Maps of Power

Stavrakь

Description

Mentioned in the two variants of the chrysobull charter confirming the donations of Hrelja to the Hilandar Monastery in the area of Štip and Strumica issued by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan and in the prostagma charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery. A ford named after Stavrakь is attested in the boundary description of an area near the mountain Ōgraždeno and Draguljevo, former possessions of Stefan Hrelja Dragovol, which were donated to the Chilandar Monastery and confirmed by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (I planina Ōgraždeno i Draguljevo i podьplaninьje sь vseju ōblastiju. I megja imь: brodь Stavrakь, niz Veliju rěku/ I planina Ōgraždeno i Draguljevo i podьplaninje sь vseju ōblastiju. I megja imь: brodь Stavrakь, niz Veliju rěku). The same ford appears in the boundary description, which was executed by the čelnik Branilo in order to determine the owner rights of the Hilandar Monastery over an area in the Strumica region. Braniloʼs findings were the subject matter of the prostagma charter issued by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (I utesaše megju brodь Stavrakь nizь Veliju rěku upada Vasilica).

Relations

Sources (2)
Name Class Description
Prostagma Charter of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan for the Hilandar Monastery Source The Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Dušan issued the prostagma charter in order to confirm proprietorial rights of the Hilandar Monastery over an area in the Strumica region. The charter might have been written between 1349 and 1353.
Štip St. Archangel Michael 2 Source The present charter is a falsified document of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, which confirms the donation of the Church of St. Archangel Michael in Štip to the Monastery of Chilandar. The date given in the document is the year 1336, but, based on the king's signature and the changes in the typologies of the mentioned settlements, it seems that it has to be dated in the years before the coronation of Stefan Dušan to emperor (i.e. 1343 to 1345).