Arhiljevica ( sr-cyr, Архиљевица) is the name of a lost medieval village and monastery (dedicated to the "Holy Mother of God") which existed during the

Serbian Empire The Serbian Empire ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско царство, Srpsko carstvo, separator=" / ", ) was a medieval Serbian state that emerged from the Kingdom of Serbia. It was established in 1346 by Dušan the Mighty, who significantly expande ...

and its aftermath. It was in the possession of the

Dejanović noble family The House of Dejanović ( sr-Cyrl, Дејановић, Dejanovići / Дејановићи) or House of Dragaš ( sr-Cyrl, Драгаш, Dragaši / Драгаши) originates from a medieval noble family that served the Serbian Empire of Dušan ...

. Based on Emperor

Stefan Dušan Stephen (honorific), Stefan Uroš IV Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош IV Душан), also known as Dušan the Mighty ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Силни; – 20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of th ...

's charter dating to 10 August 1354, Arhiljevica was situated where the granted villages of Podlešane, Izvor and Rućinci lay, on the slopes of Jezer (Kumanovska Crna Gora). The fact that Dejan built Arhiljevica rather than renovated it is evidence of his economic strength.

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* * * * * Former populated places in the Balkans Lost cities and towns Serbian Empire Medieval Macedonia 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries Dejanović noble family {{Serbia-hist-stub