Sveti Srđ
Sveti Srđ ( lat, St. Sergius, sr-cyr, Свети Срђ) was an important market town on the left bank of the river Bojana away from Skadar in Medieval Serbia and later the Venetian Empire and for short period in the Ottoman Empire. It was a medieval trading center. Location Sveti Srđ emerged near the Benedictine Shirgj Monastery, an abbey dedicated to Sergius and Bacchus built in the 11th century. Due to its favorable geographical position near the mouth of the river Bojana, it grew to surpass other towns of the region. History Since the reign of Stefan Nemanja in the Serbian Grand Principality, Sveti Srđ was one of four markets allowed to trade salt (the other three being Kotor and Drijeva while Dubrovnik joined them after it was established as a republic in the mid 14th century) in the Serbian maritime. Although a lot of wood was transported by Bojana, Sveti Srđ was not a trading place for wood, but instead for salt and leather. It was one of two customs areas of ...
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