Summary

The present-day municipality of Kladanj differs slightly in its borders from the pre-1992 municipality as a result of the 1995 Dayton Agreement. It is located in Tuzla Canton, within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It must be noted that, although much of the source documentation used for the compilation of this report relates to the municipality’s pre-1992 borders, it is not believed that any monuments or memorials were created upon the territories added to the municipality after 1995.

In a survey conducted between 12 and 14 August 1969, a total of 13 monuments and memorials to the NOB were recorded on the territory of Kladanj municipality. The NOB heritage of Kladanj municipality was also the subject of the 1990 study Kulturno-istorijsko i prirodno nasljeđe - opština Kladanj, created by the Tuzla Institute for the Protection and Use of Culturo-Historical and Natural Heritage, which recorded a total of 13 monuments and memorials to the NOB and Revolution upon the territory of Kladanj municipality at that time. In addition to these 13 monuments and memorials, one memorial plaque not included in this list was mentioned by Patković & Plećaš (1975, p.28), while the authors were made aware of a further memorial plaque (on a building which has since been transformed into a memorial house with permanent exhibition) during the process of information gathering, bringing the total number of monuments and memorials in the municipality to 15. These were all visited and recorded during fieldwork undertaken by Elma Halilović, Adis Mujkić, Andrew Lawler and Armin Silard between September 2018 and October 2019.

Kladanj municipality’s Spatial Plan (Službeni Glasnik Općine Kladanj 2/18, 2018) replicates the list included in the 1989 study (p.167), with no additions or exclusions besides the fact that it additionally classifies ‘Tito’s Cave’ in Plahovići as a natural monument, categorizing it as a ‘memorial monument of nature’ (p.162). An interview with Armin Silard, President of the local UABNOR branch, in July 2019 helped clarify many issues relating to the condition of monuments and their post-1995 restorations. Follow-up correspondence with Mr Silard also provided invaluable information relating to the history of restoration efforts, as did archival documentation and photographs made available by Mr Silard.

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