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Straževnik, Island of Brač, Church of Saint George

Crkva Sv. Juraj (Djordje), Црква Св. Јурај (Ђорђе)

Begin 01.01.1111

Properties

ID 117924
System Class Place
Place Existing Church
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint George
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica
Stylistic Classification Pre-Romanesque
Administrative unit Split Dalmatia County , Croatia

Description

The Church of St. George is mentioned in a document from the year 1111 and was probably built around 1100. It has the oldest datable bell-cote of the Croatian coastland.
Its a single nave vaulted edifice, with blind niches on lateral walls. On the Western side is a bell.