Original scientific paper

The toponymy of Gradac

Domagoj Vidović orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-0237 ; Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

On the basis of field research, more than 1,500 toponymic types of the village Gradac in Zažablje, a microregion on the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Neum hinterland, are analyzed. The Gradac toponyms mirror the complexity of the Gradac parish, the diversity of plant and animal life of the region and the importance of the places where water was found. From the toponyms we can also learn of the existence of pagan (Mokoš, Treskavac) and Christian (Sutilija, Vara) sanctuaries and the division of land into small plots. Due to frequent migrations, the meaning of a great number of toponyms is completely opaque to the inhabitants of the region (Lišća, Velji Vas).

Keywords

toponymy; toponymic type; names of settlements; hydronymy; Gradac

Hrčak ID:

51943

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/51943

Publication date:

30.4.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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