Mountains and hills in Croatia's documents of the early Middle Ages Cover Image

Planine, brda i brežuljci u ranosrednjovjekovnim hrvatskim ispravama
Mountains and hills in Croatia's documents of the early Middle Ages

Author(s): Marin Knezović
Subject(s): History
Published by: Društvo za hrvatsku ekonomsku povijest i ekohistoriju - Izdavačka kuća Meridijani
Keywords: mountain; hill; hillock; Early Middle Ages; Croatia; Dalmatia

Summary/Abstract: Mountains, hills and hillocks that are discussed in the Croatian early medieval documents belong to the relief characteristic of the Mediterranean. Despite their importance in the landscape and everyday life of medieval man they are in the Croatian early medieval documents rarely occur. When it occurs then the most frequent property boundary markers near the sea or fresh water. The reason may be the relative uselessness of mountains, hills and hillocks for the early medieval men because they are often barren and stony.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 27-35
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Croatian