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Pavlovića Zemlja
The Pavlovićs' ''Zemlja'', (), is a historical ''Zemlja (feudal Bosnia), zemlja'' that arose in the Middle Ages as well-defined administrative unit of medieval Bosnia ruled by the Pavlović noble family, Pavlović dynasty. It included most of today's eastern Bosnia, and some territories on the south of the country, around Trebinje, in Bosansko Primorje and in Konavle. The name of Pavlović land is taken from the patronymic, which was borne by two generations of Pavle Radinović's descendants and administrative sub-division term ''"zemlja"''. The seat of Pavlović family was in the town and fortress of Borač (fortress), Borač and later nearby Pavlovac (fortress), Pavlovac, which were both located on the left bank of the river Prača (river), Prača, between Mesići and Prača (Pale-Prača), Prača. History Knez (title), Knez Pavle Radinović, after whom the ''zemlja'' of Pavlović is called, ruled the area in eastern Bosnia. The more significant expansion of Pavle's territory b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Župa
A župa, or zhupa, is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "county" or "parish". It was mentioned for the first time in the eighth century and was initially used by the South and West Slavs, denoting various territorial units of which the leader was the župan. In modern Serbo-Croatian, the term also refers to an ecclesiastical parish, in Slovene likewise for ''župnija'', while the related ''županija'' is used in Croatia for lower administrative subdivisions, and likewise by Croats from Bosnia and Herzegovina (as a synonym for ''kanton''). Etymology The word ''župa'' or ' ( Slovak and Czech: ; Polish: ; Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian: ; adopted into and rendered in Greek as (, "land ruled by a župan")), is derived from Slavic. Its medieval Latin equivalent was . It is mostly translated into "county" or "district". According to Kmietowicz, it seems that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |