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Viničko
Kale is a living area from the late ancient period. It is located south-western
of the town, on left of the river Grdečka, on a hill, and 400 meters above
the sea level. All sides are surrounded by high walls except the south-eastern
side. It has dimensions 250x150 meters and lies on a 2,5 hectares land. By the
researches made it was discovered that the entire living area was not only on
this location, but to the other hills, near it. From here there is an excellent
view of the town Vinica and the river Bregalnica.
Viničko Kale is an
archeological locality since 1954, its known by the name Gradište and later in
1958 was called Kale Bair. The interest for its researching calls in the year of
1978 when the an archeologist discovered 5 fragments of terra-cotta icons, by
then unknown to the public and with special interest about them. So from 1985
researches are in progress until today. In the beginning they were to protect
this ruins, and later systematic. By the researches made and from the things
discovered, plenty of them were ceramic, the life in this living area was long
period from the Neolithic to the full middle ages.
Picture: "Bull -
terra-cotta icon from 5th - 6th century"
From the late ancient period
were discovered the most monuments.
There were discovered walls of some objects, and also characteristics with
organized porches, then magicians, built of stone and cement. On several places
these building has walls kept until today high 4 meters. In some of them were
discovered water installations... These buildings were built by the defensive
walls. The defensive wall was built of broken stone with cement and is 3 meters
fat. The famous terra-cotta icons were discovered by these walls.
"Archangel Michael" - terra-cotta icon from the 5th
- 6th
century"
In the middle of this locality are
kept ruins of a little middle ages church, before dug out by wild gold miners.
Around the church was discovered a big number of samples of architectonic
plastic, and in columns, bases, capitels... There was discovered one rich
woman's tomb from XII century, in which were 9 glass 4 bronze, golded jewelry,
11 bronze rings and one subject from bone.
"Jošua and Caleb - terra-cotta icon, 5th
- 6th
century"
The researches that were made
proves the temporary falls of this living area. Of course big part in all of
that had the main road that leaded to
Stobi
- Viničko Kale - Serdika - Pautaliya. On this road by the archeologists
were located a couple of towns. And by that can be mentioned that the ancient
towns of Aemonia and Kalenidin can be located on Viničko Kale. |
