{"id":408,"date":"2011-03-09T21:49:30","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T21:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautifulserbia.info\/en\/?p=408"},"modified":"2011-03-09T21:50:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T21:50:33","slug":"medieval-town-magilc-and-the-lilac-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beautifulserbia.info\/en\/medieval-town-magilc-and-the-lilac-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval town Magil\u010d and the lilac valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Once upon a time there was a Serbian King Uro\u0161 I who planted lilacs in the valley of the Ibar River along its gorge as a love sign for his beloved, a Serbian queen Ellen from the French town Anjou, known as a Jelena An\u017eujska, to feel confortable like at home.
\nIn the middle of the lilac valley, neither in the sky nor on the land, rises the great fortress, the medieval town Magli\u0107.
\nMany people said that it is named after the tremendous fog that often descends under its base. Finally, it was built in the “sky under the clouds “.
\nThe Magli\u010d (the term “town” in medieval Serbia had a completely different meaning and referred to the fort) was built on a steep cliff only 150 meters above the river, one of the western sides of Stolovi. It was built at the very rough terrain, surrounded with the river on three sides, and it is available only on the west side for pedestrians. It is a real adventure climbing up to the Magli\u010d. You expect the narrow paths, steep cliffs, hanging bridge…
\nLooking from the bottom, it seems almost unattainable, as a royal crown made of stone on the top of big rock.<\/p>\n

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The Magli\u010d is one of about two hundred similar towns of medieval Serbia but there are certainly some things making him special and exceptional. Many people consider the Magli\u010d a classic example of Serbian medieval military architecture. The Magli\u010d survived all tribulations and wars probably due to its inaccessibility and its main function is protection the road along the gorge that connects the two church headquarters: \u017di\u010da and with the Patriarchate of Pe\u0107 and the whole Ra\u0161ka area from enemy attacks from the north. However, its main function was to control and protect monasteries \u017dica and Studenica. The Magli\u010d is located on the twentieth kilometer south of the Kraljevo.<\/p>\n

\"Grad<\/a>It is still unkown who and when was the founder of the Magli\u010d. It is probably founded in the first half of the 13th century, but the first written data about him are from the 1337th in the Archbishop Daniel\u2019s writings. There are many theories but two are the most acceptable. According to the one theory, the Magli\u010d was founded by the Stefan the First-Crowned and by the second theory it was founded by Jerina (Irina), Despot Djuradj Brnakovi\u0107 wife, known as the Prokleta Jerina (Bloody Jerina).
\nThe Magli\u010d has unusual shape, completely adapted to the terrain where it is built. There are seven towers, about ten meters high and a central tower \u201cdon\u017eon\u201d, which is two times higher than the others and represents the highest point of the fortress. “Don\u017eon” tower is common characteristic of all medieval cities and had an observation function.
\nThe total area inside the fortress is about 2000 m2. The Magli\u010d is, so to say, converted to a two courtyards: the east and west, but inside there are building remains: the Church of St. George, patron and protector of the city as well as the great palace which is considered to be, by some people, the Major Palace and by the rest people archbishops palace.
\nThe Magli\u010d is surely one of the most magnificent medieval Serbian towns and one of the few preserved although at first sight would not be said regarding to the currently stage of disrepair and neglect. It must be renewed and revitalized in order to preserve cultural heritage and tourism development because it has a truly large potential and fully independent and sustainable tourism value.<\/p>\n

Author: Miroslav Bronzic
\nPhotos: Fabian Vendrig and Zoran Sretenovi\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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