Tjentište

Tjentište (Serbian Cyrillic: Тјентиште) is a village and a valley in the municipality of Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It lies entirely within Sutjeska National Park.

Tjentište
Village
View of Tjentište.
View of Tjentište.
Tjentište is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tjentište
Tjentište
Coordinates: 43°20′54″N 18°41′26″E
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
MunicipalityFoča
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History
Museum of the Battle of the Sutjeska

The village was known for the war memorials commemorating the 1943 Battle of the Sutjeska (Operation Fall Schwarz); the Valley of Heroes (1971) by Miodrag Živković and the concrete Memorial House by Ranko Radović, which contains unfinished frescoes by famed Croatian artist Krsto Hegedušić.[2][3]

References
  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. "Tjentiste War Memorial".
  3. Spomenik Database - Tjentište historic & informational resource


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