Maps of Power

Skopje, Upper Town, Water Gate

Begin 01.01.1300
End 31.12.1300

Properties

ID 6064
System Class Place
Case Study Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Place Fortification
Administrative unit Region of Skopje / Скопски регион , North Macedonia
Historical place Kingdom of Serbia

Description

The Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin confirmed and donated landed property to the Monastery of St. George-Gorg near Skopje in the year 1300. In his charter he is mentioning the Upper Town of Skopje and also the fortifications, namely the "Water Gate" (поредь водѣнихь врать): а мегꙗ ѥ е ѡть пирге коꙗ ѥ подь кѹлѹмь на рѣцѣ та долѹ до пирге водѣне такои и с рѣкомь, и горѣ до пирге поредь водѣнихь врать та низь зьдь градии кѹлѣ.

Relations

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.

Files

View of the Medieval Upper Town of Skopje (Kale) from the South (Drawing of an Unknown Author, Skopje 1920s/1930s, Državen arhiv na Republika Makedonija, Skopje)
View of the Medieval Upper Town of Skopje (Kale) from the South (Drawing of an Unknown Author, Skopje 1920s/1930s, Državen arhiv na Republika Makedonija, Skopje)