Above the small town in western Bosnia, located among the high mountains of Sator, Cincara, Staretina, Golija and Hrbljina, are the remains of the Old Town of Glamoc, for which is believed to originate from ancient times.
According to some sources, Glamoc was first mentioned in 1078 as a border parish of the Archdiocese of Split. This town was previously known as Dlamoc, which originates from the Illyrian word for sheep.
Illyrian tribe Delmati previously lived there, which means shepherds, who were involved in livestock breeding and they made numerous forts on the slopes of Glamocko field in order to hide from enemy attacks.
Thanks to the strategic location of these fortifications, the Romans needed almost 200 years to conquer this area. Illyrians were constructing in a way that you can see from one of the fortress the other two, which enabled a very rapid notification of other citizens about the danger.
“On the site of today’s Glamoc in Busije were found archaeological remains on the basis of which is assumed that there was a settlement located here in ancient times,” according to the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH.
There were found parts of church furniture, mainly plates from altar partitions, from the early Middle Ages.
The remains of the Old Town Glamoc are visible on the ground and they are located about a hundred meters from today’s modern settlements that probably date from the Ottoman period.
“According to historical sources, in the late Middle Ages, there were fortifications adapted for firearms in the Ottoman period,” according to the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH, that declared the Old Town Glamoc as a national monument of BiH in 2005.
From the Old Town today remained a fortress and the main tower, but you can still see the remains of the mosque of Sultan Mehmed Fatih,which was made according to his testament and it is one of the thirty sultan mosques in BiH. Also, this is the only mosque in BiH that is a legacy of the Ottoman sultans, and which has never been restored to this day.
Among the ruins of the Old Town has been preserved the tomb of the “Good Man”.
“There is a legend about the grave of an unknown traveler who was buried, according to his wish, on a place where his stick was found,” as said from the Commission.
Although the Old Town Glamoc is listed among the national monuments of BiH, it is still unexplored and its restoration has never been carried out.
(Source: Radiosarajevo.ba)
