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Levunь

Description

Mentioned in the chrysobull charter from 1300 issued by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin for the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje. Probably already dead before 1300. He owned a property near the possession of the Monastery of Saint Georg-Gorg near Skopje (Niva u Srědorěcě do Mogile, i do popa Huda, i do nive Levunove). He probably held also the village, which was mentioned in the boundary description of the village Črěševo (A mege čreševьske počinajutь: ōt Črьne Gore kako slazi dolcь na Dlьbinu, na Mogilu, ta na Mramorь do Krьsta, ta nizь dělь na butelьski putь, ōt butelьskago puti prězь Kavijanovo brьdo, kako grede putь k Ralici na visu, stavь na Rudině, na cěstu koja grede na Levunovo selo, i ōt Levunova sela na Běli kami, ōt Běloga kamʼne uz děl na Dlьgu polěnu, ta nad Svetuju Bogorodicu črьnogorьsku do Črьnoga kamene). His estates in and near Skopje were granted by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin to the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje. They consisted of two ruins or building grounds near the old residence of the Monastery of Saint George-Gorg, a 20 pogonь field in the vicinity of the watermill, which belonged to the monastery and a 7 pogonь garden under the monastery. The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin founded a new village on the territory of the former garden of Levun. He gave this village to the he Monastery of Saint George-Gorg near Skopje (I prida kraljevstvo mi ōd Leunověhь rьpinь V. rьpině pri polatě starōi Svetago Gjeōrьgija na Velikihь vratěh. I ešte prida kraljevstvo mi nivu Levunovu pri vodenici Svetago Geōrgija do popove nive i do Kuklja staroga, prěs koju grede putь carьski u Srěševljane ōbě stranь puta K. pogonь. I dahь vrьtь Leunovь pod monastiremь Z. pogonь, i naseli na njemь kraljevstvo mi selō Svetomou Geōrgiju).

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Sources (1)
Name Class Description
Skopje Monastery of St. George 2 Source The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282–1321) issued this charter after the refurbishment of the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje in the year 1300. He confirmed the donations given to the monastery by former Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian rulers. Finally, King Milutin also granted new privileges, landed property and population to the respective monastery.