Analysis of the representation of the cemetery of the settlement of Lupac and Preočica in Vitez on the cadastral plans of the old and new surveys
Authors:   Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Mulahusić Admir , Topoljak Jusuf ,   Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Tuno Nedim ,   Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Rebihić Nehrudin ,   Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo
Published: June 2022

Real estate data have various applicationis in society, and they are collected during the geodetic survey. The survey involves a comprehensive process of collecting graphical and descriptive data about real estate. The first survey of the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was carried out by the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. It was made after the Berlin Congress, which was a big turning point in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The survey began in 1880 and ended in 1884. Thus, geodesy gained a significant place in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The survey was carried out according to the Instruction for Cadastral Survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued in 1880 by the Military Geographical Institute in Vienna (German: Militärgeographischen Institut Wien - MGI), and today it is called the old survey. During the survey, numerous data on cadastral parcels were collected: their spatial position, name, land use, possessor or owner, etc. The data were, in accordance with the laws and bylaws in force during the Austro-Hungarian occupation, processed and put into use as the official results of the survey. The results of this survey are cadastral plans, cadastral register as well as land property register. It is important to emphasize that the results of the first systematic survey of the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina are significant historical sources today. They can be used as historical sources, not only for analyzing the history of the geodetic profession, but also as sources for a detailed analysis of many events in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the end of the Second World War, a new survey began on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this survey, the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not surveyed. The results of this survey are cadastral plans, cadastral register of the land cadaster and cadastral register of the cadaster of real estate. Nowadays, the data of the new survey are becoming the data of the land property register. The comprehensiveness of the surveys is reflected in the collection of geodetic data about cemeteries. Subsequently, the survey data have a historical character and historical cartography occupies an important place among historical sources. During the survey of the area of Lupac and Preočica, data were collected on the cemeteries located within these settlements. The collected data were processed and entered into registers established after the completion of the survey. During the preparation of cadastral plans of the old and new survey, their topography is prescribed, ie the planned topographic map symbols are drawn. The plans of the old survey were topographed in accordance with the Instruction for Cadastral Survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which contains a template - a catalog of topographic symbols. The plans of the new survey were topographed according to the topographic key - the collection of topographic symbols. Topographic symbols on cadastral plans were used to analyze the depiction of the cemetery in this paper. Cadastral plans of the old and new surveys were used to analyze the spatial position of the cemetery. Data from the cadastral record were used to analyze the state of possessory of the analyzed cemeteries, and data from the land property register were used to analyze the ownership of the surveyed cemeteries. The previously mentioned data were studied in the paper in order to analyze the positions, topography as well as cadastral and land registry data of the Lupac and Preočica cemeteries, located in the Vitez municipality. The existence of a cemetery on the ground is completely defined by the existence of gravestones. Most of the analyzed cemeteries are Muslim, and various Muslim tombstones - nišan - were observed during field research. In order to complete the research, a sample of a certain number of muslim gravestones were analyzed. Muslim gravestones were created in different time periods, so they are characterized by several different features. The analysis of the muslim gravestones was primarily reflected in the analysis of epigraphy.