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.
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
, bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця
, fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs
, fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic
, fam3 = Phoenician
, fam4 = G ...
text, but has been badly damaged, making it consequently difficult to read.
Mountain of Golija
westserbia.org, accessdate: 11 May 2014 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.
References
External links
Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments - Belgrade
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