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List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina include:

sites, places, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance, as designated by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of Annex 8 to the Dayton Agreement;^[1] and
world heritage sites in accordance to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

Below is the comprehensive list composed of Cultural-Historical National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]

This list is based on the commission's old website now maintained as an archive, which contains comprehensive data-base with Decision list, Petition list, Provisional and Tentative list, maps, images, together with other documents, descriptions, criteria and laws of all country's monuments, candidate monuments, rejected monuments, as well as those removed from list of protected properties, with browsable documents archive at:

Archive – Commission's old website maintained as an archive – in English (also available in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian).

Also, both old (archive) and new website maintains many other information and documents, the criteria, laws, news on activities, virtual exhibitions, galleries, etc., all browsable at:

New website – Commission to preserve national monuments – in English;
- also available in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian – choose language here: Commission – Language;
Archive – Commission to preserve national monuments – old website maintained as an archive, available in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English.

For the UNESCO criteria see the Selection criteria.

Natural heritage sites and the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of Bosnia and Herzegovina are not included, instead these are elaborated within scope of separate lists, along with other specific lists created on the basis of monuments category, type or subject.

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Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina nos. 2/02, 27/02 and 6/04/

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"List of NATIONAL MONUMENTS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA". kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

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Date is the inscription date for the main list and submission date for the tentative list.

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UNESCO Official page for main list

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http://aplikacija.kons.gov.ba/kons/public/uploads/odluke_bos/Sarajevo_Historijski%20muzej%20kompl%20BOS.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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The name	Name	Date^[3]	Criteria	Provinces
Main list^[4]
	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	2005	VI	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
	Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge	2007	II, IV	Republika Srpska, Sarajevo macroregion
	Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards	2016	II, III, VI	Joint Cultural Heritage by four countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia).
	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe	2021	IX	Transnational site in 18 European countries.

Type	Name	Location	Created date/era	Declared monument date	Notes
Bridge	Goat's Bridge	Sarajevo	C16	declared	Spans the Miljacka.
Bridge	Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge	Sarajevo	1585	declared	Spans the Miljacka.
Bridge	Latin Bridge	Sarajevo	1798	declared	Spans the Miljacka.
Bridge	Ćumurija Bridge	Sarajevo	1886	declared	Steel road bridge over the Miljacka.
Bridge	Čobanija Bridge	Sarajevo	1887	declared	Iron footbridge over the Miljacka.
Bridge	Skenderija Bridge	Sarajevo	1893	declared	Also called Ajfel as it was designed by Eiffel. Bridge spans the Miljacka.
Bridge	Roman bridge in Ilidža	Ilidža	16th C	declared	Spans the Bosna.
Bridge	Stara Ćuprija Glavatičevo	Glavatičevo		declared	Spans the Upper Neretva.
Bridge	Stara Ćuprija	Konjic	1683	declared	Spans the Upper Neretva, rebuilt in 2009.
Bridge	Stari Most	Mostar	1567	declared	Pedestrian bridge over the Neretva, rebuilt in 2004.
Bridge	Kriva Ćuprija	Mostar	just before 1567	declared	Pedestrian bridge over the Radobolja, reconstructed in 2004.
Bridge	Karađoz-begova Ćuprija	Blagaj		declared	Spans the Buna.
Bridge	Inat Ćuprija	Stolac		declared	Spans the Bregava in the center of Stolac.
Bridge	Djevojačka Ćuprija	Stolac		declared	Spans the Bregava.
Bridge	Mustaj-begova Ćuprija	Klepci		declared	Mustaj-begova Ćuprija, also Klepci Ćuprija, spans the Bregava.
Bridge	Ćuprija na Šuici	Šujica		declared	Spans the Šuica (For better view open image).
Bridge	Stara Ćuprija Duman	Livno		declared	Spans the Bistrica.
Bridge	Ćuprija Studenci	Ljubuški		declared	Spans the Studenci.
Bridge	Veliki Most	Perići, Grude		declared	Spans the Tihaljina/Trebižat.
Bridge	Ovčiji Brod	Nevesinje		declared	Spans the Zalomka.
Bridge	Arslanagić Bridge	Trebinje	17th c.	2006	Spans the Trebišnjica.
Bridge	Bridge over Žepa	Žepa		declared	Spans the Žepa (river).
Bridge	Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge	Višegrad	1577	declared	Spans the Drina.
Building	Vijećnica	Sarajevo	1891	declared	Burned down by Serb incendiary shells at the beginning of the Bosnian War, reconstructed and reopened in 2014.
Building	Gimnazija Mostar	Mostar		declared	Damaged during Bosnian War, repaired afterwards.
Building	Sarajevo main railway station	Sarajevo		declared	Damaged during the Bosnian War, repaired afterwards.
Building	Morića Han	Baščaršija	1551	declared	Morića Han is the only surviving Ottoman era Inn in Baščaršija, Sarajevo.
Building	Bezistan	Baščaršija		declared	Gazi Husrev-beg's Bezistan in Baščaršija, Sarajevo.
Building	Brusa bezistan	Baščaršija		declared	Brusa Bezistan in Baščaršija, Sarajevo.
Building	National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	1888	declared	Established in 1888, originally conceived around 1850, building expanded in 1913.
Building	Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	1963	2012^[5]	Award-winning building designed in the 20th century by architect Boris Magaš.
Building	Sarajevo National Theatre	Sarajevo	1921	declared	Sarajevo National Theatre.
Religious-Islamic	Čelebića mosque in Donja Bijenja	Nevesinje	early 16th century	declared
Religious-Islamic	Ferhat Pasha Mosque	Banja Luka	16th century	declared	The mosque was dynamited at the start of the Bosnian War, repaired afterwards and reopened in 2016.
Religious-Catholic	Sacred Heart Cathedral	Sarajevo	1889	declared	Sarajevo Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Religious-Catholic	Fojnica Franciscan Monastery	Fojnica	1668	declared	Fojnica Franciscan Monastery.
Religious-Catholic	Kreševo Franciscan Monastery	Kreševo	1524	2003	Kreševo Franciscan Monastery.
Religious-Catholic	Trappist Mariastern Abbey	Banja Luka	1869	7 May 2004
Religious-Orthodox	Church of St. George, Sopotnica	Goražde	1454	5 November 2008
Religious-Orthodox	Dobrićevo Monastery	Bileća	15th-16t c.	17 May 2006	Built in the 15th or 16th century by the river Trebišnjica and then moved in 1964 upstream to Orah village
Religious-Orthodox	Gomionica Monastery	Banja Luka	16th century	20 January 2006
Religious-Orthodox	Rmanj Monastery	Martin Brod	16th century	2007
Religious-Orthodox	Vozuća Monastery	Vozuća	16th century	2004
Religious-Orthodox	Žitomislić Monastery	Čapljina	1606	declared	Destroyed during the Bosnian War, repaired afterwards.
Religious-Judaic	Sarajevo Synagogue	Sarajevo	1902	declared	The Sarajevo Synagogue remains the only functioning synagogue in Sarajevo today.
Religious-Judaic	Il Kal Grande	Sarajevo	1930	declared	Heavily damaged in World War II, reconstructed as a culture center and theater afterwards.
Religious-Judaic	New Temple, Sarajevo	Sarajevo	19c.?	declared	New Sephardic synagogue,today art gallery.
Religious-Judaic	Old Temple, Sarajevo	Sarajevo	1587	declared	Old Sephardic synagogue, today Museum of Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fortification	Blagaj Fortress	Blagaj		6 December 2003
Fortification	Drijeva	Gabela			Toll and market-town of the Kingdom of Bosnia, sometimes called Nerenta.
Fortification	Klobuk fortress	Trebinje
Fortification	Ključ Castle	Gacko
Fortification	Ljubuški Fortress	Ljubuški
Fortification	Počitelj Citadel	Počitelj
Fortification	Srebrenica Fortress	Srebrenica			Market-town (trg) and mines of Srebrenica were defended by the fortress of Srebrenica
Fortification	Stolac fortress	Stolac		2003	Stolac fortress, also known as "Vidoški Grad".
Clock Tower	Počiteljska sahat-kula	Počitelj		declared	Počitelj Clock Tower is a part of architectural ensemble.
Towers and odžaks	Redžep-pasha's odžak	Žepa		declared	Tower and/or odžak.
Towers and odžaks	Smajilagić odžak	Livno		declared	Tower and/or odžak.
Towers and odžaks	Šurković odžak	Glavatičevo, Župa Komska, Upper Neretva		declared	Tower and/or odžak.
Towers and odžaks	Fazlagića odžak	Gacko		declared	Tower and/or odžak.
Towers and odžaks	Gradaščević odžak	Bijela, Brčko	18C	declared	Citadel, tower and/or odžak.
Towers and odžaks	Rustempašić Tower	Odžak, Bugojno			Citadel, odžak and/or tower, historical building
Fortification	Captain's Tower	Bihać	16C	declared	Citadel, tower and/or odžak.
Underground structure	ARK/D-0	Konjic	cca 1950–80	declared	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Konjic Municipality.
Necropolis	Radimlja	Stolac	15th to 16th century	declared	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Stolac Municipality
Necropolis	Stećak necropolis Ričina	Posušje	15th century	declared	Posušje Municipality
Necropolis	Batalo's Mausoleum	Travnik		declared	Batalo's stećak.
Necropolis	Hrvoje Vukčić crypt	Jajce		declared	Hrvoje Vukčić's crypt.
Cemeteries	Moshe Danon's shrine	Stolac		declared	Moshe Danon chief Rabbi of Sarajevo (1815–1830) tombstone in a shape of stećak.
Cemeteries	Old Jewish cemetery, Sarajevo	Sarajevo	1630	30 August 2004	It is the largest Jewish cemetery in SE Europe, and second largest sepulchral complex in Europe
Cultural landscape	Plava Voda	Travnik		declared 26 April 2013	Plava Voda wellspring with Old Town of Travnik.
Architectural ensemble public buildings complex	Gazi Husrev-beg Library	Sarajevo	1537	declared year?	Gazi Husrev-beg Library as part of a Faculty of Islamic Sciences.
Architectural ensemble residential complex	Vratnik	Sarajevo		2005	Fortified city Old Town Vratnik, built between the 17th and 18th cen AD, is modern-days Vratnik neighborhood of Sarajevo.
Architectural ensemble residential complex	Počitelj	Počitelj		declared	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Čapljina Municipality.
Architectural ensemble residential complex	Džidžikovac	Sarajevo	1946–1959	2008	Sarajevo Canton, Centar Municipality.
Natural-architectural ensemble	Vjetrenica & architectural ensemble of Zavala	Zavala		declared	Ravno Municipal, west end of Popovo polje.
Natural-architectural ensemble	Jajce	Jajce		declared	Jajce municipality.
Natural-architectural ensemble	Blagaj	Blagaj		declared	Blagaj – Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton.
Natural-architectural ensemble	Stolac	Stolac		2003	Stolac – Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton (county).
Traditional household/ residential complex	Despić House	Sarajevo			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Traditional household/ residential complex	Svrzo's House	Sarajevo			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Traditional household/ residential complex	Muslibegović House	Mostar			Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Traditional household/ residential complex	Biščević House	Mostar			Mostar, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Traditional household/ residential complex	Begovina	Stolac			Stolac municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Traditional household/ residential complex	Velagićevina	Blagaj			Blagaj-Mostar municipality, Hercegovina-Neretva kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Industrial architectural ensemble	Old Marijin Dvor power station	Marijin Dvor	1895		Old electric power station at Hiseti, Marijin Dvor neighborhood in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, opened on 3 April 1895.
Industrial architectural ensemble	Old Hrid power station	Sarajevo	1918		Old Hrid hydro-electric power station in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Movable property	Sarajevo Haggadah	National Museum of BiH			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Movable property	Zmijanje embroidery	Zmijanje			Zmijanje embroidery – Zmijanje village, Manjača mountain i Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Movable property	Portrait of Bishop fra Grgo Ilić	Franciscan monastery Kreševo			Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Intangible cultural heritage	Picking of Iva Grass on Ozren Mountain	Ozren mountain			Ozren mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina

List of inscribed World Heritage Sites

List of monuments

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