Holiday Apartment in Dobrinje – Archaeological Heritage and Bosna Landscape

Archaeological traces from different periods, an old mosque, and a network of streams and river courses give Dobrinje a clearly recognisable character. Between archaeological sites, sacred heritage, and an agricultural landscape, a place emerges whose distinctive features can be seen in specific details.

Culture

During a field survey in 2016, four stećci were recorded at the Dobrinjac site: two saddle-roof-shaped stones with bases, a chest-shaped stone, and a slab. The Dobrinjac necropolis with its stećci is located on the local road between Dobrinje and Buzići. A decorated stećak at the Dobrinjac site features rosettes on the front faces, double-spiral motifs, a twisted band on the roof surfaces and edges, and two half-apples, one of which is partially damaged. It is precisely the combination of different stone forms and carefully described ornaments that makes the archaeological site tangible in its material diversity.

Four animal terracotta figurines were recovered from a red, compacted cultural layer at the Dobrinje archaeological site. The finds from the Dobrinje archaeological site are dated approximately to the period from the end of the 11th to the end of the 9th century BC. These four animal figurines are considered the only known examples to date of zoomorphic sculpture from the Late Bronze Age in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thus, both the find layer and the special significance of the animal figurines are central to this archaeological site.

The old mosque is part of Dobrinje’s sacred heritage. It belongs to the Islamic sacred heritage of the Ottoman period in the Visoko area and was built in the typical Bosnian style. Another historical trace lies northeast of Dobrinje: on a small elevation on the right side of the Bosna valley, downstream from Visoko, lies the medieval fortified site of Grad. Archaeological investigations identified the foundations of walls, buildings, and a tower there.

Nature

The waterways can be traced particularly clearly in Dobrinje. The Dobrinjski Potok flows through the centre of Dobrinje, and most of the settlement lies around its mouth. Its main source is Pijeska in Lukama, above the settlement and below Komini. The source, stream course, and settlement therefore form a clearly defined spatial sequence, without the need for additional place names.

The smaller watercourses also have their own characteristics. The stream from Crniš dries up in summer and flows through Dumače into the Bosna. Several smaller streams come from the surrounding slopes and dry up in summer. From the mouth of the Dobrinjski Potok to the village of Graba below Crniš, the Bosna River forms a meander. Most of Dobrinje’s agricultural land lies on the plain. Watercourses, slopes, and open cultivated areas thus form the defining landscape elements of the place.

Accommodation

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Other Places

Other places in the same canton include Tešanj, Visoko, Donji Lučani, Kakanj, Strica, Doboj, Vranduk and Zenica.

For the broader travel overview: Zenica-Doboj Canton.