Samograd
History
Samograd is a unique monastery space surrounded by seven rocks up to 80 meters high that form an almost regular circle. It covers about 1.2 hectares of land. It formed an urban whole, Roman fortified city. 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. Until the middle of the 15th century, when it was burned by the Ottoman 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, is of the Moravian style from the Nemanjićs period. The monastery space covers 1.2 hectares, terraced in three levels, and is surrounded by seven rocks that rise to a height of 40 to 80 meters, properly arranged in a circle. Remains of a rampart between rpcks are visible. In some documents it is also called the Seven-rock city or Stone-city. So far, the architectural remains found have been: two basilicas of impressive dimensions, outer canvas of the western rampart 50 m long, and a necropolis in the immediate vicinity of the fortification. In addition to the remains of immovable cultural property, a large number of movable property was found.