Cultural site: SAMOGRAD

History

Samograd, which covers about 1.2 hectares of land, formed an urban whole, representing a Roman fortified city. It is special in that it was an administrative and religious center, as evidenced by the remains of a basilica and a church within the walls. It dates from the time of early

Christianity, between the 4th and 6th centuries. Samograd is a unique monastery space surrounded by seven rocks up to 80 meters high that form an almost regular circle. Until the middle of the 15th century, when it was burned by the Turkish army, Samograd was the spiritual, cultural and economic center of this region.

Cultural site details

Samograd is the only monastery space where the remains of the walls of two churches are located, one of which is from the early Christian period, and the other of the cathedral type, obviously of the Moravian style from the Nemanjić period. The monastery space covers 1.2 hectares, terraced in three levels, and is surrounded by seven rocks (clicks) that rise to a height of 40 to 80 meters, properly arranged in a circle. Remains of a rampart between clicks are visible. In some documents it is also called the seven-click city or stone-city. So far, the architectural remains of two basilicas of impressive dimensions have been found at this site, the outer canvas of the western rampart, 50 m long, has been discovered, and a necropolis has been discovered in the immediate vicinity of the fortification. In addition to the remains of immovable cultural property, a large number of movable property was found that will complement the cultural heritage of Montenegro in some future period.

It is located halfway between Bijelo Polje and Berane. Extensive restoration of this location began in 2006, and currently there is a small wooden church on the monastery land.