Original scientific paper

Lobor and Carolingian-Age Lower Pannonia

Krešimir Filipec orcid.org/0009-0005-1955-8551 ; Archaeological Institute, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb

Abstract

The territory between the Drava and Sava rivers was a site of various radical political and social changes from the end of the 8th to the end of the 11th century. Following the end of Avar domination in the Pannonian Plain and the southern Alpine regions at the end of the 8th century, a new era began under the influences of Frankish rule that lasted throughout the entire 9th century. Archaeological sites, particularly rural ones, provide insights into this period, including those that served as gathering places within the new social order. These places were usually established in old, late ancient locations, within abandoned ancient cities, and along old roads. In addition to Sisak, which is mentioned in historical sources during the time of Ljudevit’s rebellion against Frankish rule, the most significant sacral site of the 9th century is located in Lobor, i.e. the Church of Our Lady of the Mountain (Majka Božja Gorska). Today, this church represents the most extensively researched early medieval Carolingian ecclesiastical centre in Lower Pannonia, with a long history of continuity.

Keywords

Lobor; Carolingian era; Pannonia; churches; cemeteries; settlements

Hrčak ID:

329644

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/329644

Publication date:

31.12.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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