List of places named after Prince Marko

Summary

This is a list of toponyms named after or connected with Prince Marko.


Named edit

  •   Kula Kraljevića Marka (Tower of Prince Marko) near Višegrad;[1]
    • Markovo sedalo, a chair-shaped boulder near the tower;[1]
    • Markove stope (Marko's footprints), indentations in the stone;[1]
    • Other indentations in the stone were explained as hoofprints of Marko's horse Šarac. The three were destroyed while building a railway.[1] The Šarac's hoofprints are mentioned in the opening of Ivo Andrić's novel The Bridge on the Drina.
  •   Markov kamen (Marko's stone), a boulder on Miroč mountain.[1] The boulder had a hoof-shaped indentation explained as hoofprint of Marko's horse Šarac.[2]
  •   Markov kamen (Marko's stone), a boulder on Kopaonik mountain.[3]
  •   Markov kamen (Marko's stone), near Konavle, on hill between Cavtat and Konavle[4]
  •   Stope Kraljevića Marka (Marko's footprints), near Trpanj[5]
  •   Markov kamen (Marko's Stone), a mountain peak in Montenegro near Bijelo Polje.
  •   Markov kamen - Mečji vrh (Marko's Stone - Bear Sow's peak), a forest in Boljevac Municipality[6]
  •   Markov kamen (Marko's Stone) or Markov val, a stećak near Žabljak, explained as being the gravestone of Marko.[7]
  •   Markov manastir (Marko's Monastery), a monastery built by Marko.
  •   Markov točak (Marko's spring), a spring in the village of Prpe near Banjaluka. Explained as created by Marko when he threw a huge stone there.[1]
  •   Markova crkva (Marko's church) or Markova peštera[8] (Marko's Cave), remains of a church built in a cave church near the Babuna river near Veles.[9]
  •   Markova Crkva (Marko's Church), a village and its church in the Lajkovac Municipality. Named by monks who escaped from the Marko's monastery.[10]
  •   Markova noga (Marko's Leg), the southernmost point of North Macedonia.[11]
  •   Markova stolica (Marko's Chair), a small plateau on Vidrak hill near Valjevo. Explained as created by Marko when he sat to rest on the mountain while cooling his feet in the river Kolubara.[12]
  •   Markovi Kuli (Marko's Towers), a fortress where Marko lived.
  •   Markovo kale, a fortress ruin near Vranje.

Related edit

  •   Musov grob (Musa's Grave) near Stenkovec, explained as the place of the fight between Marko and Musa the Robber.[13]
  •   Šarčeva kopita (Šarac's hooves) in Sarajevo.[1]
  •   Šuplji kamen (Hollow stone), a boulder with a hole near the village of Spaj; the hole is explained as made by Marko with his mace.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Građevine između istorije i legende - Panorama - Glas Srpske". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  2. ^ "Kerameia is a Fabulous Ancient City.. Know the Myths, History, etc".
  3. ^ "Kopaonik.NET". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  4. ^ "[Projekat Rastko - Boka] Narodna zastava ujedinjenih Srba i Hrvata, Dubrovnik 1905".
  5. ^ Н. З. Бјеловучић, Полуострво Рат (Пељешац), Јањина 1922, 238
  6. ^ http://www.srbijasume.rs/doc/31sert-osn_lat.pdf[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ https://archive.today/20120906205536/http://www.mojaskola.me/os-dusan-obradovic/home/markov-grob/
  8. ^ "King Marko and His Legends in Macedonia".
  9. ^ "SCIndeks - Članak". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  10. ^ "Почетна".
  11. ^ "King Marko and His Legends in Macedonia".
  12. ^ "Kerameia is a Fabulous Ancient City.. Know the Myths, History, etc".
  13. ^ "King Marko and His Legends in Macedonia".
  14. ^ "Kerameia is a Fabulous Ancient City.. Know the Myths, History, etc".