Municipality of Perušić - Inscribed stone
This epigraphic monument originates from the period around 1st century BC and can be found near the settlement of Kosinjski Bakovac, in the forest of Begovača, next to the water source of Begovača. There is an inscription on a stone written in Latin, which settles down a dispute between two Iapodian tribes, the Ortoplini and the Parentini, that were quarrelling about the water source Begovača, where they fed their cattle.
The following text is inscribed on the stone:
“EX CONVENTIONE FINIS INTER ORTHOPLINOS ET PARENTINOS ADITUS AD AQUAM VIVAM ORTHOPLINIS D PASSUS LATUS.”
The translation by NP Velebit:
“Pursuant to the border agreement between the Ortoplini and the Parentini, the Ortoplini are granted access to live water five hundred steps wide.”
Kosinjski Bakovac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Adventure tourism, active tourism. The visitors can see the historical monument in nature that is apparently the oldest water management inscription in the Republic of Croatia.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 1 day
Opening: Always available
Booking: No booking required
40-60 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Limited accessibility for people with mobility problems
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Flora, Fauna
Form filler: Anita Ladišić