GERY - Faculty of Geography Repository
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Geography
    • English
    • Serbian (Cyrillic)
    • Serbian (Latin)
  • English 
    • English
    • Serbian (Cyrillic)
    • Serbian (Latin)
  • Login
View Item 
  •   GERY
  • Geografski fakultet
  • Radovi istraživača
  • View Item
  •   GERY
  • Geografski fakultet
  • Radovi istraživača
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube

Orijentacija starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava

Thumbnail
2013
544.pdf (1.145Mb)
Authors
Tadić, Milutin
Nešić, Ivana
Article (Published version)
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
This article presents the results of a mathematical-geographical analysis of the direction of ancient Orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube. These are medieval churches, or churches erected on the foundations of medieval churches, most of which katholikons, concentrated on the slopes of Fruška gora ('the Serbian Athos'). The main axes of all analysed churches (a total of 23) are located in the east sector of the horizon, i.e. they were all built according to the rule dictating that a church axis should be directed towards 'the rising sun'. The axes of four churches could not be directed towards the rising sun (towards the rising sun on the physical horizon). The axes of three churches are directed towards the equinox East, while the axes of the others, with one exception only, deviate towards NE (among which two with solstice direction). Based on the observed general deviation towards NE, it can be assumed that the church axes were directed, on ...their founding, towards the rising sun in spring, mostly around Annunciation.

U članku su izloženi rezultati matematičko-geografske analize orijentacije starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava. To su srednjovekovne crkve, ili crkve podignute na mestu srednjovekovnih, uglavnom katolikoni, koncetrisane na padinama Fruške Gore ('Srpski Atos'). Glavne ose svih analiziranih crkava (ukupno 23) nalaze se u istočnom sektoru horizonta, tj. sve su izgrađene u skladu sa pravilom koje propisuje da bi osa crkve trebala biti usmerena 'ka izlasku sunca'. Ose četiri crkve nisu mogle biti usmerene prema izlazećem suncu (prema izlasku sunca na fizičkom horizontu). Ose tri crkve usmerene su ka ravnodnevačkom istoku, dok su ose ostalih, samo sa jednim izuzetkom, otklonjene ka NE (među njima dve sa solsticijskom orijentacijom). Na osnovu uočenog opšteg otklona ka NE, može se pretpostaviti da su ose crkava pri zasnivanju usmeravane ka izlazećem suncu na proleće, pretežno oko Blagovesti.
Keywords:
church direction / Medieval Serbia / Fruška gora / monasteries / orijentacija crkava / srednjovekovna Srbija / Fruška Gora / manastiri
Source:
Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2013, 61, 103-126
Publisher:
  • Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet, Beograd

ISSN: 1450-7552

[ Google Scholar ]
URI
https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/546
Collections
  • Radovi istraživača
Institution/Community
Geografski fakultet
TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tadić, Milutin
AU  - Nešić, Ivana
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/546
AB  - This article presents the results of a mathematical-geographical analysis of the direction of ancient Orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube. These are medieval churches, or churches erected on the foundations of medieval churches, most of which katholikons, concentrated on the slopes of Fruška gora ('the Serbian Athos'). The main axes of all analysed churches (a total of 23) are located in the east sector of the horizon, i.e. they were all built according to the rule dictating that a church axis should be directed towards 'the rising sun'. The axes of four churches could not be directed towards the rising sun (towards the rising sun on the physical horizon). The axes of three churches are directed towards the equinox East, while the axes of the others, with one exception only, deviate towards NE (among which two with solstice direction). Based on the observed general deviation towards NE, it can be assumed that the church axes were directed, on their founding, towards the rising sun in spring, mostly around Annunciation.
AB  - U članku su izloženi rezultati matematičko-geografske analize orijentacije starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava. To su srednjovekovne crkve, ili crkve podignute na mestu srednjovekovnih, uglavnom katolikoni, koncetrisane na padinama Fruške Gore ('Srpski Atos'). Glavne ose svih analiziranih crkava (ukupno 23) nalaze se u istočnom sektoru horizonta, tj. sve su izgrađene u skladu sa pravilom koje propisuje da bi osa crkve trebala biti usmerena 'ka izlasku sunca'. Ose četiri crkve nisu mogle biti usmerene prema izlazećem suncu (prema izlasku sunca na fizičkom horizontu). Ose tri crkve usmerene su ka ravnodnevačkom istoku, dok su ose ostalih, samo sa jednim izuzetkom, otklonjene ka NE (među njima dve sa solsticijskom orijentacijom). Na osnovu uočenog opšteg otklona ka NE, može se pretpostaviti da su ose crkava pri zasnivanju usmeravane ka izlazećem suncu na proleće, pretežno oko Blagovesti.
PB  - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet, Beograd
T2  - Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
T1  - Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube
T1  - Orijentacija starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava
IS  - 61
SP  - 103
EP  - 126
UR  - conv_689
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Tadić, Milutin and Nešić, Ivana",
year = "2013",
abstract = "This article presents the results of a mathematical-geographical analysis of the direction of ancient Orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube. These are medieval churches, or churches erected on the foundations of medieval churches, most of which katholikons, concentrated on the slopes of Fruška gora ('the Serbian Athos'). The main axes of all analysed churches (a total of 23) are located in the east sector of the horizon, i.e. they were all built according to the rule dictating that a church axis should be directed towards 'the rising sun'. The axes of four churches could not be directed towards the rising sun (towards the rising sun on the physical horizon). The axes of three churches are directed towards the equinox East, while the axes of the others, with one exception only, deviate towards NE (among which two with solstice direction). Based on the observed general deviation towards NE, it can be assumed that the church axes were directed, on their founding, towards the rising sun in spring, mostly around Annunciation., U članku su izloženi rezultati matematičko-geografske analize orijentacije starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava. To su srednjovekovne crkve, ili crkve podignute na mestu srednjovekovnih, uglavnom katolikoni, koncetrisane na padinama Fruške Gore ('Srpski Atos'). Glavne ose svih analiziranih crkava (ukupno 23) nalaze se u istočnom sektoru horizonta, tj. sve su izgrađene u skladu sa pravilom koje propisuje da bi osa crkve trebala biti usmerena 'ka izlasku sunca'. Ose četiri crkve nisu mogle biti usmerene prema izlazećem suncu (prema izlasku sunca na fizičkom horizontu). Ose tri crkve usmerene su ka ravnodnevačkom istoku, dok su ose ostalih, samo sa jednim izuzetkom, otklonjene ka NE (među njima dve sa solsticijskom orijentacijom). Na osnovu uočenog opšteg otklona ka NE, može se pretpostaviti da su ose crkava pri zasnivanju usmeravane ka izlazećem suncu na proleće, pretežno oko Blagovesti.",
publisher = "Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet, Beograd",
journal = "Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu",
title = "Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube, Orijentacija starih pravoslavnih crkava u Republici Srbiji severno od Save i Dunava",
number = "61",
pages = "103-126",
url = "conv_689"
}
Tadić, M.,& Nešić, I.. (2013). Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube. in Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet, Beograd.(61), 103-126.
conv_689
Tadić M, Nešić I. Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube. in Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu. 2013;(61):103-126.
conv_689 .
Tadić, Milutin, Nešić, Ivana, "Direction of ancient orthodox churches in the Republic of Serbia north from the Sava and the Danube" in Zbornik radova - Geografski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, no. 61 (2013):103-126,
conv_689 .

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
About GERY - GEography RepositoRY | Send Feedback

OpenAIRERCUB
 

 

All of DSpaceInstitutions/communitiesAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis institutionAuthorsTitlesSubjects

Statistics

View Usage Statistics

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
About GERY - GEography RepositoRY | Send Feedback

OpenAIRERCUB