Preliminary communication
Contribution to the Cultural Heritage in Šemovci Village
Ivica Zvonar
orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-2894
; The Division of Historical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Based on the results of archeological and historiographical research of the village Semovci, the author discusses the well-documented heritage finds from prehistoric and antiquity periods, the found artefacts from medieval or modern age fortifications, religious and other objects, ethnographic, pho tographic and art collections of varying scope that clearly testify to the long continuity of life of the village Semovec and its vicinity. Koprivnica-Krizevci county department of plannig has several registered localities of Semovec (Gora, Grmovi, Kostanjici).with the finds of pottery remnants from a prehistoric settlement. Also, Church of the Holy Cross in Semovci has been ranked an individually protected monument (Ministry of culture decree of 2 April,2007). It would be wise to extend the cultural heritage protection of Semovci village to the main altar of St. Cross and its pulpit; the side altars of Our Lady of Scapular and St. Rocco; the Heferer church organ; the utensils, vestments and missals of Semovec church; the crucifix by the school building and the one on the crossroads towards Virje and Djurdjevac; memorials and remnants of metal crosses at the local cemetery. In addition, the list of scenic values that need protection should also include a panorama of Semovci and the neighboring vineyards hills (road access from Virje, Djurdjevac and Hampovica); the panorama/view from Semovec hills towards Virje, Molve, Djurdjevac. In the context of heritage protection of the traditional vineyard huts, perhaps a particularly valuable to protect would be the vineyard hut of the family Kopas-Kristic. Also, ethnography collection of Folklore society Zvirisce and Women's Association Semovci have specific cultural and historical value; a valuable art collection of Djuro Zvonar (the local sculptor). Some future researchers should pay attention to photography collections, the local speech/dialect of Semovci and preservation of the current landscape. The local authorities, particularly Virje mayor Mirko Perok and local board head Dragutin Spaniček (with the help of their fellow board members and the entire village) in recent years have accomplished a lot in preservation of their local heritage. Discovering, preserving and presenting the remains of the past contributes a great deal to the regional recognition and significance of the area on the map of Croatia, but also of Europe's space in the present and the future, preserving the individual and family identities, of the nation and the country in general.
Keywords
Šemovci; cultural heridage; history
Hrčak ID:
126340
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2014.
Visits: 2.038 *