Donji Kraji

Donji Kraji, or Olfeld, lit. "Lower Regions", was the medieval name of a small region in today's northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The region of Donji Kraji was first mentioned in a bull (decree) by King Bela IV of Hungary dated 20 July 1244, in which he assigned some properties to the Bishop of Bosnia, naming the territories:

quod episeopus (Bosniensis) et capitulum decimas in Vozora, in Sou, in Olfeld et in aliis supis ... habeant et percipiant.

(Vozora meaning Usora, Sou meaning Soli, and Olfeld meaning Donji Kraji). It was also mentioned in a charter of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia dated 1332, and was one of the named lands claimed by all later Kings of Bosnia, as well as Hrvoje Vukčić.[1]

Vjekoslav Klaić placed the territory west of Usora, based on the 1244 document and citing Konstantin Josef Jireček who described it to be in the northwest (of medieval Bosnia), towards Croatia, encompassing Kotor on the Vrbanja, Jajce and Ključ on the Sana.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vjekoslav Klaić (March 1880). "Topografske sitnice (I)". Journal of the Zagreb Archaeological Museum (in Croatian) (Archaeological Museum, Zagreb) 2 (1): 68–69. ISSN 0350-7165. Retrieved 2012-09-02.