Podvisoki ( cyrl, Подвисоки) was a
medieval
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settlement, a
castle town
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(in ), as part of wider area just beneath of the fortress
Visoki, located on the Visočica hill above modern-day
Visoko,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
History
Podvisoki was main
trading center over course much of the history of Bosnian medieval state from the mid 14 century. The first direct mention was in 1363. It was located along river Fojnica, in the foothills of
Visočica hill,
Visoko. Podvisoki was one of the early examples of medieval urban settlement in
Bosnia region.
Podvisoki had a colony of
Ragusan merchant
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s. They remained there until 1430s, when they moved to
Fojnica. Notable local merchant from Visoko in 14th century was Milaš Radomirić. Ragusan sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Ragusa in 1428. That year, on 9 August,
Vlachs
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Easte ...
committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1500
modius
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...
of
salt
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. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt.
At the end of 14. century merchants from Podvisoki took part in
slave trade. It was recorded, that on November 1389 Bogovac Vukojević (''Bogaueç Vochoeuich Bossinensis de Souisoch)'' traded small boy Milko, a Bosnian (''de genere et nactione Bossinensium''), for the price of 4
ducats.
[„Ego quidem Bogaueç Vochoeuich Bossinensis de Souisochi confiteor quod sponte et ex certa scientia dedi, vendidi et tradidi magistro Johanni condam magistri Marchi de Papia unum meum seruum puerulum etatis annorum nouem vel circha nomine Milcho de genere et nactione Bossinensium, pro precio ducatorum auri quatuor, quos confiteor integre recepisse” (9. November 1389.), State archive Ragusa Republic, Series: Diversa Notariae, Number: X, Foil: 77.]
See also
*
Visoko during the Middle Ages
*
Old town of Visoki
The Old town of Visoki ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Stari grad Visoki, Стари град Високи, ) was a medieval royal castle town built during the 14th century on the top of the hill overlooking town of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first ment ...
*
Mile
References
Literature
* Pavao Anđelić, Srednji vijek – Doba stare bosanske države, „Visoko i okolina kroz historiju I, Visoko 1984.
*{{citation, last=Redžić, first=Husref, title=Srednjovjekovni gradovi u Bosni i Hercegovini , year=2009, publisher=Sarajevo Publishing, language=bs , isbn=978-9958-21-511-7
History of Visoko
Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medieval Bosnian state
Kingdom of Bosnia
Economic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina