Blaca hermitage

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Pustinja Blaca Monastery

The Blaca Hermitage is located on the southern side of Brač island, in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia.

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[edit] 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.[1]

[edit] World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on January 29, 2007, in the Cultural category[1].

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Coordinates: 43°17′35″N 16°31′46″E / 43.29306°N 16.52944°E / 43.29306; 16.52944

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