{"id":3782,"date":"2025-09-09T13:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultbikeroute.com\/landmarks\/srednjovjekovno-brskovo\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:14:19","slug":"medieval-brskovo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cultbikeroute.com\/en\/cultural-heritage-sites\/medieval-brskovo\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIEVAL BRSKOVO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cultural site: MEDIEVAL BRSKOVO<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Medieval town located in the northeastern part of Montenegro, 6km east of today's Mojkovac. The entire complex of smaller localities between the tributaries of the Tara, Rudnica and Bjelojevica rivers is called Brskovo. The Brskovo mines have left a lot of traces in toponymy as well. At the dominant place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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are the remains of the Gradina fortress, from which the near and far surroundings of Brskovo were controlled. From 1254 it is mentioned in charters under the Latin name Brescoa. According to historical sources, the Saxons were settled in Brskovo before 1254. The Saxons founded a municipality in the area of Brskovo, and they were allowed to have their own prince, priests and their own church. Brskovo experienced its greatest prosperity in the period around 1280, when it had its own settlement, square, Dubrovnik colony and small town. There was also a mint in Brskovo before 1277, in which the first money of Serbian rulers was minted and which was a great source of income for them. In Brskovo, a customs was established, which was based on regional law and taking duties from traders, and also brought great income to Serbian rulers. At the beginning of the 14th century, the importance of Brskovo began to decline, and from 1350 it completely declined. The Ottomans occupied it in 1399, and the people of Dubrovnik count it among the abandoned places in a text from 1433. Brskovo was the only economic center that, according to the value of production and revenues, could be compared with cities in the Littoral.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cultural site details<\/h3>\n

That the medieval town and settlement of Brskovo was located in Doganjice was confirmed in 1933 by a combined scientific expedition, the results of which were published by V. Corovic in 1934. The Brskovo fortress is located on the Gradina hill and its ramparts follow the configuration of the terrain itself. Due to that, the fortification of a very elongated base was completed with large circular towers at the eastern and western ends. Positioned in a strategically dominant position, it ensured the safety of the caravan road and mining activities in the hinterland. Northeast of Gradina, in the village of Doganjice, there was a settlement with a square, a customs house and a church. The ruins of this city were also seen in 1949 when the site was visited by the architect B. Vulovic. On that occasion, the foundations and sections of the two buildings (church and hall) were drawn. Today, the entire area of Doganjice is overgrown with dense forest, but traces of 20th century mining activities are clearly visible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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However, research has shown that this is not a church, but the remains of a monumental building, 22 m long and 8.20 m wide, which Vulic defined as a hall. Of the entire building, only its entrance room was partially explored, while the rest of it remained covered with a thick layer of tailings. The room has internal dimensions of 6.20 x 2.80 m, apparently added to the building. Its massive walls, 0.90 m thick (as much as 1.20 m in the eastern part), were built using cut limestone stacked in an irregular style with the help of very strong lime mortar. The entire fa\u00e7ade is divided into two parts by whitewash, and then plastered and in some parts painted red. The fragments of the frescoes are, unfortunately, too fragmented to get an overall picture, but the diverse color and freedom in the motifs indicate the lavishly decorated space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The latest excavations and movable archeological material confirm that the mine and Brskovo with the square were active until the seventies of the 14th century. The discovery of the magnificent building confirms that people still lived in Brskovo. Archaeological and conservation research, development of conservation project and implementation of conservation measures at the fortress Brskovo, Municipality of Mojkovac. Research conducted during 2014 and conservation measures planned for 2015. Public Institution Center for Conservation and Archeology of Montenegro, based on the Decision of the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage no. UP \/ I 03-153 \/ 2014-14 dated 16 May 2019, continued archaeological excavations at the Brskovo - Doganjice site in Mojkovac. Archaeological excavations at the Doganjice site, ie the site of the Brskovo square and settlement, included excavation works rooms measuring 6.20 x 2.80 m, discovered in 2017. By removing the layer in the room, a necropolis was discovered in rows, which consisted of 14 graves. For now, the Brskov ossuary promises to be the largest sample of the medieval population in the Balkans. In this year's research, soundings were made of the eastern part of Doganjice in order to determine the eastern borders of the settlement. The research was realized in the period from 20.06. to 20.08. 2018. The aim of the research was to fully explore the area that covers the premises and find new facilities with probes for future excavations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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