Discover the Municipality of Lovreć

In antiquity, Lovreć was a Roman settlement called Ludrum, located at a crossroads of ancient Roman roads. Above the center of Lovreć and the old Church of the Holy Spirit (Sv. Duh) with its cemetery lies Bošnjakova gradina, also known as Vrhgradina. Studenci has other archaeological sites, including Mala Gradina and Zvizda.

The cultural heritage ranges from prehistoric hillforts to cemeteries with stećci and an ethnographic collection. Historic facilities for supplying drinking water and watering livestock are also among the sites described. The individual sites are located in different named places, such as Mrnjavci, Medov Dolac, and Opanci.

Bošnjakova gradina is a site with a long history of settlement: its earliest inhabitants lived there at the end of the 10th or beginning of the 9th century BC. The site was continuously inhabited for much of the Iron Age. Archaeological finds include bronze jewelry at the eastern rampart.

Pušina kula in Lovreć is also a prehistoric hillfort. It lies on Mount Basarovina and is dated to the Bronze and Iron Ages based on surface finds. The surviving rampart is about 2 to 4 meters wide and 2 to 3 meters high. At Mala Gradina in Studenci, the ramparts on the east and west sides still stand about 5 to 6 meters high.

Gradina Jova lies south of the Studenci–Imotski road on the mountain of the same name, at an elevation of 773 meters. The hillfort was used in the Early Bronze Age. These different sites therefore offer distinct points of reference for exploring prehistoric settlement: surviving ramparts, archaeological finds, and locations on named mountains.

Bliznice in the hamlet of Mrnjavci consists of five wells and a livestock watering trough. The complex was built at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century to provide drinking water and water livestock. The wells of Bršćanovica are in Medov Dolac and were probably built at the beginning of the 16th century for these purposes.

Raosov bunar is also in Medov Dolac, in the hamlet of Raos. Local residents built it at the beginning of the 16th century to supply drinking water and water livestock. Pridivišće in Opanci is a group of four wells and a livestock watering trough; it is believed to have been built for the same purposes at the beginning of the 16th century. When comparing these complexes, their respective locations and forms remain distinct: a well with a watering trough in Mrnjavci, several wells in Bršćanovica, and the named complexes in Raos and Opanci.

The Church of the Holy Spirit (Sv. Duh) in Lovreć acquired its final form in 1755. There is a cemetery with stećci around the church and in its immediate vicinity. Another medieval cemetery is in Šakići: it dates from the 15th century and is considered a well-preserved cultural monument. Seven rough slabs and box-shaped tombs, as well as a gabled roof stone, have survived.

At the archaeological site of Zvizda near Studenci, around thirty medieval stećci survive around the spring. The spring lies at the edge of Studenačko polje on the road to the hamlet of Glavica. Kuća spaljenih is a memorial site for civilian victims of the Second World War in this part of the Dalmatian hinterland.

The local primary school in Lovreć houses a catalogued collection of everyday objects from the past. The ethnographic collection of OŠ Silvija Strahimira Kranjčevića comprises 505 objects from the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century. Another cultural reference is the Raosovi Dani event: its 33rd edition took place in front of Ivan Raos’s birth house in Medov Dolac and included a memorial mass and an extensive cultural and artistic program.

To compare other destinations, you can also explore the Municipality of Prgomet, the Municipality of Seget, the Municipality of Lećevica, the Municipality of Tučepi, Split, and the Municipality of Vis.

What collection is housed in Lovreć?

The local primary school houses a catalogued collection of everyday objects from the past. The ethnographic collection comprises 505 objects from the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century.

What is known about Zvizda?

Zvizda is an archaeological site near Studenci. Around thirty medieval stećci survive around the spring; the spring lies at the edge of Studenačko polje on the road to the hamlet of Glavica.

What was Ludrum?

Ludrum was the name of the Roman settlement located in Lovreć in antiquity, at a crossroads of ancient Roman roads.

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