresse_eremitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Gramophone and printer
Image:Alte_küche_eremitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Old monastery kitchen
Image:Ziegen_eremitage_blaca_brac_kroatien.JPG, Monastery goat-breeding
See also
* Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in CroatiaReferences
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