Petstogodišnjim tragom prošlosti
On the 500-year-old path of the past

Summary/Abstract: On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the birth and 50th anniversary of the death of Ambrozije Benković, a catholic priest, publicist and diligent researcher of the cultural history of northeastern Bosnia, we present the text “On the 500-year-old path of the past (Petstogodišnjim tragom prošlosti)”, that was firstly published in 1970 as an excerpt, and was later posthumously published in the book “The Tuzla area once and now with special focus on the religious circumstances (Tuzlansko područje negda i sada s posebnim osvrtom na vjerske prilike)” in 1971. Although the book was prepared and published as an unfinished manuscript it brought an abundance of very interesting and significant information on the area of northeastern Bosnia, as well as Gračanica and the surrounding area. For this occasion we have singled out the chapter titled above – adding to it a map with a list of archaeological sites, monuments and antiquities (which forms the following segment in the aforementioned book). The book “The Tuzla area once and now” is an unavoidable read for anyone interested in the past and the heritage of this area. However, the book is very rare and can only be found on the shelves of local historical collections and reading rooms of some local libraries. Unfortunately, there is no copy of this book in the city library of Gračanica, although this book is very important for the history of the city itself – which was an additional motive to at least convey one part of this book and to make it available to our readers. We did it as faithfully as possible, transmitting the text as published in the aforementioned book, respecting the author’s choice of words and style (we only corrected a few small and obvious typographical errors). On the same occasion, in the section “The Past” of this issue of “Gračanički glasnik”, we published the work of Marko Matolić entitled “Remembering Ambrozije Benković (1890-1970) and his contribution to the cultural history of northeastern Bosnia.”

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