Primorje was a ''
župa
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'' in
Hum ''
zemlja'', encompassing most of ''
Bosansko Primorje'', with the center in
Slano
Slano is a village in southern Croatia with a small harbour in the bay of the same name. It is located 27 km northwest of Dubrovnik.
History
The area of Slano was already populated in the prehistoric period (ruins of a hill-fort and tumuli ...
. ''Župa'' was a part of the Bosnian medieval state from
1326
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Events January – March
* January 21 – The foundation of Oriel College, Oxford, Oriel College (or King's College), the University ...
to
1399. The ''župa'' had a northwestern border with the ''župa'' of Žaba, the northeastern border with ''župa''
Popovo, southeast with
Dubrovnik
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, in the southwest it is the
Adriatic Sea
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and ''Stonska prevlaka'' (
Isthmus
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of
Ston
Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.
History
Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ...
). Recognizable features are
Rijeka Dubrovačka
Rijeka Dubrovačka is a ria (coastal inlet) to the north of Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The Ombla
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,
Zaton,
Gruž
Gruž ( - ''Santa Croce'') is a neighborhood in Dubrovnik, Croatia, about 2 km northwest of the Old City. It has a population of approximately 15,000 people. The main port for Dubrovnik is in Gruž as well as its largest market and the main b ...
, Islands (Elifati) and ''Slansko primorje''. At the time of Bosnian rule, the most important magnates in this area were the
Sanković family
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until their fall in 1404.
In 1399,
King Ostoja sold the coast from Kuril to Ston () to the people of Dubrovnik, and thus also the župa of Primorje. Later, the king of Ostoja fought a
war with Dubrovnik in 1403-1404 because of this, but he could not recover what he had ceded. This was confirmed by the peace of Bosnia and Dubrovnik in 1405. However, the village of
Lisac in the župa Primorje remained a controversial issue for the foreseeable future, which was raised by the Bosnian
Duke Sandalj.
References
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Župas of the medieval Bosnian state