STUDY OF PRIJEPOLJE THROUGH THE HISTORY AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE PARK OF PEOPLE'S HEROES

Abstract

Prijepolje is first mentioned in historical documents in 1332, and it is mentioned by the travel writer and diplomat Adam Guillaume, writing about old towns and mining places. However, Prijepolje appears for the first time in the available written monuments in the contract that the people of Dubrovnik concluded on July 7, 1343 with Arbanasi Burmazi about the transfer of 100 loads of salt to the square of the Milesevo monastery in a place called "Prijepolje". "The development of Prijepolje as a square was significantly contributed, among other things, by its favorable geographical position at the intersection of roads from the Lim valley through Sjenica and Trgovište towards Novo Brdo, Pristina, Trepca, and further towards Sofia and Istanbul." The second part of the road went through Visegrad, Gorazde, Foca to Dubrovnik. Prijepolje was not just a caravan station in the classical sense, that is, a place of lodging and rest for people and horses after a hard journey. Merchants and proud people met there, various trade activities were performed and contractual amounts were paid for various transfers of goods [5].