Rudine ( sr-Cyrl, Рудине) was a medieval ''

župa A župa, or zhupa, is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavs, South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "county" or "parish". It was mentioned for the first t ...

'' (county), which was, according to author Gordana Tomović, located around

Rogatica Rogatica ( sr-cyrl, Рогатица, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,723 inhabitants, while the town of Rogatica itself has a population of 6,855 inh ...

(now in eastern

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

). According to the same author, it is believed that Vojin held

Gacko Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inh ...

(1327), while his brother Hrvatin held Rudine, the latter having inflicted damages to the

Republic of Ragusa The Republic of Ragusa, or the Republic of Dubrovnik, was an maritime republics, aristocratic maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik (''Ragusa'' in Italian and Latin; ''Raguxa'' in Venetian) in South Dalmatia (today in southernmost ...

in 1330. It is possible that Hrvatin held Gacko with Rudine,

Drina The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long river in the Balkans, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Al ...

and

Dabar Dabar may refer to: Places * Dabar (river), a river in the Bosanska Krajina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Dabar (Herzegovina), an administrative unit of the medieval principality of Zachlumia, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina * Eparchy o ...

. Also,

Vuk Kosača Vuk ( sr-cyrl, Вук; 1317–1359), sometimes also called ''Hran'' in sources, was a 14th century magnate and a powerful nobleman in service to the Serbian king Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–55). Vuk is considered to be a progenitor of Bosnian noble f ...

(1317–1359), who served Stefan Dušan and distinguished himself in the military, was awarded the spacious province of Rudine.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudine (zupa) Župas of the medieval Bosnian state Rogatica